Coastal erosion disgrace - Sky news

[Burnham]

randlemarcus said:

Burnham said:

The erosion predictions for that area over the next 20, 50 and 100 years is 20m, 50m and 100m (approx worst case). But how can they know that, when were having the worst weather in recent history?

Is this a safe buy, or potentially a stupid place to put my life savings?

Have you Zoopla'd the area? Is there a rapidly accelerating downward trend in house prices in the locale?

Personally, having walked the Hornsea beach every week for the last couple of years, I'd not be investing.

I have, and figures over the last few years seem to be in line with the national trend...nothing sticking out like a sore thumb at least.

Maybe im being paranoid, but so could be the buyer i need to sell to in 5 or 25 years time. And they may have more reason to be worried then. Certainly no less.

[davepoth]

Here's what the Isle of Wight Shoreline management plan has to say of the area. Make of it what you will. Personally I'd not be inclined to purchase near the sea unless there was a hefty beach, dune system, or sea defence between me and the water.

[FiF]

Burnham said:

Is this a safe buy, or potentially a stupid place to put my life savings?

Glad that info was of some help, personally I wouldn't but then ...

... who am I to give advice? Living within a 300m of the River Severn, albeit up a gurt big hill. If I get flooded then half of Worcestershire would be up to the roof. :touches wood:

For example look at google maps and the seaward end of that field between Howgate road and the cliffs, looks like a fair bit of slip there.

http://goo.gl/maps/DM1mU

[Burnham]

FiF said:

Burnham said:

Is this a safe buy, or potentially a stupid place to put my life savings?

Glad that info was of some help, personally I wouldn't but then ...

... who am I to give advice? Living within a 300m of the River Severn, albeit up a gurt big hill. If I get flooded then half of Worcestershire would be up to the roof. :touches wood:

For example look at google maps and the seaward end of that field between Howgate road and the cliffs, looks like a fair bit of slip there.

http://goo.gl/maps/DM1mU

Yup, well spotted. We noted that landslide too, though my father found a map image taken some time ago, available on google maps i think, that indicates its been there for decades.

Even so, it only takes that to happen in the wrong place due to bad weather and it knocks years off the environment agencys estimates, and also raises local peoples awareness and concerns.

Thanks again.

[DonkeyApple]

Burnham said:

Yup, well spotted. We noted that landslide too, though my father found a map image taken some time ago, available on google maps i think, that indicates its been there for decades.

Even so, it only takes that to happen in the wrong place due to bad weather and it knocks years off the environment agencys estimates, and also raises local peoples awareness and concerns.

Thanks again.

It's also alway worth checking the sea defences either side or whether there are plans to instal any as this will have an impact on local erosion rates.

[blueheron]

Channel Coast Observatory also holds a lot of useful information and data. I made use of their catalogue whilst studying GIS at University.

http://www.channelcoast.org/site_map/

For some reason, a lot of the links on the left of the site are greyed out, but still accessible from the site map?

Despite studying a Coastal Geomorphology unit at Uni, i'm not going to get involved with the sediment/erosion argument. Don't have the time and this thread was stressful reading

[blueg33]

blueheron said:

Despite studying a Coastal Geomorphology unit at Uni, i'm not going to get involved with the sediment/erosion argument. Don't have the time and this thread was stressful reading

Its ok - sediment is not relevant, only wave energy at a single point, its really very simple - just build a wall


.......off to design that umbrella

[blueheron]

blueg33 said:

Its ok - sediment is not relevant, only wave energy at a single point, its really very simple - just build a wall


.......off to design that umbrella

Shh don't say that too loudly, or all those clever bods at HR Wallingford will be unemployed!