Sussex Coast: Bognor Regis

• fundamental coastal processes


  Area domintaed by waves from the SW resulting in west east drift of beach material. Waves from the East attack in a more perpendicular fashion reducing the amount of material that is transported back in a westerly direction

  Coastal geology is clays, silts and fine sands meaning most of this coastline is unconsolidated material
• Risks


  Bognor Regis is at risk of coastal flooding

  The coastline at Bognor Regis is at risk of overtopping
• coastal landscape


  beaches along this coast are typically of those found thoughout the SE of England, comprising mixed sand and shingle sediment. The beach found at Bognor Regis is shingle-snad composite at a 1 in 9 slope with a sandy foreshore
• What is being protected

  population of around 24000

  Butlins holiday camp just east of the town centre

  situated on the A259 coast road between Chichester and Worthing

  Around 80-90 listed properties in the Bognor Regis area within 1km of the coastline. In Bognor Regis and Elmer 5034 properties are at risk with a combined approx value of £1552 million.
• stakeholders


  Arun District council

  Environment Agency

  Butlins

  Bognor Regis council

  Local residents

  Tourists
• Management in place


  Hold the line

  hard engineering stratergies

  monitoring of the coastline undertaken using GPS, areial photography

  surveys carried out including post storm surveys to identify significant changes to beach profile and volume
• Hard engineering stratergies in place

  frontage of Bognore Regis protected by concrete sea walls

  92 timber groynes and 8 rock groynes
• Challenges in suistainable management

  protecting the A259 coast road, the population of 24000, the 5034 properties worth around £1552 million and the holiday resort butlins against the sea level rise and associated problems like flooding or erosion
• Evaluation of approach: short/medium term

  The management stratergy is socially sustainable as it protects the population of 24000, the A259, the 5034 properties worth £1552 million and the holiday resort Butlins. It is economically sustainable in the short/medium term as lots of money is generated in the area due to Butluins.

  As the scheme attempst to protect/build up the beach it also environmentally sustainable.
• Evaluation of approach: long term

  Due to the uncertain economic future of Bogor Regis as a thriving coastal region it may become economically unsustainable in the long term.