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Appendix to the State of Conservation report June 2010

Site wide Pre designation 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 South and Dorset SMP review Poole and Christchurch Bays SMP review Channel Coastal Observatory strategic monitoring programme SW strategic monitoring programme (Plymouth Coastal Observatory) National Coastal erosion risk mapping project Research strategy received from Plymouth University New World Heritage Site Management Plan 2009 - 2014 Coastal Pathfinder Early consultation on an offshore wind farm off the Purbeck coast Site Specific

North Halcrow appointed to North Swanage (outside WHS team/NE Swanage (lies examine options for WHS). Planning commissioned strategic outside the slope stabilisation of the application granted for study to identify key Site but cliffs in front of the Pines small beach hut interests and areas still within GCR Hotel. development.  in favourable condition. 2629 ☺ Wealden Beds Pathfinder study site Swanage Bay Beach replenishment (outside the scheme completed. Site) Peveril Point Derelict WW2 lookout in Report received and Swanage Town Council dangerous condition. presented to the obtained quote to Options report owners, Swanage Town remove lookout on commissioned. Council with a Peveril Point. They have recommendation to set funding aside and remove the structure started fundraising. ☺ with partnership funding. Durlston Bay Coastal defences in centre of the bay constructed in the late 1980’s Kimmeridge SMP policy of ‘Hold the Bay Line’ for the slipway area in conflict with WHS but

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Site wide Pre designation 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 a very small area with no significant effect Report of collecting in situ within Kimmeridge Bay. Report passed to land agent. Worbarrow Partial loss of dinosaur Tout trackway put down to natural processes. Lulworth Concerns following Lulworth Estate Cove beach lowering exposing presented outline plans foundations to to repair and improve infrastructure exposed foundations.  Ringstead Bay Coastal defences Meeting with WDDC to Works completed on the constructed in the look at maintenance and groyne.  1990’s a small extension of the eastern rock groyne. Informal response made. Pathfinder study site Osmington Failed slope stabilisation Volunteer party structure - 1997 undertook removal of failed alien materials from the coastal slope and beach ☺ Redcliff Point Portland Gas planning application for pipeline across Weymouth Bay. Proposal is for a directionally drilled pipeline with no impact on the coast. Bowlease Failing and ineffective Cove coast defence structures that pre date designation. Preston Ongoing beach Environment Agency Pathfinder study site Beach management. consultation on future (outside Site) beach management plan. Newton’s Replacement of failing Planning application Cove coast defence structures received to replace (2003). Minimal impact footbridge over on Site. Newton’s Road. Works undertaken with very

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Site wide Pre designation 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 good feedback on quality. ☺ Portland Declining through Environment Agency Strategic study Environment Agency SMP policy potential Harbour construction of Portland secured funding for a completed by Halcrow secured funding to conflict along the Shore Harbour breakwaters strategic study of coastal for the Harbour Shore. examine viability of western end of the shore and incremental, ad hoc defence options. slope stabilisation in – Castle Cove sailing club coastal defences and accordance with the to the Ferrybridge.  development. draft SMP policy.  Planning application for Consultation on cliff Emergency stability stabilisation measures at works at 14 Belle View 14 Belle View Road. Road. No objection as works lie outside the Site Planning permission granted for one property adjacent to the Site at 27a Old Castle Road  Planning Permission granted for redevelopment of Castle Cove Sailing Club and work commenced.  Portland East Planning for Portland Weares Gas underground gas storage facility granted. The development lies outside the Site but may generate need for coastal defences in future. Portland The Stone Firms Ltd has Dorset County Council Coastal Strip stated their intention to Minerals Planning placed work this area with a modification order on active minerals parts of the coastal strip permission. The that restricts quarrying southern area will result due to potential impact in quarrying of part of on SAC. ☺ the Portland Raised Beach, GCR 1643.  letter to DEFRA expressing concern regarding proposals to quarry the coastal strip, including areas

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Site wide Pre designation 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 containing the raised beach Portland Tar Evidence of irresponsible Options considered for Rocks fossil collecting which erecting signing to has caused damage to dissuade fossil collectors large in sequence, ex situ at Tar Rocks but no ammonites.  action was identified that would solve the problem Planning application for small (13m) wind turbine at Underhill County Junior School. No objection to the proposal. Chesil Cove Existing coast defence Large amounts of marine Informal consultation on W&PBC commissioned EA commissioned new scheme (early 1980’s) on litter reported.  proposed study to look study to examine Beach Management Plan and in beach. at replacement of options for repair to sea from the Cove to the existing sea walls at wall beach opposite Wyke Chesil Cove Application to replace pipes in sea water intake at Chesil Cove Ferrybridge Meeting with EN and Debris on Fleet Tyres and stone used to Southern Electric shoreline; Don Moxom make home -made sea regarding power cables and Rachel Waldock defence on fleet shore at exposed on the Fleet contacted.  East Fleet farm  Shore. Ilchester Estate and BTCV volunteers cleaned up some of the Fleet shoreline debris. More days to follow ☺ Consultation to lay an electricity cable from Wyke Regis to Portland. Abbotsbury Informal view to NE on Swannery works at the Swannery (outside this GCR and others in the area) for remedial works to secure degraded banks and structures associated with the

