«Breaking News» Why you might not see THIS view for much longer: Cottages on Seven Sisters cliffs could vanish

It is one of the country’s most famous views, attracting millions of visitors from across the world each year.

But it could soon be lost for ever unless action is taken to shore up sea defences.

These old coastguard cottages in front of the white  cliffs have featured in dozens of films including Atonement and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. And this month the sight was recognised as Britain’s Best View in a competition in the Daily Mail.

But the land on which the hamlet of cottages has stood for 200 years near Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex, is slowly disappearing due to coastal erosion.

Britain's Best View under threat? The Coastguards Cottages at Cuckmere Haven in Sussex are on land which is quickly eroding 

For decades the descendants of the original coastguards have worked with officials to maintain the sea defences and stop the cottages being swept away.

But in 2011 a new policy of managed coastal retreat was introduced by the Government, which meant the Environment Agency no longer has responsibility for shoring up sea defences. Residents have lodged a planning application with the South Downs National Park Authority to extend a sea wall but say they are being held back by bureaucracy.

They say that unless they get help, the scheme could stay in the planning phase for years and the view could be lost.

Carolyn McCourt, 59, an artist who has lived in one of the cottages for nearly 30 years, said: ‘To get wrapped up in red tape and do nothing to save this view would be an unforgivable act of vandalism. Each time a storm hits the shore, it causes a little bit more damage.’

Michael Ann, 81, and wife Kitty, 72, who own nearby Cable Hut – from where a telegraph cable was laid across the Channel to France – said: ‘We need to sort out planning permission and funding for a sea wall that will give lasting protection.’

Building the sea wall in 1947. The cottages are under threat 70 years on over coastal erosion 

Resident Carolyn McCourt with dog Greta. The residents want more to be done but Government changes have left them needing help from the Environment Agency which is not provided 

Residents in the cottages on the coastline want a flood defence system to include a sea wall stretching across the front of the cliffs 

The South Downs National Park Authority said an environmental impact assessment (EIA) is required and it is now ‘awaiting a request from the applicant to determine the scope of the EIA’.

The five cottages – now converted into three homes – were built around 1820 for coastguards employed to help tackle smugglers after the Napoleonic wars.

The campaign group Cuckmere Haven SOS aims to raise an initial £200,000 towards sea defences. Readers can donate at www.cuckmerehavensos.org.

 

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Main photo article It is one of the country’s most famous views, attracting millions of visitors from across the world each year.
But it could soon be lost for ever unless action is taken to shore up sea defences.
These old coastguard cottages in front of the white  cliffs have featured in dozens of films in...

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