Key facts
Suffolk Coastal district has 55 kilometres of coastline, of
which:
- 50 kilometres is designated Heritage Coast.
- 6.5 kilometres is defended by the Council against erosion.
- 16 kilometres is defended by the Environment Agency against
flooding.
- 5.5 and 2 kilometres are defended by private frontages against
erosion and flooding respectively.
- 22 kilometres consists mainly of vulnerable soft cliffs or sand
and shingle ridges.
Coast protection service contact details
With effect from 1 July 2010 Suffolk Coastal's
coast protection service will be managed by
Waveney District Council's coast protection engineers.
Shoreline Management Plans
Suffolk Shoreline Management
Plan
The Shoreline Management Plan for the coast between Lowestoft Ness
and Felixstowe Landguard Point, has been finalised and is now in
the process of being approved.
Essex and South Suffolk Shoreline Management
Plan
Consultation on the draft Shoreline Management Plan for the coast
from Landguard Point in Felixstowe to Two Tree Island in the Thames
Estuary was carried out by the Environment Agency between 15 March
and 28 June 2010.
Suffolk Coast Futures
Suffolk Coast Futures
The Suffolk Integrated Coastal Zone Management Initiative (ICZMI),
or Suffolk Coast Futures for short, is developing a new approach to
managing the future of Suffolk's coastal zone.
Sea defence schemes
Central Felixstowe sea defence
scheme
Vital coast defence works to protect
Central Felixstowe for the next 100 years should get underway in
2011 after the Environment Agency has agreed to fund the Suffolk
Coastal-led scheme.
Southern Felixstowe sea defence
scheme
Information about the Southern Felixstowe
sea defence scheme completed in October
2008.