THE controversial flood prevention wall across the foreshore at Shaldon, will now be lower.The Environment Agency suddenly withdrew a planning application for the £8.5 million scheme, after new data suggested that rising tide levels will probably not be as high as at first believed.A revised application is now being submitted to Teignbridge planners, and the wall will be 275 mm lower across the whole of the scheme.Some residents complained that the original wall was too high, and would be an eyesore.A spokesman for the agency said that during its review the concerns of the public and landowners about the height of the wall were taken into account.'It was important for us to consider the improved data, and its impact on the scheme, despite the delay.'We have found we can lower the wall, and still provide effective tidal defences for the village. Otherwise, the scheme is largely unchanged, and we hope it will be more acceptably to the community.'Our engineers have been working hard behind the scenes on the data and revisions, and we would like to thank everybody for their patience.'The scheme goes to the planners next month, and, if approved, work will start early next year. There will be some preparatory work in the village.A similar flood scheme across the river at Teignmouth is also being considered, and the latest findings of the agency will be made public in July.