Issue - meetings

To consider the attached report of the Corporate Estate and Coastal Engineer.

The Corporate Estate and Coastal Engineer presented the report on the Full Structural Survey to Deal Pier.

Members were advised that Deal Pier, which had officially opened in 1957, was constructed of reinforced concrete. A visual structural survey in 2017 had identified the need for repairs to the concrete beams, south steps and supporting stringer beams to the lower deck beneath the pier head and repairs were undertaken in 2018.

However, this survey did not include the pier legs, cross beams or substructure beneath the lower deck, and it is now evident that there are signs of further deterioration in some of the supporting pier legs. The report sought approval for a project to undertake a full structural survey of Deal Pier and any immediate repairs that were required. Members were reassured that there were no safety issues in respect of the Pier.

It was expected that the survey would be undertaken in October with the results available before the end of the year.

It was agreed to endorse the recommendations in the report.

To consider the attached report of the Corporate Estate and Coastal Engineer.

Responsibility: Portfolio Holder for Community and Corporate Property

It was agreed that a project to instruct consultants to undertake a full structural survey of Deal Pier and to carry out any immediate repairs as necessary be approved.