A £20,000 pot of money could be made available to try and prevent homes in Grange-over-Sands being washed out at Christmas.

The Windermere Road area has flooded for years and last month residents reached their wits end when homes were breached during Storm Callum, the third storm of 2018-19.

Some families had just returned to renovated properties having been flooded out by Storm Desmond in December 2015.

A report is going before a county council committee on Monday where South Lakeland councillors will be asked to agree a £20,000 package of intervention works – but the clock is ticking.

The county council has warned that long range weather forecasts have suggested a spell of very “significant” wet weather is due in the run-up to the festive period.

It wants to put in place some quick fixes for Windermere Road.

Officers said in a report: “The strain on people affected is significant and the clean-up operations are becoming increasingly difficult.

“Our flood and highways teams have been working to assess what interventions can be immediately put in place to alleviate future flooding in this particular area.

“Together with our partners, the Environment Agency and SLDC, they believe a solution may be found and implemented before Christmas.”

Various measures would be deployed including placing cameras down culverts and measures to divert water.

Officers want South Lakeland Local Committee to agree that a five-figure sum is set aside for an “urgent and rapid response”.

“Once work is completed, the flood and highways teams will return to the local committee to update on the activity undertaken and performance of the measures,” the report said.

“Any underspend will then be able to return to be de-committed and available for other projects.”

According to United Utilities, the long term answer could require a package of measures totalling £1.4 million.