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Coastal Erosion: Property

Commons · Question 15809 · Tabled 3 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 9 Jul 2026

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Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many residential and commercial properties in England have been demolished, abandoned, or lost as a result of coastal erosion in each year since 2010, broken down by region and loc

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 9 Jul 2026

Local Authorities have primary responsibility for managing coastal erosion; they are not required to report demolitions and may hold alternative records. The Environment Agency has a strategic overview of flooding and coastal erosion and administers the C...