Major works to tackle historical pollution on the coast at Lynemouth are set to start in the coming months. 
 

At this stage they remain on track to start this summer, with all but one of the necessary regulatory consents having now been secured and the outcome of the final waste processing licence application to the EA expected imminently. 
 

And the area’s MP is due to visit the site to see for herself the scale of the planned project works to remove decades worth of historic waste deposits. 
 

The Council has allocated £5m to undertake the works on its land to clean up this stretch of coastline and stop harmful deposits and waste leaching into the sea in this area. 
 

Work is continuing with the Environment Agency to finalise licence agreements and in the meantime work's been underway to remove material where permissible.   
 

So far around 750 cubic metres of waste which couldn’t be re-instated has been excavated and disposed of.   
 

And council teams continue to visit weekly to monitor and remove material from the beach where able and safe to do so.  
 

Later this month Berwick MP Anne-Marie Trevelyan will be having a tour of the site alongside Cabinet members and local councillors to see the extent of the planned work. 
 

Councillor John Riddle, Cabinet Member for Local Services, said: “This major scheme has been a long-time in the planning but we’re hopeful the start of the main works is now near. 
 

"It’s a very technical project involving a number of agencies and we also have to carefully consider the ecological and environmental constraints of working in a sensitive habitat before we can actually start removing the historic waste deposits. 
 

“We’re looking forward to explaining the scheme in detail to the local MP when she visits.” 
 

Local ward county councillors Scott Dickinson and Liz Dunn said: “We are pleased to see more progress, we have always championed the work and continued to ensure it's at the forefront of thought as it's such a critical issue to be dealt with which will prevent further ecological disaster and benefit local people.” 
 

Berwick MP Anne-Marie Trevelyan said: “It is a credit to all involved that we have a solution to this complex and long-running issue at Lynemouth.