Case study -Lyme regis

Question 1

where is lyme regis

Answer 1

south coast of england
-known for fossils

Question 2

what was phase 1 of the plan

Answer 2

1990-1995
-new sea wall and promenade to the east of the river mouth
+later £1.4million project to stabilise cliffs using nails

Question 3

what was phase 2 of the plan

Answer 3

2005-2007
-£22 million invested into a new sea wall and promenades
-construction of wide sand and shingle beaches (shingle imported from English channel and sand from France)
-extension of rock armour at the Cobb and eastern end of the sea front

Question 4

what was phase 3 of the plan

Answer 4

not undertaken
-do nothing as costs outweighed benefits

Question 5

what was phase 4 of the plan

Answer 5

2013-2015
-£20 million
-390m sea wall infront of existing sea wall
-extensive nailing, piling and drainage protected 480 homes

Question 6

what are the positive outcomes of the SMP

Answer 6

new beaches have increased tourism
-Harbour better protected, benefits fisherman and boat owners

Question 7

what are the negative outcomes of the SMP

Answer 7

-traffic congestion and littler- local conflict
-spolied landscape
-sea wall may cause conflict elsewhere
-stabilising the cliff reduces how many fossils are revealed