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Site wide Pre designation 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Swannery. West Reinstatement of beach Bexington car park . Work undertaken despite recommendation from WHS Team, NE and AONB to relocate the car park back from the beach.  Burton Small amount of rock Planning application to Concerns expressed Bradstock armour protecting beach redevelop the Burton about a group of house. Date established Cliff Hotel. German collectors both unknown but pre here and at Eype. For nomination. action see Eype below. Small amounts of rock  armour (protecting shed) and gabion baskets (protecting coast path). Established in the late 1990’s by Dorset County Council Freshwater Rock and earth Bund Informal consultation by Study below has (originally granted with Halcrow for beach implications at limited permission) and management plan at Freshwater due to caravan site extension Freshwater. recycling of beach onto beach sediment West Bay Ongoing beach Draft Beach Initial meeting with the Comments made on East management on East Management Plan for EA and Halcrow to Beach, West Bay beach Beach to maintain a high West Bay and discuss beach Management Plan beach profile to prevent Freshwater consultation replenishment options flooding. Material taken from Environment for East Beach, West from Freshwater and Agency. Comments Bay. returned to West Bay as made. and when required. Seatown/Eype Existing coast defence at Meeting with National E-mail to one organiser Pathfinder study site Seatown scheme; rock Trust to discuss use of of German fossil armour and drainage stone saws to extract collecting groups (1997). starfish from ex situ explaining local concerns blocks over the actions of such groups. Refurbishment of defence scheme including a 15m extension of rock armour

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Site wide Pre designation 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 to the west.  Charmouth Two collectors Stonebarrow flatstone National Trust served an Pathfinder study site photographed and bed – fresh digging in injunction against a approached by the situ collector for persistent National Trust regarding and dangerous digging in digging in the cliffs at the cliffs, Stonebarrow, Stonebarrow Charmouth. ☺ Letter to one collector Report of two Two Southampton based (previously warned for Southampton based collectors (the same as digging in situ) warning collectors digging in the in 2009) challenged for of legal action should he cliffs. Efforts made to digging in the flatsone continue to dig in situ in contact them.  bed and stated that they the cliffs. would not do it again.  Employment of a summer fossil warden to advise tourist. ☺ Initiate review of the West Dorset fossil collecting code of conduct. Major works along sea Concern regarding WDDC commissioned front; beach rubbish from the old SITA for a further clear replenishment, rock Lyme Regis tip now up of the old tip at Lyme armour groynes and exposed by the slip. using vehicular access slope stabilisation.  from Charmouth. Vehicle equipped with rubber tracks. ☺ WDDC submitted Revised East Cliff Coast East Cliff Coast Defence ‘preferred option’ for Defence scheme scheme planning East Cliff but raised planning application application granted with considerable concerns environmental concerns on geological and addressed. ☺ biological grounds.  Monmouth Excavation of a Beach Plesiosaur from the Ammonite Pavement (Bed 29) with agreement from Natural and the landowner. ☺ English Nature letter to South West Water SW Water requesting completed clean up of removal of pipes at abandoned Pinhay Pinhay Pumping Station by removing all above surface structures. ☺ Volunteers, with Natural

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Site wide Pre designation 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 England and Countryside Service removed abandoned plastic pipes between the pumping station and the beach, Pinhay. ☺ Napoli beaching and associated loss of cargo  Followed by clear up ☺ Napoli clean up - Site visit with NE & NT to Observable crushing of a Branscombe beach considerable volume of (strictly outside this GCR) pebbles by tracked re concerns over rock machinery.  armour and soil nailing works carried out locally.  : Coast defence scheme Pathfinder study site Pennington turned down (2004). Point Sidmouth Offshore breakwaters, beach replenishment completed in 1995 and Bedford Steps groyne 2000 Budleigh Planning comments Salterton submitted regarding Longboat Café application on Budleigh seafront. Storm drain installed at Annual vegetation Steamer Steps without clearance on cliffs consultation.  behind esplanade. ☺ Remedial works undertaken to improve visual aspect of the works. ☺ Sandy Letter to Sandy Bay Bay/Devon Caravan site suggesting Cliffs removal of derelict handrails on beach. They independently plan to remove fence. ☺

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