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COPELAND BOROUGH COUNCIL Annual Coastal Monitoring Inspection – July 2016 Inspection Report September 2016 COPELAND BOROUGH COUNCIL Coastal Engineering UK Ltd The Copeland Centre 26 Rhodesway Catherine Street Wirral Whitehaven CH60 2UB Cumbria CA28 7SJ www.copeland.gov.uk www.coasteng.co.uk Tel. 01946 598300 e-mail: [email protected] Fax. 01946 598303 Tel. (0151) 558 1956 Copeland Borough Council Annual Coastal Monitoring Inspection July 2016 September 2016 Document History Record This report has been issued and amended as follows: Issue Revision Description Date 1 0 Draft for Client Comment 22/07/2016 2 1 Final 22/09/2016 Coastal Engineering UK Ltd 26 Rhodesway, Wirral CH60 2UB Tel: +44 (0)151 558 1956 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.coasteng.co.uk This report has been prepared by Coastal Engineering UK Ltd in accordance with the instructions of their client, Copeland Borough Council. Any other persons who use any information contained herein do so at their own risk. Metadata Addressee Copeland Borough Council, Coastal Defence Audience Coastal/Environmental Engineers Contributor(s) Coastal Engineering UK Ltd Coverage Coastal Frontage: Parton to Haverigg Creator Coastal Engineering UK Ltd Created: 2016-07-19 Date Draft Issued: 2016-07-22 Final Issued: 2016-09-17 Description Report showing the current state of the coastal defences and recommended actions Format Text, medium=CD-ROM Identifier 08/1507/02 – Coastal Defence Inspection 2016 Keyword Copeland, Coastal, Monitoring, Local, NWRMP, Defence Language English Copeland Borough Council, Whitehaven Commercial Park, Moresby Parks, Whitehaven, Location Cumbria, CA28 8YD. Mandate NWRMP Copeland Local Monitoring Framework, DEFRA High Level Target 2 (2005) Publisher Copeland Borough Council Relation 16th in series of annual reports Rights Copyright Copeland Borough Council Status Final Subject Coastal Monitoring Title Coastal Defence Monitoring Inspection 2016 Type Text/report Date of metadata 2016-09-22 update Copeland Borough Council Coastal Defence Monitoring Inspection July 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................1 2 INSPECTION DETAILS ..............................................................................................................................2 3 INSPECTION RECORDS ............................................................................................................................4 3.1 Parton ................................................................................................................................................ 4 3.2 Redness Point to Parton ...................................................................................................................... 9 3.3 Whitehaven North Beach to Redness Point ......................................................................................... 13 3.4 Whitehaven North Beach ................................................................................................................... 17 3.5 Whitehaven Harbour ......................................................................................................................... 23 3.6 Whitehaven South Beach ................................................................................................................... 27 3.7 Disused Mine at Arrowthwaite ............................................................................................................ 31 3.8 St Bees ............................................................................................................................................. 34 3.9 Seacote Hotel St Bees 2 .................................................................................................................... 40 3.10 Seacote Hotel St Bees 1 .................................................................................................................... 45 3.11 St Bees Golf Course........................................................................................................................... 48 3.12 Seamill (North of Ancient Fishgarth) ................................................................................................... 52 3.13 Ancient Fishgarth .............................................................................................................................. 56 3.14 Nethertown to St Bees ...................................................................................................................... 60 3.15 Nethertown 2.................................................................................................................................... 67 3.16 Nethertown 1 (Shore Properties) ........................................................................................................ 71 3.17 Nethertown Shore Car Park ............................................................................................................... 74 3.18 Braystones to Nethertown ................................................................................................................. 77 3.19 Sellafield .......................................................................................................................................... 85 3.20 Seascale Shore Car Park .................................................................................................................... 88 3.21 Seascale 2 ........................................................................................................................................ 93 3.22 Seascale 1 ........................................................................................................................................ 97 3.23 South of Seascale ........................................................................................................................... 101 3.24 Ravenglass to Saltcoats ................................................................................................................... 104 3.25 Ravenglass 2 .................................................................................................................................. 107 3.26 Ravenglass 1 .................................................................................................................................. 111 3.27 Roman Fort to Ravenglass ............................................................................................................... 115 3.28 Brighouse to Roman Fort, Ravenglass .............................................................................................. 118 3.29 Stubb Place, Bootle ......................................................................................................................... 121 3.30 Hartrees Hill (Silecroft) .................................................................................................................... 126 3.31 Haverigg ........................................................................................................................................ 131 3.32 Haverigg Outer Barrier .................................................................................................................... 136 4 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................ 140 4.1 Conclusions .................................................................................................................................... 140 4.2 Recommendations ........................................................................................................................... 143 5 REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................................... 145 APPENDICES Appendix I: Fixed Photograph Positions ........................................................................................................ 146 Appendix II: Glossary of Terms used on Inspection Record Forms ................................................................. 152 Appendix III: Cell 11 Risk Assessment Methodology ...................................................................................... 153 Appendix IV: Defence Length Charts ............................................................................................................ 156 Coastal Engineering UK Ltd i Copeland Borough Council Coastal Defence Monitoring Inspection July 2016 1 INTRODUCTION Since 2001, Copeland Borough Council has commissioned coastal defence monitoring inspections of key coastal defence lengths under the jurisdiction of the Authority. Previous annual inspections have been carried out by CEUK in July 2001, September 2002, April 2003, June 2004, September 2005, September 2007, March 2008, May 2009 & July 2010. No inspection was carried out in 2006 due to lack of available funds and an additional post storm inspection was carried out in January 2005. Subsequent inspections were carried out by Capita Symonds in February 2011 and February 2012. From 2008-2010, monitoring of the Copeland shoreline was carried out under the Cell 11 Regional Monitoring Strategy (CERMS). In January 2011 CERMS, was integrated into the National Network of Strategic Regional Monitoring Programmes and grant aid from the Environment Agency approved for a further five years monitoring, 2011-2016. Subsequently a framework of Contractors and Consultants was approved to provide