500m Sea Wall Plans
A planning application has been submitted aimed at protecting Douglas Promenade from wave overtopping and the effects of climate change.
Subject to planning approval, a 500-metre-long reinforced concrete wall will be built between the Sunken Gardens and the Empress Hotel on Central Promenade.
Existing walls and railings will be removed and the new wall built to a height of 1.2 metres. It has been designed to allow an additional 0.6m to be added in the future, if required, in line with climate change predictions.
The proposed project will cost approximately £500,000 with funds allocated from the Climate Change Adaption Scheme budget, which is distinct from funding allocated to the main Douglas Promenade Refurbishment scheme.
Construction will take approximately four months.