Coastal flood risk management strategy, Pegwell Bay to Kingsdown

what do these options mean for me?Nature can affect the coast and riverbanks in different ways. The level ofimpact depends on the current and future flooding and erosion risks in thedifferent reaches of the strategy. The condition of the existing flood defencesis also a factor in the impacts that can be expected as some are in bettercondition than others.The following identifies the impact on those reaches at risk of flooding if noaction is taken. Reaches 2, 5, 7 and 9 require do nothing or do minimum asdescribed later.Reach 1: Cliffs End to Stonar CutIf nothing is done, 14 propertieswould be flooded annually andtherefore lost by 2107. A further24 residential and commercialproperties would also beaffected by flooding, althoughthe damage to individualproperties would vary.It is also likely to lead toflooding of large stretches ofthe low-lying land of theWantsum Channel, while flooddamage to the A256 is alsoincreasingly likely.Reach 3: Sandwich Bay EstateAlthough the current defencesprovide sufficient protection tothe properties in Sandwich BayEstate now, if nothing is doneduring the next 100 years 38properties will be lost due toannual flooding by 2107. Afurther 54 properties would beaffected by flooding.Reach 4: Sandwich Bay Estateto Deal CastleAlmost 1,300 residential andcommercial properties arecurrently at risk of floodingduring an extreme tidal event(1 in 100 chance of occurringeach year). This would rise tomore than 4,000 by 2107 if noaction was taken, with many ofthose lost permanently.Along this reach the CinquePorts golf course is also likely tosuffer significant damage, whilethe promenade and Pier at Dealwould also become increasinglyvulnerable to flood damage.Reach 6: Walmer, Kingsdownand Oldstairs BayIn this reach the main problemis erosion of the coastline,which will move landward if nomeasures are taken to stop thisprocess. There would be asteady loss of property in thisreach and it is expected thatapproximately 177 propertieswould be lost by 2107.Reach 8: Sandwich and StonarLoopIn the current situation someflooding already occursoccasionally, most markedly atSandwich Quay. To date, thishas not resulted in the loss ofproperties but there has beensome flood damage to propertyin Sandwich in the past – mostnotably in 1953 and 1983.Almost 500 properties arecurrently at risk of floodingduring a tidal event with a 1 in 20chance of occurring each year.If no action was taken, by 2107some 1,400 properties would beaffected by flooding to varyingdegrees during significant tidalevents, with nearly 600properties affected so badlythat they would be lost.6 Environment Agency Pegwell Bay to Kingsdown coastal strategy