Strategy & Management

Chichester District Council has adopted the North Solent and South Downs Shoreline Management Plans and the Pagham to East Head Coastal Defence Strategy (2009). The strategy has a ‘Hold the Line’ policy for Selsey, which recognises the need to manage coastal erosion and flood risk here. The Strategy also identified that there are funding challenges. 

With the Strategy in place, Grant in Aid funding was successfully awarded for a Beach Management Plan (BMP) in Selsey. The BMP replenishes the shingle to help bolster sea defences in the event of storms. The BMP has helped to prolong the life of the defences, but it is becoming increasingly challenging as structures such as groynes get older and exceed their serviceable lifespan.