Seaford: Neglected road to be transformed into community garden

A proposal to rejuvenate the dilapidated road in Cliff Gardens, Seaford, has been approved by council planners, and more information has been revealed about how it will be transformed into coastal gardens.

Complete with new raised beds, different habitats and plants, places and three coastal sculptures and education sheets to show the impacts of climate change.

Lewes District Council’s planning committee voted unanimously to approve the plan following community support.

The Argus:

The project, developed by Seaford Community Partnership (SCP), is part funded and supported by Ouse Valley Climate Action (OVCA), an exciting National Scheme supported by lottery.

Funding is also being provided by central government from the UK’s shared prosperity fund following a successful bid by SCP.

The project also includes plans to improve the biodiversity of the adjacent Pumping Field, eventually providing a wildlife-rich meadow where local schoolchildren can observe and identify plant and animal species.

Work at Cliff Close will also repair the cycle path, using funding from the Community Infrastructure Levy.

Hilary Miflin, from SCP, said: “’After more than three years of planning, research and discussion, our diverse team at SCP is delighted with the very positive outcome from Lewes District Council’s planning meeting.

“We can now move forward to request the closure of the road and organize the purchase of materials and their possible use. We can also begin the propagation of more than 90 different species of native plants that we have acquired for next year’s plantings.

“We are very grateful for the interest and support we have received from schools, environmentalists, residents of Seaford and of course our funding agencies. Already volunteers are coming forward offering their services in this exciting next phase of the project” .

Steph Mills, project manager for the OVCA, said: “This is an exciting project developed by the community, for the community, and will really enhance this waterfront location.

“This is all about people in the community coming together to address the climate emergency in a really positive and proactive way.”

OVCA supports a wide range of community-led initiatives, including youth citizen science, youth cycling skills, community trees, river monitoring, tree planting local trees, and the installation of boxes to help protect swallows.

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