Cliff work proposed after 2024 landslips

Work has been outlined that would enable the base of a cliff to reopen to the public after landslips two years ago.

About 14 beach huts were pushed forward across the promenade to the beach's edge at West Cliff in Bournemouth following slips on 9 and 19 October 2024.

Soil nails – long steel reinforcing bars – would be pinned into the cliff in an effort to give it "long-term stability", Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council said.

The project would also use mesh and incline drains to prevent further deterioration, its planning application stated.

The council said it would remove "unstable landslip material" that was displaced and would install monitoring meters if its application was approved.

Last year the council said it had earmarked £1.4m to strengthen cliffs after those landslips and others nearby.

Another landslip partially blocked a section of the promenade and left several shipping containers covered in debris at East Cliff in November 2024.

Most of the 15.5 miles (25km) of sea cliffs and chines along the area's coastline are managed by the council.

Its planning officers will decide on the plan in due course.