“Officials are concerned that the sea wall in Exmouth could collapse in a heavy storm.
East Devon District Council has completed the excavation of eight deep pits in the town as part of its beach management plan.
…Councillor Iain Chubb, East Devon District Council’s Portfolio holder for the Environment, said: “The findings that we make as a result of the excavations will be critical in determining the steps that we must take to manage the risk of coastal flooding and erosion to property and other assets along the Exmouth frontage.”
“The trial pits that we have dug in Exmouth, which is the gateway to the UNESCO designated Devon heritage coast, are part of a five-year action plan, which is intended to guide the future management of this important Jurassic Coast town.
Exmouth’s 2015 Beach Management Plan (BMP), which was produced by coastal flood and erosion risk management consultants CH2M, established the need for the trial pits.
The seaside town was flooded during storms in 2014.”
Still, Moirai Capital Investments will no doubt be able to insure potential investors and buyers against any risks.
East Devon Watch 
I have no idea where these inspection pits, that have raised concerns over the state of the sea wall, were but it is very clear that something is seriously amiss in the area of the construction of the new Mamhead slipway as gaps have appeared in the sea wall, and are plain to see. There is a note in one set of EDDC minutes relating to the Mamhead slipway project, that points out that the sea wall is listed. See some of the images on Exmouth past and Present facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10209913423540989&set=pcb.1266266170057829&type=3&theater
The last slipway ‘failed’ after about 12 years, leading to closure and this new white elephant. Has this one got a headstart?
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