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Published:
April 15, 2006
Planning
wrangle threatens private sea defence scheme in Burnham
Part
of a privately-funded Burnham-On-Sea sea defence scheme built
by a group of residents may have to be taken down because of a
wrangle over planning permission.
 The
defences at The Colony off Berrow Road, pictured here, consist
of rock boulders and had been there for some time before planners
at the district council told residents they needed planning permission.
But
now, district council planning officers have refused their application
because they believe the defences affect the character of the
landscape.
Sedgemoor's
Development Control Manager, Christine Miles, said the sea defences
"severely harm the landscape character and scenic quality
of the locality and fail to respect the natural beauty of the
coast."
She
claimed that the scheme "sets an undesirable precedent for
further encroachment and removal of the beach areas."
The
application has been referred to the development control manager
who is now considering what to ask the residents to do.
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