Selsey Coastal Scheme

The Selsey peninsula is an exposed coastline with a long history of managing coastal erosion and tidal flood risk. Before the construction of the existing sea wall in the 1950s, Selsey had one of the fastest eroding coastlines in England.

Due to the rapid coastal erosion, hard-engineered defences were created to protect Selsey from both tidal flooding and erosion. The existing defences are now reaching the end of their life, and a new solution is needed. 

In 2023 Chichester District Council successfully secured £2.9 million of Flood Defence Grant in Aid funding from Defra (the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) to progress the Selsey Coastal Scheme and begin reviewing options and designs for new sea defences.

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With funding secured, investigative work will now take place along the Selsey seafront. The type of work involved will include:  

• Ground Investigations 
• Structural surveys 
• Topographic surveys (Reviewing ground levels and features) 
• Bathymetric survey (seabed levels) 
• Flood modelling 
• Environmental assessment scoping 

If you have any information relating to previous flooding on the Selsey peninsula to support the project, please send the details and any photos to: selsey.coastal@havant.gov.uk. Any information provided will be treated in confidence and shall only be used for supporting the project.

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