
Coastal defences
Royal Portrush Golf Club
Co. Antrim
Clyde Shanks was appointed to advise Royal Portrush Golf Club on a planning application strategy to secure further protection to its 5th green and 6th 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.