Briefing paper from the EA regarding Beach Management 2021 - 2024

                                                                                                                                                March 2022

Saltfleet to Gibraltar Point

Beach Management 2021 – 2024

During the autumn and winter months our contractor Van Oord has been carrying out some asset refurbishment, surveys and investigation work as part of the Saltfleet to Gibraltar Point Strategy and Beach Management programme.

Winthorpe and Wolla Bank

The works at Winthorpe to block two old access tunnels that run underneath the splash and the works at Wolla Bank to redress the access road from Roman Bank to the car park, were completed in December 2021.

Anderby Creek

We have been undertaking some site investigation work to assess the ground conditions in the area of the creek on the landward side of the defence to inform future maintenance and refurbishment works. This investigation work started in January and is now complete.

Residual life testing

In January we started a geological survey of the ground beneath the beach. This work will help to inform our future investment planning for asset refurbishment. We are using a cone penetration testing method at points along the coastline. This work is nearly complete.

Sandilands to Huttoft

We will be carrying out maintenance work to and around the splash deck which will include resurfacing the splash deck. We have started work to the flood gates, hand rails and steps.

We will carry out the resurfacing work in sections. To keep the public and our staff safe we will need to divert the public onto the beach or around the old Sandilands golf course.  Diversions will be clearly signposted, and we will have staff on site who will assist the public where they can.

The resurfacing part of these works will take approximately 4 weeks.

Beach nourishment campaign 2022

This year's beach nourishment works will start in June 2022. This is later than in previous years. We are waiting for the approval of the Marine License which we need before we can start any beach nourishment works. This is expected in April for mobilisation works to start in May.

We will continue to work closely with Lincolnshire County Council, Countryside and Highways, to provide safe mobilisation and demobilisation.

We will keep you updated on the timing of these works.

Public access

We continue to understand and appreciate that the area is popular with the local community and tourists, especially since the pandemic with lots of people now staycationing. It is essential that we exclude the public from the areas we are working to maintain public safety. We will only cordon off areas where works are taking place.

Contact us

We will update our Citizen Space information page and local social media streams to provide advance updates to the wider community.

If you would like to find out more about the Saltfleet to Gibraltar Point Strategy or have any questions or comments about the project, please contact our Engagement Officer:

Monica Stonham on 07534 457348, Email: saltfleetgps@gmail.com or visit our information page at

https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/lincolnshire-and-northamptonshire/sgp-lbm