Find a Shoreline Management Plan

Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs) identify the most sustainable approach for managing the risk from coastal flooding and erosion over the short (0 to 20 years), medium (20 to 50 years) and long (50 to 100) term.

Local authorities and the Environment Agency have led the development of these plans, working together in regional Coastal Groups.

Help

• What are Shoreline Management Plans and who is involved?
• Updating and changing Shoreline Management Plans
• Shoreline Management Plans and local development planning
• Shoreline Management Plans and the natural environment

Select a Shoreline Management Plan

• Scottish Border to the River Tyne SMP1

  Northumberland and North Tyneside

• The Tyne to Flamborough Head SMP2

  South Tyneside to the Tees and North Yorkshire

• Flamborough Head to Gibraltar Point SMP3

  East Riding of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

• Gibraltar Point to Hunstanton SMP4

  The Wash

• Hunstanton to Kelling Hard SMP5

  North Norfolk

• Kelling Hard to Lowestoft SMP6

  Norfolk

• Lowestoft to Felixstowe SMP7

  Suffolk

• Essex and South Suffolk SMP8

  Essex and South Suffolk

• River Medway and Swale Estuary SMP9

  Medway and Swale

• Isle of Grain to South Foreland SMP10

  Northern Kent

• South Foreland to Beachy Head SMP11

  Southern Kent

• Beachy Head to Selsey Bill SMP12

  East Sussex and the South Downs

• Selsey Bill to Hurst Spit SMP13

  North Solent

• Isle of Wight SMP14

  Isle of Wight

• Hurst Spit to Durlston Head SMP15

  Poole and Christchurch Bays

• Durlston Head to Rame Head SMP16

  South Devon and Dorset

• Rame Head to Hartland Point SMP17

  Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

• Hartland Point to Anchor Head SMP18

  North Devon and Somerset

• Anchor Head to Lavernock Point SMP19

  Severn Estuary

• Great Ormes Head to Scotland SMP22

  North West England and North Wales

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Coastal Groups

There are 7 Coastal Groups (CGs) in England. Select a group to see the Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs) that they look after.

• North East CG1

  St Abb's Head to Gibraltar Point

• East Anglia CG2

  Gibraltar Point to Thames Barrier

• South East CG3

  Thames Barrier to Selsey Bill

• Southern CG4

  Selsey Bill to Portland Bill

• South West CG5

  Portland Bill to Hartland Point

• Severn Estuary CG6

  Hartland Point to St Govan’s Head

• North West and North Wales CG7

  Great Orme’s Head to Solway Firth

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For SMPs in Wales, visit the Welsh Shoreline Management Site. The SMPs for the Severn Estuary (19) and North West (22) include summary SMP information for Welsh SMP units. This information is provided by Natural Resources Wales and the relevant Coastal Group.