Dawlish New Sea Wall
The sea wall protects the high devon cliffs the town of dawlish itself and its local inhabitants.
Dawlish new sea wall. The design of the new higher sea wall at dawlish and whether it will negatively impact on the amenity of the area is the only matter that planners deciding whether it should be built can consider. It also provides a vital rail trade route into west devon and cornwall helping to connect many west country communities with the rest of the uk. Government funding of 80 million has been announced to provide a new sea wall at dawlish that will improve protection both for the railway and the town behind it. The announcement was made by the secretary of state for transport chris grayling as he visited dawlish to meet with network rail and local businesses and discuss government investment in modern reliable train services across the south west.
An ingenious graphic display was shown to all those who attended and local resident and holiday makers enjoying an afternoon promenade. Just how high is the new sea wall at dawlish going to be in real terms. The new dawlish sea wall is part of a series of measures along the coast that aims to protect the only railway line that connects 50 towns and cities in devon and cornwall with the rest of the country. Protesters claim the planned new dawlish sea wall which will be the height of two double decker buses will actually make flooding problems worse in the seaside town.