a nominal ground rent of £1. About half are permanent residents. Knipe Point landslide Three homes were demolished in 2008 after an ancient landslide was re-activated due to a prolonged season of heavy rain. To see photos of the demolition click here. The landslipping behaviour was investigated through a ground investigation and a geomorphological assessment, which identified groundwater movements through the coastal slope as the critical control on triggering of events. There is a great deal of speculation, including suggestions that the site has been affected by the building of a new bypass or that the construction of extensions to the bungalows triggered the failure. On 15 December 2009 Defra announced that it was awarding Pathfinder Status to Scarborough Borough Council to enable it to add to its programme of work a means of exploring new approaches to planning for, and managing, adaptation to coastal change in partnership with the Knipe Point Drive community. This will run until spring 2011. Landslide report References External links Landslide at Knipe Point, Cayton Bay, North Yorkshire British Geological Survey Dave's Landslide Blog Blogspot Knipe Point in the Media Landslip homes torn down as bulldozers move in to Cayton Bay - April 2008 Yorkshire Post Landslide leaves homes on the edge of a cliff - April 2008 Telegraph Homes teeter on seaside land slip - April 2008 BBC Homes on edge - April 2008 Scarborough Evening News Landslip: homes should never have been built - April 2008 Scarborough Evening News Villages in North Yorkshire Borough of Scarborough Populated coastal places in North Yorkshire Landslides in the United Kingdom Headlands of North Yorkshire Landslides in 2008