Cliff stabilisation plans submitted for Cromer's Watch House

Plans have been submitted to install gabions in Cromer <i>(Image: Google Maps/ Newsquest)</i>
Plans have been submitted to install gabions in Cromer (Image: Google Maps/ Newsquest)
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Plans to protect a historic Cromer property and its surrounding land from coastal erosion have been submitted.

North Norfolk District Council wishes to reinforce the cliff edge beside The Watch House, which overlooks the coastline above the Rocket House.

The site is bounded by Brunswick Terrace to the west and a former bowling green and housing to the south.

The site plan in red(Image: NNDC)

The scheme involves installing gabion baskets, wire cages filled with stone, along a 24-metre stretch of the cliff edge within the private boundary of the property.

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The baskets are designed to support the failing cliff face while minimising disruption from heavy machinery.

Gabions on Scratby beach(Image: Newsquest)

The Watch House is located off The Gangway in Cromer(Image: Google Maps)

Fence posts would be secured into the gabions, while surface water drainage would connect into the existing Anglian Water system through a new gully and manhole.

The plans stress that the works are for safety, not development, with no new buildings proposed.

The garden and lawn will be reinstated once the works are complete, with the gabions designed to blend into the natural landscape.

The council is expected to make a decision by October 31.

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