Defra update their websites systematically on particular subjects and the first link here is link to the entire collection of details on the various English coastal paths. Another variant on this theme is to re-publish older reports and there are a swarm of study reports from the 2000’s appearing on flood and coastal defence themes. Bob Earll 

Coastal Paths Update – Access to all the proposals made by Natural England  This is a useful link because it takes you to all the information that has been published by Natural England on their Coastal Footpath series. A few proposals are new but there are links to 40+ proposals. 

Defra – coastal flood & coastal defence reports – Republished

There are a swarm of old 2000’s -> reports produced by Defra on coastal flooding issues … for some reason they have chosen to make these available again. Visit the main Defra site

• https://www.gov.uk/flood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-research-reports/coastal-and-marine-environmental-site-guide
• Coastal and estuarine managed realignment design issues – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
• Understanding the process for Community Adaptation Planning and Engagement (CAPE) on the coast. The project explored the current approaches to working with coastal communities to plan for changes in flood risk, and created a framework for engagement.
• Case studies and guidance about coastal defence schemes involving local funding  The project looked at examples of coastal schemes involving multiple objectives and funders, and produced guidance on best practice.