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One of Britain's iconic views is saved

For more than 200 years the coastguard cottages at Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex, have perched on a clifftop overlooking the English Channel. Built during the Napoleonic era the cottages attract millions of visitors each year and are known the world over after featuring in countless feature films, pop videos, and TV programmes. But for decades they have been under threat from rising coastal erosion and, despite the construction of a sea wall 80 years ago, the buildings are slowly being undermined by the sea. Now planners have thrown the historic cottages a lifeline after passing ambitious plans to build new sea defences. South Downs National Park Authority approved plans for a new wall that will surround the cliff face below the cottages and aims to provide protection for at least 85 years.