South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Phase 1: Desk Based Assessment

Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by English Heritage (now Historic England) to undertake a Phase 1 Desk-based Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey of the South East coast of England. The project assesses the extent to which the coastal historic environment is under threat from rising sea levels, coastal erosion, flooding, development and other threats. The South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (SE RCZAS) is part of a wider programme of Rapid Coastal Zone Assessments and as such contributes to the developing national picture of the coastal historic environment. The assessment was undertaken with reference to Defra's Shoreline Management Plan 2 (SMP2) data (from the North Solent SMP2, South Downs SMP2, Isle of Grain to South Foreland SMP2 and South Foreland to Beachy Head SMP2) as well as floodlines supplied by the Environment Agency. The results of Phase 1 will inform the Phase 2 fieldwork.