Sea poses threat to homes, says agency

MORE than 1,500 houses and businesses in the low-lying areas between Pagham and East Head could be lost to the sea within 100 years, warns the Environment Agency.

By The Newsroom

Published 2nd Jun 2008, 17:43 BST

Updated 8th Jun 2018, 00:08 BST

It also says more than 2,200 homes could flood each year as sea levels rise.

The agency, together with Chichester and Arun District Councils, has suggested a strategy to manage the flood and erosion risks along that part of the West Sussex coast.

The Pagham to East Head draft coastal defence strategy recommends that the vast majority of properties should be protected to their current standard or better.

For full story see West Sussex Gazette June 4