This piece seeks to provide a brief update to a previous piece on Sudbourne Beach, which is a shingle spit south of Aldeburgh on the Suffolk coast.
A public consultation was held between 1 October – 30 November 2019 regarding the policy of the Coastal Partnerships East and East Suffolk Council Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) in regards to Sudbourne beach. The consultation sought views on whether the policy of the SMP should maintain an interim position of No Active Intervention, after the current policy to Hold the Line expires in 2025. The alternative up for consultation, was a change of policy to Managed Retreat, which would seek to actively manage the rapidly eroding shoreline at Sudbourne Beach.
As the result of the public consultation the East Coast Council has now formally adopted a permanent policy of Managed Retreat, which will mean Managed Resilience of the Shingle shore, extended to 2100.
Recent reports from the Environment Agency state that as a result of winter storms, the ridge on Sudbourne Beach is changing daily. A reminder that the future of this fragile spit is bound up in the actions of the shifting ferocious tides and the authorities and concerned residents attempting to prevent the spit submitting to the erosive forces that threaten its future.
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