Dredging work at Scarborough Harbour has seen "good progress" after operations resumed in December, but concerns have been raised about Whitby.
North Yorkshire Council received a dredging licence in December after several months of delay. The Council says that since work resumed, a wide parallel channel has been opened for safe navigation in the harbour entrance and a large sandbank has also been removed from the rear of the 12-metre berths.
The operations continued "notwithstanding the recent storms, strong winds and rough sea conditions, all of which prevent dredging".
At a full Council meeting this week, Whitby councillor Neil Swannick raised questions about the dredging progress in the town noting the continued build-up in the harbour. He requested an update on when the licensing issues might be resolved, for the benefit of harbour users and the public:
Councillor Mark Crane, the executive member for harbours, responded that the council is "very hopeful that we will get it within the next month or so" with regards to the Whitby dredging licence:
As of Friday, the dredging licence application for Whitby Harbour is still in progress, "and is awaiting the result of the sediment sampling".


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