PLANS for a £290k bund in Wilton have gone before the public as part of a consultation by the Environment Agency.

The 0.5m high proposed embankment around the recreational ground at Castle Meadow aims to protect 30 properties on Wiley Terrace, Castle Keep and the top end of North Street from river flooding.

Aysha Musson from the Environment Agency said: "Following the floods in 2000 and 2014, we have done some more modelling and while these 30 properties didn't get flooded, we realised their flood risk was higher than we thought it was.

"The £290k covers the design and construction of the bund which would go around the recreation ground.

"We have been able to design it so we don't have to move the cricket wicket as previously thought and we have contacted Wiltshire Football Association and they're happy moving the football pitch slightly."

She added: "The 2014 flooding was a one in 20-year event and the scheme we have designed is to protect one in 100 years so there is a one per cent chance of flooding occurring in any given year."

The plans went on display at the Cricket Pavilion in the recreational ground in Wilton on Friday.

Ms Musson said: "We had around 20 people come to find out what the proposals are and what's going on.

"We'll be working on any feedback and the next stage is to apply for more funding and make sure the scheme stacks up."

The Environment Agency hopes to start work on the flooding defence which has been in the pipeline for six to seven years in 2018.

Wilton mayor Trevor Batchelder said: "I'm very pleased about the cricket wicket - we have a regular team come and play here and it was a concern that one of the boundaries was going to be made very short indeed."

Town councillor Phil Matthews said: "I want to see Crow Lane done first - when I was mayor, I filled those sand bags up in 2014 and if we hadn't, North Street would have definitely flooded, no doubt about it, like it did in 1915.

"The key is to have a brick wall built in Crow Lane."

Ms Musson said: "The Crow Lane wall is being done at the same time. Previously we have had demountable flood defences there but there were issues with residents parking there and not being able to use them. We have put the wall as an add on as part of this scheme."