Slapton - Coasts

Question 1

Slapton sands long term and short term protection

Answer 1

• Long term - sea wall, slapton line partnership

- short term - slapton ley 5 years, 240,000 tonnes of sand

Question 2

Slapton cost benefit analysis

Answer 2

• weighed up technical, environmental and social-economic factors
• best was managed road realignment on barrier = 56.2%

Question 3

Torcross

Answer 3

• sea wall, 1979, 2001, 2016 (collapsed in storm)

- 240,000 tonnes sediment from strete gate in 2015, gone in one night

Question 4

Slapton Sands

Answer 4

• unprotected barrier beach

- rock armour near middle car park

Question 5

Slapton line partnership

Answer 5

• 2001 after the road loss
• agreement with stakeholders
• most economic road plan is to move the road inland behind the ley
• post office, 50% of passing trade from the road

Question 6

Slapton Ley

Answer 6

• soft engineering to protect lagoon
• beach reprofiling to increase height and width in 2018
• 2002 beach retreated at £2.5 million

Question 7

Beesands

Answer 7

• sea wall in 2016
• Rock armour replacement cost £10,000
• £70,000 sheet piled retaining wall

Question 8

2001 storm

Answer 8

• A379 shut for 3 months
• rip rap temporarily used
• road realigned 20m back