Clyde Shanks was appointed to advise Royal Portrush Golf Club on a planning application strategy to secure further protection to its 5^th green and 6^th tee area.  The existing coastal defence on the Whiterocks beach has been in place since 1983 and has helped to maintain the duneland and offset coastal erosion.  We have co-ordinated input from engineers RPS, ecologists STRI and Ecology Solutions and prepared an Environmental Statement to Causeway Coast and Glens Council following a scoping engagement with DEARA marine and Fisheries Division.  We secured full planning permission with CCGBC and then a follow up Marine licence with DAERA’s Marine and Licensing Division.  The extended armour was constructed in early 2024.