The coast in Southwold area is the responsibility of East Suffolk Council and the Environment agency. There seems to be a bunch of committees with fingers in the pie. The main policies for the Coast appear to be to to divide it into sections which are regularly monitored. There is then a Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) to deal with coastal issues. Southwold is covered by SMP7. The Policies within these plans can best be summarised as Take no action Hold the line Managed