Funding for a flood defence scheme costing almost half-a-million pounds to protect thousands of homes has been approved. The money is to reinforce sea defences at Deal and Walmer beaches. On Monday, Dover District Council’s cabinet voted to accept a £449,000 grant from the Environment Agency for the work. An officer’s report to members said: “The beach monitoring team have evidenced areas that can be recycled from while maintaining a consistent level of flood protection. “This will benefit more than 3,000 residential properties and 200 non-residential properties within the Deal floodplain.” Cl…
