North Yorkshire Council is seeking approval for a funding bid of almost £8m to continue the Northeast Coastal Monitoring Programme.
If approved, the £7,147,000 + 10% contingency (£714,000) will be administered by the Environment Agency, which considers coastal monitoring a ‘high priority activity’, according to a report to the council’s executive.
As the Coast Protection Authority, the council is currently in charge of completing coastal protection and coastal erosion risk management activities.
The programme’s third phase of delivery has been running since 2021 and is due to end next year. However, the application for the Flood Defence Grant in Aid (FDGIA) funding will allow the local authority to continue to lead the fourth phase until 2033.
Aims of the programme include defining risk from coastal flooding and erosion, data evaluation, and response to national and local priorities. The council’s meeting about the application is due to take place on Tuesday next week.
