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Welcome to the Pevensey Bay to Eastbourne Coastal Management Scheme

Here you will find information about our approach to managing the 15km stretch of coastline between Holywell in Eastbourne and Cooden Beach in Pevensey Bay over the next 100 years.  


Reducing coastal flood and erosion risk to properties and infrastructure in the scheme area requires action. The task is complex and we have big ambitions to match.


Alongside making the area more resilient to coastal flooding, we want to deliver interventions that will benefit the wider community and environment. 


We are working with a wide range of organisations as well as local communities as we recognise that better outcomes can be achieved by working together. 

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 SHORT-TERM (INTERIM) PROJECT 2025-2027


From June 2025 beach management in Pevensey Bay will be returning to the Environment Agency with operational activities being carried out by the new contractor VolkerStevin. The activities will be similar to the way Pevensey Coastal Defence Limited (PCDL) currently carry them out and will protect local homes and businesses from flooding. Meaning you should see little difference in shingle reprofiling, recycling, bypassing and recharge activities along the coastline.

 

We are working closely with PCDL to ensure the experience they have gained maintaining 9km of beach frontage in Pevensey Bay over the last 25 years is transferred.

 

The beach management will be led by a new Beach Manager, Paul Levitt. Paul will provide regular updates to residents, especially those that live along the beach frontage who are directly affected by our activities.

 

To understand how this could work best, we have created a short survey where you can submit your communication preferences and provide us with your contact details.

Short-Term (Interim) project

This project will start in June 2025 until 2027 managing 9km of coastline in Pevensey Bay.
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Medium-term (Phase 1) project

2027-2037. 15km stretch of coastline managed as one from Holywell to Cooden Beach.
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Long-Term project (future phases)

Early stage planning for approaches to managing the coastline from 2037 into the next century.
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Scheme timeline

Find out more about what activities are happening and when.
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Stakeholder engagement

At various stages we will be seeking your views about how your coastline is managed.
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News

All the latest news and stories about the scheme.
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Watch our animated video which introduces the scheme

The 15km stretch of coastline covered by the scheme

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Meet our project team

Nick Gray

Project Sponsor

Environment Agency

Nicola Smith

Programme Manager

Environment Agency

Ian Fitzpatrick

Director of Regeneration and Planning

Eastbourne Borough Council

Maria Fröberg

Project Manager

Environment Agency

Will McGrath

Project Executive

Environment Agency

Richard Fuller

Senior User

Environment Agency

Louise Parker

Senior User

Environment Agency

Andrew Walker

Senior User

Environment Agency

Laura Stronge

Senior User

Environment Agency