Today the Environment Agency has announced how it proposes to allocate  over £85 million to reduce the risk of flood and coastal erosion in Southern England over the next financial year.

DOC is delighted to report that the High Knocke to Dymchurch  sea defence scheme has been allocated  a further £11.9 million to complete the ongoing works of this £60 million section , which forms part of the  overall Folkestone to Cliff End Strategy. Once completed,  this section will protect over 6,000 properties from flooding, but still leaves many more thousands of properties on the Marsh  at risk until  the whole strategy has been successfully implemented. Planning and assessment for the remaining sections is ongoing and DOC will do everything within its powers to ensure  that progress will be maintained.