Comrie residents have reacted positively to the “excellent” £26 million design for a flood defence system planned for the village.
A public exhibition was held in the Perthshire village on Wednesday to allow locals to see the latest plans by consulting engineers Sweco for the multi-million-pound Comrie Flood Protection Scheme.
Around 200 properties are believed to be at risk of flooding in Comrie, which was hit by severe floods in both 2012 and 2015.
Tim Lucas, secretary of Comrie Community Council, said villagers were pleased with the proposals from Perth and Kinross Council.
He said: “The plans look excellent. The response from the local population was greatly in favour.
“There’s been a few questions about certain aspects but by and large it has been very positive.”
The flood defence system will focus on embankments and walls to protect the village from rising water.
Mr Lucas said: “The aesthetics look great. There’s embankments to the west and east and aesthetically pleasing walls through the centre part of the village, and it will all blend in with the local environment.
“The visuals look good and if they achieve these visuals then we will be very happy.”
An earlier flood prevention scheme in Almondbank ran into difficulties. The Courier revealed earlier this year that residents had won more than £40,000 in compensation for damage done to their homes and gardens during the works.
Mr Lucas said the community council did not expect any major issues to arise in Comrie.
He said: “I know there were some problems with the Almondbank design but I think they were just unfortunate and I don’t think we’ll be as unlucky.
“If there’s not too much disruption during the construction then life will go on.”
The proposed scheme consists of approximately 3km of new flood walls and 1km of flood embankments along the Water of Ruchill, the River Earn and River Lednock.
Perth and Kinross Council expects construction to begin in 2021.
Head of environmental and consumer services Mark Butterworth said: “Our officers were very pleased to see a great turnout at the drop-in session.
“We appreciate the feedback gained from the locals who were able to view the outline design of the scheme and ask our officers questions.
“The questions and feedback provided by the community will now be brought together in a community consultation report which will inform our final outline design of the flood scheme.”