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Coastal protection

Suffolk Coastal 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

Suffolk Coastal's coast protection service is managed by Waveney District Council's coast protection engineers.

Sea defence schemes

Central Felixstowe coastal protection scheme - information about the £10m scheme for Central Felixstowe which started in August 2011.

Thorpeness erosion response works - information and construction photographs of the emergency works completed in February 2011 and details of the phase 2 works currently underway.

Southern Felixstowe sea defence scheme - information about the Southern Felixstowe sea defence scheme completed in October 2008.

Shoreline Management Plans

Suffolk Shoreline Management Plan - information about the Shoreline Management Plan for the coast between Lowestoft Ness and Felixstowe's Landguard Point.

Essex and South Suffolk Shoreline Management Plan - information about the Shoreline Management Plan for the coast from Felixstowe's Landguard Point to Two Tree Island in the Thames Estuary.

Suffolk Coast Futures

Suffolk Coast Futures - the Suffolk Integrated Coastal Zone Management Initiative, or Suffolk Coast Futures for short, is developing a new approach to managing the future of Suffolk's coastal zone.

Waveney coastal change pathfinder project - supporting local communities to manage the impacts of coastal erosion in a sustainable way.

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