Coastal management 'effects on local people'

Happisburgh:

• Population of approximately 850
• It is one of the fastest eroding areas in the world
• The area was defending in 1958 with revetments which reduced the amount of erosion to about 50 cm a year
• In 1995 the council stopped repairing the coastal defences which caused the rate of erosion to accelerate
• Since then, 25 properties and the village's life boat launching station have been washed away
• The main area of concern is Beach Road which ends in the sea
• The houses were worth £80,000 when…