{"id":1304,"date":"2013-01-31T14:08:39","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T14:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jeremyshiers.com\/blog\/?p=1304"},"modified":"2013-01-31T14:08:39","modified_gmt":"2013-01-31T14:08:39","slug":"holland-beach-jan-2013-trevor-brights-questions-prompted-by-latest-tdc-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jeremyshiers.com\/blog\/holland-beach-jan-2013-trevor-brights-questions-prompted-by-latest-tdc-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Holland Beach Jan 2013 Trevor Brights Questions Prompted By Latest TDC Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ten months after the last report TDC publish a 15 page appendix from latest report on the state of Holland Beach.\u00a0 This has prompted the following questions from Trevor Bright a former engineering project manager.<\/p>\n

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\nYou can download a pdf version of Trevor’s questions<\/a> and of the Appendix<\/a> of the report produced by Mott MacDonald.<\/p>\n

The Mott MacDonald appendix basically consists of the following 5 pictures.<\/p>\n

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10 months later, with yet\u00a0 another report and it doesn’t seem we’re much further forward.<\/p>\n

I’m not sure why Option A is considered at all as it involves the destruction of Clacton and Holland.\u00a0 I’m not sure why option E is there as it means no beach for most of Holland-on-Sea.<\/p>\n

A figure of \u00a327million was mentioned in the Gazette.\u00a0 Curious this is at least half what was mentioned last year.<\/p>\n

Isn’t strange all options seem to have the same cost, but no costs or dimensions are given as far as I can see.<\/p>\n

There Are More Urgent Problems Than Holland<\/h2>\n

I can not understand why Tendring District Council is focusing solely on Clacton and Holland, important though the problems there are.<\/p>\n

At the very north east corner of the Naze there is an urgent problem.\u00a0 Here as far as I can see all TDC have done is put up an fence!\u00a0 The following photographs show the sea is now only a few feet from breaking through the sea wall. AND the land behind the sea wall is lower than the level\u00a0 of the beach.<\/p>\n

What will happen to the Anglian Water Sewage works if the sea does break through?<\/p>\n

What will happen to Tendring’s blue flag beaches, especially if there are UFOs (unidentified floating objects) in the sea or washed up in the beach??<\/p>\n

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Wouldn’t the \u00a358,000 spent on the latest report be better spent on building some sort of barrier in front of the cliffs.<\/p>\n

\u00a0What Happens Now?<\/h2>\n

According to this news release<\/a>, an exhibition was set up in Holland Public Hall in Frinton Road, Holland, on Monday January 28 and will remain there for two weeks with feedback forms for the public to give their comments.<\/p>\n

Somewhat confusingly the press release says<\/p>\n

The Clacton and Holland-on-Sea Flood and Erosion Strategy has been approved by the Environment Agency which is now waiting for a Project Appraisal Report (PAR) to be completed.<\/em><\/p>\n

Bit funny that, it’s been approved but the appraisal report hasn’t been finished??<\/p>\n

The statement goes on<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are as confident as we possibly can be that we are getting to a position where a scheme can get the green light and that we will be able to get all the funding in place to make sure it goes ahead as quickly as possible.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

TDC has set aside \u00a33million with the potential of a further \u00a33million from Essex County Council.<\/em><\/p>\n

The project will then require further financial backing from the Environment Agency and other sources.<\/em><\/p>\n

Right, so this means<\/p>\n