The BMP and ‘crumbling cliffs’
On the 2nd Jan 2023 Devon Live published the following story ‘Sidmouth no closer to getting protection for crumbling cliffs‘. But are its conclusions fair?… Read More »The BMP and ‘crumbling cliffs’
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Beach Management Plan: splash barrier damaged
by storms or by vandals? . There’s been a lot of debate around the ‘splash wall’ along Sidmouth’s Esplanade: Raising the splash wall on Sidmouth’s… Read More »Beach Management Plan: splash barrier damaged
Beach Management Plan: emergency survey
Rearranging the small section of rock revetment at Pennington Point . With the collapse of more of the cliff at Pennington Point, there have been… Read More »Beach Management Plan: emergency survey
Beach Management Plan: emergency revetment
The latest cliff falls call for emergency action to be taken, including “some sort of revetment to protect the cliffs”. . The Steering Group of… Read More »Beach Management Plan: emergency revetment
Beach Management Plan: splash barrier and sea level rises
By 2100 relative sea level could have risen by as much as 80 cm around some parts of the UK coast . The next BMP… Read More »Beach Management Plan: splash barrier and sea level rises
Beach Management Plan: funding latest: bridging the gap: reports
There have been efforts by District Councillors to find more funding for the Beach Management Plan: Beach Management Plan: funding latest: bridging the gap .… Read More »Beach Management Plan: funding latest: bridging the gap: reports
Beach Management Plan: trialing a glass splash barrier: reports
The District Council wanted to instal a test barrier along Sidmouth’s Esplanade: Beach Management Plan: trialing a glass splash barrier . And in it goes… Read More »Beach Management Plan: trialing a glass splash barrier: reports
Beach Management Plan: trialing a glass splash barrier
The option preferred by the authorities for stopping further erosion of the beach at Sidmouth involves heightening the seawall – although another option might not… Read More »Beach Management Plan: trialing a glass splash barrier
Beach Management Plan: EDDC FAQs updated
The District Council is making efforts to explain its plans for Sidmouth’s BMP with this press release from today: . Sidmouth and East Beach Management… Read More »Beach Management Plan: EDDC FAQs updated
Beach Management Plan: “a splash barrier could actually enhance the seafront”
In the project summary of the BMP, the EA states: The combined scheme protects all of the frontages at Sidmouth and includes raising the splash… Read More »Beach Management Plan: “a splash barrier could actually enhance the seafront”
Beach Management Plan: funding latest: bridging the gap
The Environment Agency’s South West Regional Flood and Coastal Committee will meet up this Thursday 9th January. It will consider the Sidmouth BMP Local Levy… Read More »Beach Management Plan: funding latest: bridging the gap