Time is running out to have your say on Hoylake Beach Management Plans
Residents have just one week left to provide input on two proposed options for the future management of Hoylake Beach. The public consultation closes on 25 March 2024.
The ‘Access for All’ option proposes the removal of 1.92 hectares of vegetation primarily around the RNLI lifeboat station, but also including the slipways at King’s Gap, Alderley Road, and Trinity Road; a 10m wide strip along the seawall from Clydesdale Road to King’s Gap extending around the Alderley Road slipway and Trinity Road steps and a 10m wide cleared strip from King’s Gap through the vegetation to the sandy beach.
The ’Amenity Beach’ option proposes the removal of just over 3 hectares of vegetation, similar to the ‘Access for All’ option, but with a larger area of ‘amenity’ beach being provided towards Trinity Road.
Both options aim to balance providing safe access for RNLI life-saving operations while retaining some amenity beach space and vegetation. Detailed maps and information on each proposal are available on the council's consultation website.
Feedback from this consultation will be included in a report going to the Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committee meeting in April 2024. The final plan remains subject to habitat risk assessments and Natural England approval.
