Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 15809

Coastal Erosion: Property

Tabled: 3 July 2026

Answered: 9 July 2026

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many residential and commercial properties in England have been demolished, abandoned, or lost as a result of coastal erosion in each year since 2010, broken down by region and loc

Answer

Emma Hardy

Local Authorities have primary responsibility for managing coastal erosion; they are not required to report demolitions and may hold alternative records. The Environment Agency has a strategic overview of flooding and coastal erosion and administers the C...

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