The Environment Agency has provided DOC with a very useful FAQ information sheet identifying some of the concerns raised by local residents in the light of this planning application. A public drop-in session has been arranged by the Environment Agency at the Britannia Inn, Dungeness Road, Dungeness for Tuesday, 13 December 2011 (6.00 pm - [...]

DOC held its Annual Open Meeting last week which was very well attended by DOC Members , local Stakeholders and local residents of the Marsh in general. A very informative PowerPoint Presentation was given by staff from the Environment Agency followed by a Q & A session. The DOC Committee wishes to thank everyone for [...]

If you are concerned about the effectiveness of our sea defences or what impact inadequate maintenance or potential failure could have on your area, your property and your insurance, please come along and join us at our Annual Open Meeting on 26 November 2011 (7.30 pm - 9.30 pm) at the Camber Castle Public House, [...]

The Environment Agency is proposing to rebuild an integral part of Rye Harbour’s navigation channel in the new year. The 1.5 metre wall protects the harbour from the sea and guides the rivers Rother, Brede and Tillingham to the coast. For more detailed information please click here.
A drop-in session will also take place at Rye [...]

DOC has submitted its comments with regard to the planning application presently lodged with Kent County Council for shingle recycling from Dungeness . DOC fully supports this application as the recharge of shingle is vital to the flood protection of the whole of the Marsh, much of which lies below spring tide level. The cost [...]

With a recent planning application jointly submitted to KCC by the Environment Agency and EDF  for shingle recycling from the Dungeness Borrow Pit to protect essential flood defences on the Marsh, DOC felt that a more detailed statement from the Environment Agency might help to alleviate concerns and clarify any potential impact  on local communities. [...]

Following a meeting with Natural England and the Environment Agency on 6th October 2011 a site visit highlighted DOC’s concerns over the Denge frontage. The contrast between the Power Station protection and the shingle crest immediately to the west.  Attention was drawn to the fact that when the sea breaches  this length there is little [...]

At the end of September we had one of the highest tides of the year but luckily the weather was calm avoiding a  potential flooding disaster. But don’t be lulled into a false sense of security!  The Marsh has flooded before and will do so again unless our sea defences are adequately strengthened and maintained. [...]

Given recently published articles in the national press concerning flood insurance issues DOC feels it necessary to provide some useful links for further background information on this subject.
Association of British Insurers (ABI) Statement of Principle (2005)
ABI /Government Statement 2008 - Flood Insurance for England
Summary on the ABI Position on Insurance for Flooding
DEFRA - Flooding and [...]

With high spring tides  yet again forecast for the end of the month and early into October we are rapidly running out of time to protect the Marsh from potential flooding. The Summer has not been kind and high winds in July battered our fast eroding foreshores which already suffer from a very low standard [...]