Image shows rock armour being deposited at Blue Anchor Bay He said in his written report: 'Vessels have now been definitively secured to deliver the required rock armour from Glensanda Quarry in western Scotland to be delivered to Blue Anchor in late-April and May. The new, more permanent scheme will see more rock armour installed along this stretch of the coastline, with mesh and turf being used to re-profile the cliffs to prevent future cracks or landslides.Ĭouncillor Andrew Sully, portfolio holder for environmental services, told the full council on March 28 that work was ready to begin as soon as planning consent had been obtained. In early-November 2020, 1,800 tonnes of granite rock armour were delivered to Blue Anchor Bay by boat for the second phase of repairs, designed to shore up the base of the cliff to prevent further landslides.īoth stages of emergency repairs were funded by the Environment Agency (EA) to the tune of £385,000 to ensure Blue Anchor was protected during the winter storms. The council undertook the first phase of emergency repairs after two 'significant' holes in part of the wall were discovered in early-June 2020. READ MORE: Tesco fire: car bursts into flames in car park of Somerset supermarket The existing sea defences at Blue Anchor are a mixture of angled concrete walls, constructed between the 1920s and 1980s. In one of its final actions before being abolished, the council's planning committee voted to grant planning permission for the scheme, allowing work to begin once the granite rock armour is delivered by boat in the spring. A more permanent scheme to protect both the road and the nearby properties has been agreed, with the contract being awarded to the Kier Property Group in April 2022 and additional funding being approved by the council in July 2022.

Somerset West and Taunton Council carried out emergency repairs to the sea defences at Blue Anchor in late-2020 to prevent the nearby pub (now called Anchor's Drop) and the B3191 from falling into the sea. Work to protect a vital Somerset coastal road can finally begin after councillors granted permission for the £3.7m project.

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