{"id":685448,"date":"2026-01-09T22:47:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T22:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/685448\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T22:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T22:47:13","slug":"speed-of-coastal-erosion-described-as-frightening-as-more-homes-demolished","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/685448\/","title":{"rendered":"Speed of coastal erosion described as \u2018frightening\u2019 as more homes demolished"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Owners of 14 homes in Hemsby, Norfolk have been \u201cadvised that they should leave\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Local residents look on as properties are demolished close to the cliff edge at Hemsby in Norfolk, which are at risk of collapse as high tides cut into sandy cliffs\" class=\"content-image\" data-image-catalogue-id=\"783417\" width=\"660\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/783417.webp\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>    Local residents look on as properties are demolished close to the cliff edge at Hemsby in Norfolk, which are at risk of collapse as high tides cut into sandy cliffs.<\/p>\n<p>        Picture: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alamy.com\/stock-photo-local-resi-714808774.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nAlamy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"standfirst\">The speed of coastal erosion in a seaside village has been described as \u201cvery frightening\u201d as demolition work continues on homes facing imminent collapse onto a beach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">One home in Hemsby, Norfolk, was demolished on Thursday and a digger tore into another property on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Great Yarmouth Borough Council said on Thursday that it had written to the owners of 14 properties in the Marrams and Fakes Road in Hemsby \u201cto advise them of the options available and explain that safe demolition needs to be carried out\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Daniel Candon, cabinet member for economic development and growth for the authority, said on Friday that a further eight metres of land was lost overnight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">\u201cObviously the speed of which it\u2019s happening is very frightening,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\"><strong>Read more: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lbc.co.uk\/weather\/worst-snowfall-decade-storm-goretti-chaos-latest-weather\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Worst snowfall in a decade&#8217;: Thousands without power, motorway closed and flights cancelled as Storm Goretti hits<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\"><strong>Read more: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lbc.co.uk\/world-news\/australia-victoria-wildfires-three-missing-child\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Three missing, including child, after &#8216;catastrophic&#8217; wildfires rip through Australia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Properties being demolished close to the cliff edge at Hemsby in Norfolk\" class=\"content-image\" data-image-catalogue-id=\"783419\" width=\"660\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/783419.webp\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>    Properties being demolished close to the cliff edge at Hemsby in Norfolk.<\/p>\n<p>        Picture: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alamy.com\/stock-photo-properties-714800491.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nAlamy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">He said there had been a \u201cperfect storm\u201d of rain, wind and high tides.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Mr Candon said that officers from the council had been speaking with owners of the 14 homes who have been \u201cadvised that they should leave\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">\u201cWe\u2019ve been offering accommodation to all of them \u2013 we\u2019ve managed to house seven,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Properties being demolished close to the cliff edge at Hemsby in Norfolk\" class=\"content-image\" data-image-catalogue-id=\"783420\" width=\"660\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/783420.webp\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>    Properties being demolished close to the cliff edge at Hemsby in Norfolk.<\/p>\n<p>        Picture: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alamy.com\/stock-photo-properties-714805678.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nAlamy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">\u201cWe\u2019ve got others who at the minute are reluctant to leave for personal reasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">\u201cWe don\u2019t have the statutory powers to be able to force them to leave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">\u201cOur advice is to vacate the building as there\u2019s a clear risk to life and property at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">He said it was an \u201cincredibly stressful time\u201d for people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">\u201cThese are homes with lots of memories,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">\u201cThey\u2019re obviously struggling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">He said that people who lose their home to coastal erosion are not entitled to compensation and that this should be looked at.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">The council, which is the coastal management authority for the area, described the coastline there as \u201cone of the fastest eroding in northern Europe\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Owners of 14 homes in Hemsby, Norfolk have been \u201cadvised that they should leave\u201d. 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