More than 1,200 people made their views known about plans to tackle flood and erosion in West Sussex.

About 1,000 residents visited four exhibitions on the draft Pagham to East Head coastal defence strategy between May and August.

More than 200 residents also gave their comments separately.

The Environment Agency predicts that thousands of properties in low-lying areas could be affected by rising sea levels within the next century.

It said the feedback would be used to shape its final proposals to manage flood and erosion risks between Pagham Harbour and West Wittering, West Sussex, over the next 100 years.

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