Charmouth (left) and north Swanage beaches, Dorset Following approval by both Cabinets at Dorset Council and Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council, Dorset’s flood and coastal engineers are set to join the South West Flood & Coastal shared service....
BCP Council is inviting residents, businesses and visitors to take part in a public consultation on a proposed new approach to managing the sand dunes at Sandbanks in Poole. The consultation will run from 16 February to 29 March 2026. The proposals have been shaped...
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council and New Forest District Council have formally adopted a new joint strategy which outlines how coastal flood and erosion risk will be managed over the next 100 years from Hengistbury Head Long Groyne to Hurst Spit,...
Poole Bridge to Hunger Hill is the last remaining undefended waterfront in Poole town centre The planning application for a new £29.4 million flood defence scheme, designed to reduce significant tidal flood risk to properties and infrastructure in Poole over the next...
Dorset Coast Forum and South West Flood and Coastal are launching a series of engagement drop-in events to help produce a Cliff Management guide for the BCP Council area – a new resource designed to support residents living near the area’s iconic cliffs. The...
