A £5 MILLION project to stabilise cliffs along the Clacton and Holland-on-Sea coastline is set to get underway early next year.

Works are needed to address various issues and enhance the cliffs along the stretch, which is currently unstable in several areas and prone to shallow landslides.

Some sections along the Clacton coastline have already had to be closed off due to the movement of the slopes above the promenade.

Tendring Council has been working with contractors Mott MacDonald to assess the options available.

A public exhibition will be held at the Kingscliff Hotel, in Holland-on-Sea, on October 31 from noon and 6pm.

Mick Skeels, Tendring Council’s councillor responsible for leisure and tourism, said the initiative follows on from the successful £36 million coastal protection scheme.

He said: “It is vital we now look at stabilising the cliffs and plans have been drawn up for managing these coastal slopes to reduce the movement and provide protection.

“We held a successful initial event at the Kingscliff last year and about 70 people turned up to ask questions and give their views.

“I hope this next session will be equally well attended and it is a chance for residents to have their say and see what’s on the table.”

Mr Skeels said the latest project has become necessary as the measures put in place in the Fifties and Sixties are now coming to the end of their natural life.

The money for the work has come from the coastal protection scheme completed in October 2015 which came in ahead of time and under budget.

Tendring Council said the works will be carried out with minimal disruption to the public.

It said the scheme will provide cost effective maintenance of the cliffs, will improve public areas and will see the restoration of beach huts.