In September the Town Council announced that it anticipated that the report on this summer’s public engagement on the Green Seafront Stabilisation Scheme would be published prior to the Council Meeting on Monday 20th October. However, it is now anticipated that the report will be made publicly available in early to mid-November.
The delay is largely due to the need to ensure that all significant matters raised by those who responded to the public engagement have been identified for consideration by the Town Council. Dorset Coast Forum, which managed the engagement process, is pleased to report that there were more than 1,400 individual survey responses and many other contributions made at drop-in and stakeholder events. The vast majority of responses came from those with a strong local connection and the Council wants to thank all of those who provided useful feedback.
The Town Council will assess the responses to identify changes to be incorporated into revised design proposals for both the essential and new options. These matters are likely to be considered at the Council Meeting on 17th November, in public session.
As announced in September, the results of the survey in relation to Shore Road will be considered by Dorset Council in the first instance to inform a recommendation as to which of the four options should be taken forward for further consideration. A report will then be presented to the Town Council which will be published in advance of consideration at a future Council meeting, most likely in early 2026.