Teignbridge District Council has recently posted a "Planning Application Notice Affecting The Character And Appearance Of A Conservation Area" regarding the installation of 560 sq. mtrs. galvanised steel rope mesh netting on our cliff face. You may view the documentation and make comments at www.teignbridge.gov.uk/planningonline but any comments must be received by 13 January 2026, […]
With work on filling in the main tunnel with concrete completed, the focus has now turned to the main phase of the cliff works with the netting of the cliff face. Unfortunately, there had been a delay with the planning application as further ecological surveys had to be carried out together with a Biodiversity Net […]
The next AGM is scheduled to take place on Thursday, 27th November 2025 at 10am at The Langstone Cliff Hotel, Mount Pleasant Road, Dawlish Warren, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 0NA. This will be an Appointment General Meeting where the Leaseholders will elect the Directors for the next two years. During September 2023, the Leaseholders of Great […]
After much hard work, lasting several weeks, the balcony ceilings have been refurbished on Floors 1 & 2. The work was carried out by Steve Toney, in addition to few other items that needed attending to, including a new post outside Flat 4. The total cost was approx. £5.5k.
To help understand the condition of the flat roof on top of the Great Cliff building, a roof survey was conducted on 9 April by Langley Waterproofing Systems Ltd, assisted by local contractors, TJ Smith, who provided a cherry-picker. During the survey, it was evident that the rubber based roofing membrane (EPDM Ethylene Propylene Diene […]
With access regained to the rear car park following the tunnel infill works, the gutters, gullies and drains were cleared out by local contractor, TJ Smith Contracting Ltd. This work included removal of a small amount of foliage from the dormer roof areas. The contractor reported that whilst many of gutters were clean, a few […]
Work on filling in the main tunnel with concrete has now been completed, the contractor having first removed the best part of 20 tonnes of rocks and soil which had fallen from the tunnel roof, having been loosened up by tree roots. The final concrete pour took place on Thursday, 17 April 2025. The scaffolding […]
During March 2025, Openreach installed full fibre to the property (FTTP) at Great Cliff. Which is great news if you want speeds up to 10 times faster, and a more reliable broadband connection without buffering and dropouts. The system should be available around the end March 2025 once everything has been fully tested. More information […]
Please note that the AGM will be held on Wednesday, 30th October 2024 at 10.30am at the Marine Tavern, 2 Marine Parade, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 9DJ. The Agenda and Accounts will be issued to the Leasholdersby Crown at the end of September 2024. The Minutes of the Previous AGM held on 30th November 2023, can […]
The wooden posts with ropes have been refurbished at the front of reat Cliff, some of which were well on the way to rotting away! Indeed, the corner post had to be completely replaced. The work was carried out by local handyman, Steve Toney, who has carried out numerous projects at Great Cliff over the […]
On Thursday, 11 July, 2024, the Directors of Great Cliff (Dawlish) Ltd held a site meeting with Richard Rainbow, Drainage & Coastal Manager from Teignbridge District Council. The purpose of the meeting was to clarify TDC's position and action plans, following the recent Cliff Inspection Report from FSL Ltd. Richard confirmed that Planning Permission would […]
Following a cliff fall in early December 2023, a Geotechnical Inspection was carried out on behalf of Teignbridge District Council (TDC) on the 19 March 2024, with the Surveyors Report submitted on 4 June 2024. It appears that the rockfall was caused by an unprecedented period of stormy weather and heavy rain and it is […]