+UPDATE+
Govt papers circulating in Whitehall claim that much of the recent development in Medway/Kent region as part of the Thames Gateway Project is “nonsensical”...
...as rising sea levels will require “an increasing retreat” from low lying Kent areas “within a generation”.
Govt papers circulating in Whitehall claim that much of the recent development in Medway/Kent region as part of the Thames Gateway Project is “nonsensical”...
...as rising sea levels will require “an increasing retreat” from low lying Kent areas “within a generation”.
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The govt “is relaxed” about areas in East of England that have garnered more media attention as these are often lightly populated & “retreat is already in process”.
Development in Kent though appears to still be planned & undertaken as if sea level rises “are not happening”.
The govt “is relaxed” about areas in East of England that have garnered more media attention as these are often lightly populated & “retreat is already in process”.
Development in Kent though appears to still be planned & undertaken as if sea level rises “are not happening”.
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Govt estimates as many as 30 000 “newly built properties” in Kent alone will thus be unsustainable within the next 2 decades without huge investment in sea defences - which will almost certainly be more costly than simply abondoning these homes and rebuilding further inland.
Govt estimates as many as 30 000 “newly built properties” in Kent alone will thus be unsustainable within the next 2 decades without huge investment in sea defences - which will almost certainly be more costly than simply abondoning these homes and rebuilding further inland.
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Govt also critical of other areas of Kent including recent & proposed development of the “Folkestone Harbour & Seafront co” which is still going ahead to (ultimately) build hundreds of new homes on areas of Folkestone that are expected to be “underwater within a few decades”.
Govt also critical of other areas of Kent including recent & proposed development of the “Folkestone Harbour & Seafront co” which is still going ahead to (ultimately) build hundreds of new homes on areas of Folkestone that are expected to be “underwater within a few decades”.
