New Forest District Council (NFDC) have announced that their removal of 31 of the most damaged beach huts at Hordle Cliffs will start on Monday 10 June 2024.
The clear devastation is due the beach erosion and ground movement caused by winter storms.
There are currently 300 beach huts at Hordle Cliffs, and a section of the cliff had already been closed for safety reasons, with the most damaged beach huts already having had their licences to have a beach hut on the site terminated.
The clearance operation is understood to be funded from the regular income the council receive from the beach hut owners, and is expected to be completed by mid-June 2024. (Weather dependant.)
NFDC have commented that the eastern section of Hordle Cliffs has become increasingly vulnerable to erosion and ground movement, particularly since Storm Eunice in February 2022, in addition to this winter having been one of the stormiest on record.
The NFDC announcement reads:
We are removing 31 beach huts at Hordle Cliff, Milford on Sea. This will start on Monday 10 June 2024, (weather dependant) and will involve using land-based machinery to undertake the works.
Beach erosion and ground movement caused by winter storms has damaged the beach huts and caused others to be at-risk along the eastern section at Hordle Cliff.
The beach will be closed for safety while the removal is done and reopened around the middle of June.
Paddy’s Gap car park will remain open, but access to the beach from near the car park will be restricted while the work is undertaken.
More information about the beach hut removal can be found on the news section of the NFDC website by clicking here.
New Forest District Council
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