East Yorkshire and North Norfolk to get £36m to tackle coastal erosion
If you got to Spurn Point (island) or Happisburgh you’ll see in some detail why this cash is needed. I have worked with both local authorities featured here and I think they will drive out some very innovative solutions with this cash. The article explains:
Two councils will be given £36m to tackle coastal erosion.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the cash would help those living by the coast “to prepare and plan”.
Some of the measures include replacing damaged buildings and access roads, as well as repurposing land into wildlife habitats or temporary car parks.
The cash will be split between East Riding of Yorkshire Council and North Norfolk District Council.
Defra hopes the money will be used to “help deliver and test innovative adaptation projects” such as replacing public or community owned buildings in at-risk areas with “removable, modular or other innovative buildings”.
The Environment Agency will run the scheme until March 2027.
“These two locations are already living with the challenges of coastal erosion and between them include 84% of the properties at risk of coastal erosion in England over the next 20 years,” a Defra spokesperson said.