Pathfinder is an initiative set up by the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) which provides a fund to enable Local Authorities to explore new ways of responding to the challenges faced by coastal communities. The fund is available to help affected communities adapt to the impacts of coastal change, it is not intended to be used for coast protection.

NNDC has been awarded £3 million for a wide range of pathfinder projects, which have wide support from local, regional and national organisations. The award was the largest in the country and Defra were particularly keen on the projects relating to support for local business and tourism infrastructure, the removal of dereliction and investigating coastal heritage.

Information on the individual projects can be accessed from the Pathfinder Projects list on the left.  Alternatively a summary of the projects and the objectives are also available.  General information about the programme of projects can be found in the Programme Initiation Document.

 

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