YET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PEVENSEY SEA DEFENCES

THE PEVENSEY BAY SEA DEFENCES

• The Pevensey Bay shingle sea defences are nearly 9 km long. The crest of the sea defences lies at about 6 m A.O.D. and in most cases the shingle bank extends seawards around 45 m. The beach then becomes sand and is of a shallow gradient. There are over 150 timber groynes along the frontage, many of which are now in a relatively poor state of repair
  
• The sea defences provide protection from the permanent flooding of a 50 square km area including Pevensey Bay, Normans Bay, Langley, Westham and parts of Pevensey itself. Within this area there are more than 2000 properties, important recreational and commercial sites, transport links (main road and railway), wetlands of international importance and two important nature reserves (Hooe Flats and Pevensey Levels). Should there be a serious breach of the sea defences then all these sites could be flooded.