Our Coastal Community Teams

From major coastal towns to seaside villages, the Government sees great potential in supporting end enabling this local knowledge.

From major coastal towns to seaside villages, the Government sees great potential in supporting and enabling this local knowledge. MHCLG are therefore encouraging the establishment of Coastal Community Teams to enable local communities to come together and develop a common vision and plans for their area.

For the purposes of this programme a coastal community is defined in the same way as for the Coastal Communities Fund.

A coastal community is therefore any coastal settlement within an English local authority area whose boundaries include English foreshore, including local authorities whose boundaries only include estuarine foreshore. Coastal settlements include seaside towns, ports and other areas which have a clear connection to the coastal economy.

Read the full article and list of Coastal Community Teams here.

A Coastal Community Team is a local partnership consisting of the local authority and a range of people and business interests from a coastal community who have an understanding of the issues facing that area and can develop an effective forward strategy for that place. The Team should include a range of local stakeholders and have broad support.

While Coastal Community Teams may choose their own priorities, suggested areas of focus, particularly for very new partnerships, are as follows:

  • Enhancing the attractiveness and accessibility of public areas
  • Providing increased community facilities
  • Promoting the visitor economy
  • Encouraging sustainable uses of heritage/cultural assets
  • Creating links to support the growth and performance of the retail sector
Adur
South East
Bexhill-on-Sea
South East
Bognor Regis
South East
Brighton
South East
Broadstairs
South East
Chatham
South East
Chichester, Manhood Peninsula
South East
Coastal West Sussex
South East
Deal and Sandwich
South East
Dover
South East
Dymchurch
South East
Eastbourne
South East
Folkestone
South East
Gosport
South East
Gravesend
South East
Hastings
South East
Herne Bay
South East
Hythe
South East
Impact Seaford
South East
Isle of Sheppey
South East
Littlehampton
South East
Margate
South East
Medina Valley
South East
New Romney
South East
Newhaven
South East
Pevensey Villages Partnership
South East
Portsmouth
South East
Ramsgate
South East
Ryde, Isle of Wight
South East
Sandown Bay
South East
South Hayling Island
South East
Southampton
South East
Westgate-on-Sea
South East
Whitstable
South East

Explore Coastal Communities

Find out more about the Coastal Communities Alliance:
About us

The National Coastal Communities Alliance is a partnership of coastal Local Authorities, coastal organisations and individuals with an interest in coastal matters.

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Coastal Communities Fund

A thriving Lincolnshire coastline with a developing visitor economy founded on business growth and career opportunities for local people

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