2011
Managed realignment
United Kingdom
Norfolk Coast (Norfolk)
0.6094
52.9704
Mudflat
Saltmarsh
11 Hectares
Flood Risk Management
This involved one seawall breach.
High levels of unexploded ordnance within site prevented much site preparation (ex military tank training range).
In this case the existing sea defence protecting a designated freshwater site was unsustainable in the long term without impacts to intertidal habitats.