Following on from our March 1st article on Hurst Castle, we're publishing an on-line paper by SPS Council member and coastal engineer, Tim Kermode. The Evolution of Hurst Spit Following the collapse of a section of Hurst Castle it is interesting to consider the long-term evolution of Hurst Spit before coming to conclusions on the … Continue reading Hurst Castle collapse – The bigger picture
Category: New Forest
Hurst Castle – Partial collapse of the seaward wall of the east wing
Solent Protection Society have expressed concern about the deteriorating state of Hurst Castle for the past two winters seasons and like many, were saddened to see the damage by the partial collapse of the east wing's seaward wall on Friday February 26th. Still from Drone footage by ExploreWithin - Click link to view video. We … Continue reading Hurst Castle – Partial collapse of the seaward wall of the east wing
Reconfiguration of Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour
The Beaulieu River marina at Buckler’s Hard will, over the next two winters, undergo major reconfiguration with a £2m investment. The project will be carried out in two out of season phases, with the first beginning this October and offering improved facilities and a greater number of more convenient walk-ashore berths by March. The second … Continue reading Reconfiguration of Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour
Coastal Squeeze and Rollback
It is generally accepted that sea-levels are rising in Britain, although there are many opinions about the causes and the rates. Most scientists believe that the rate of sea-level rise has already accelerated and will continue to do so until levels of atmospheric carbon-dioxide start to be reduced. Regardless of the cause or rate of … Continue reading Coastal Squeeze and Rollback
New Forest Housing – 2036 plan
New Forest District Council are publishing their proposals for housing planning to 2036. There is currently deemed to be nothing of immediate interest to SPS except for the Fawley Waterfront Development and development south of Lymington. SPS will continue to take a 'watching brief'
Lymington Harbour Position Report
A guest blog by Geoff Holmes, Lymington Harbour Commissioner. Lymington is a fascinating harbour. The new ferries have caused constant controversy; while the active yacht clubs have produced many famous yachtsman. It is therefore a major factor in Solent life. But the harbour itself is under threat. The Saltmarsh that acts as breakwater and flood … Continue reading Lymington Harbour Position Report
Boiler Marsh
The Society has been corresponding with the National Park Planning Authority regarding compliance by Wightlink with the conditions imposed as part of its planning consent. The Authority have told us that they are currently satisfied that the company is compliant but have asked us if we have any concerns as to why the objectives behind the … Continue reading Boiler Marsh
West Solent
Posted on 01 Apr 2008 It had been hoped to publish a final condensed version of this paper in the spring newsletter. However, in view of the publication by the government of The Marine Bill in the first week of April, it has been decided to defer this action until the working party has had … Continue reading West Solent
West Solent
Posted on 01 Oct 2007 Following the first round of consultation and the academic research commissioned by the Society we have concluded that the proposal for a Marine National Park is not viable. However the Society considers that there is an on-going need for overall management of the Western Solent given the wide range of … Continue reading West Solent
Society axes proposal for Marine National Park and calls for a more flexible and sensitive approach to managing marine areas
Posted on 16 May 2007 Solent Protection Society (SPS) is to urge the Government to adopt a more sophisticated and flexible approach to managing marine areas which are subject to a number of different uses. In its response to the White Paper on the Marine Bill, Solent Protection calls for a more thoughtful and sensitive … Continue reading Society axes proposal for Marine National Park and calls for a more flexible and sensitive approach to managing marine areas