North Norfolk Pathfinder
Helping coastal communities adapt to coastal
change
Consultation on proposed new Car Park, WC’s, Beach
Access Ramp and Open Space
A key part of Happisburgh’s Pathfinder project is to replace public facilities that have been lost or
are threatened by erosion; as well as restoring and enhancing the cliff top environment. A proposal
is therefore being developed to create a new beach access ramp, car park, public conveniences, areas
of public open space and footpaths.
Your views are invited to help finalise the proposals, before a planning application is submitted.
Please come along to an open
public meeting
Date: Monday 10 January 2011
Time: 6pm
Location: Wenn Evans Centre
Blacksmith’s Lane, Happisburgh
NR12 0QT
The adjacent map shows the existing car park
and the proposed car park (both approx. 0.21
hectares), together with the proposed area of
public open space (approx. 0.4 hectares). This
site has been chosen for its ease of access to
the beach and because it minimises the impact
upon local residents. The ramp will be maintained
so as to ‘roll-back’ onto the field as the cliffs recede. The car park is proposed to be shingle
surfaced so that it can be easily relocated at a future date and the WC’s and kiosk will also be
‘re-locatable’.
For further information please contact:
The Coastal Management Team NNDC Tel: 01263 516004
email: coastalmanagement@north-norfolk.gov.uk
or
Chairman of The Pathfinder Liaison Group, Mr Glenn Berry Tel: 01692 650321
or send your comments to:
Coastal Management, North Norfolk District Council, Council Offices, Holt Road, Cromer, NR27 9EN
Tel: 01263 516004 email: coastalmanagement@north-norfolk.gov.uk
The proposal (Plan 1) includes:
•
a car park of approx 60 spaces (roughly equivalent to the
existing Beach Road car park)
•
a landscaped buffer to the adjacent property (Mar-di-Gra)
•
a toilet block (the design of which is yet to be determined)
•
a kiosk/shop (possibly to replace that currently run by the
RNLI)
•
post and rail fencing around the site, with ‘easy access
kissing gates’
•
a shingle surfaced footpath to the ramp
•
a pedestrian ramp cut into the cliff, which will also be
suited for use by beach maintenance vehicles through a
gated access
•
an area of open space, with possible provision of picnic
benches
•
an opportunity for access to a footpath across the field
towards the lighthouse
The alternative proposal (Plan 2) would accommodate
approximately 76 spaces, but this is likely to require
improvements to the Beach Road/Wimpwell Street junction
shown below.
Plan 1
Plan 2
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