SOUTHSEA COASTAL SCHEME
The Southsea Coastal Scheme is the UK’s largest local authority-led coastal defences project, worth more than £185M. It will stretch for 4.5km from Old Portsmouth to Eastney, and help to reduce the risk of flooding to more than 10,000 homes and 700 businesses. Approximately 4,000 of these properties are at risk of direct threshold inundation.
Completed
frontage 1
Long Curtain Moat
September 2020 - February 2023
Coming Soon
frontage 2
Clarence Pier
2027 - 2028
Completed
frontage 3
Southsea Common
2024 - 2026
Completed
frontage 4
Southsea Castle
2022 - 2024
Completed
frontage 5 West
Pyramids to Speakers’ Corner
2023-24
Underway
frontage 5 East
Speakers’ Corner to South Parade Pier
2025 - 2027
Coming Soon
frontage 6
South Parade Pier to Eastney (St George’s Rd)
2027 - 2028
WHAT WE'RE PROTECTING
More than 10,000 residential properties
704 commercial properties
16 residential properties at risk of coastal erosion
3 scheduled monuments and 74 listed structures
4 critical access routes at risk from flood water
LATEST NEWS
26.08.01
Update from the scheme – 1 August 2026
Work is continuing on Frontage 5 East, with new beach access ramps and promenade connections...
26.07.27
New exhibition showcases local artists at The Windbreaks outdoor gallery
Two local artists have been selected as the latest talents to have their work displayed...
26.07.27
Update from the scheme – 25 July 2026
Work is continuing at Frontage 5 East, where the team has been laying the foundation...