Coastal defence plan for Wirral

May 7 2008 by Sue McCann, Hoylake and West Kirby News

A SHORELINE management plan, which will provide a defence policy for the coast stretching from North Wales to the Scottish border, is being formulated by Wirral Council in partnership with other North West and North Wales councils.

Wirral, Flintshire, Denbighshire, Conway and Sefton are to create a plan for the North Wales/Merseyside coast, which will then link up with plans created for Blackpool’s Fylde coast, Morecambe Bay and the Cumbrian coast.

Wirral will be consulting with local groups and individuals who enjoy and use the coast to ensure their views are taken into account in the creation of the plan.

As with other parts of the coast, the Shoreline Management Plan needs to take account of rising sea levels and increased storminess which are predicted effects of climate change.

Wirral Council’s director of technical services, David Green, said: “The future management of the coast is vitally important.”

Work on the plan has already begun and aims to be completed by the end of 2009. Anyone interested in the coast who wishes to contribute can contact neilthomas@wirral.gov.uk