FLOOD RISK Thanet has few areas of low lying land that are at risk of flooding from the sea, however the densely populated Old Town area of Margate falls within one of these areas. The existing flood defence (the sea wall) was constructed in the late 1950’s and is now in need of replacement. The long term effects of climate change on sea levels mean that a simple ‘like for like’ replacement of the defences would not be suitable. New flood defences must therefore be designed with the future in mind and must also have a long service life.
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