Anchor Head to Lavernock Point SMP19
General actions for this SMP
This shows the actions generic to the whole of this SMP. For further actions relating to specific locations, select an area on the map above or use the postcode/location search and click on the Action Plan tab.
All actions are subject to funding and approval, often by other parties than the Lead Organisation shown.
| Reference Number | Action Description | Action Lead Organisation | Action Progress Status | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.01 | Undertake a ‘Future Estuary’ study using wave monitoring data to determine the requirement for any adjustments to the SMP boundary with consideration of how the changing upstream tidal extent may be affected by climate change. | EA | Complete | |
| 0.02 | Undertake a study of the impacts of storm surges on flood risk in the SMP area, including how climate change may alter storm surges. | EA/NRW | ||
| 0.03 | Undertake a study of sediment transport mechanisms within the SMP area to inform future management approaches. | EA/NRW | Complete | |
| 0.04 | Create internal stakeholder groups / distribution lists for flood risk management. | SECG | Complete | |
| 0.06 | SMP2 disseminated to all Local Authority planners. | SECG | ||
| 0.1 | Review the economic value of agricultural land at flood/erosion risk within the SMP. | EA/NRW | ||
| 0.15 | Review SMP and Action Plan based on feedback and comments gathered during the sign off process. | SECG |
Download SMP documents
The information on this website represents the current SMP management approaches adopted by the local authorities within its area, and current actions needed to deliver them. These management approaches have been approved by the Environment Agency under its Strategic Overview for coastal flood and erosion risk management and are considered to be local policy.
The documents below provide the full SMP adopted locally and approved by the Environment Agency at the time of publication. Some of the information has changed in response to new government policy, new evidence or new work identified.
Data on this page
Appendices
- Appendix A - Development of the SMP
- Appendix B - Stakeholder engagement and consultation
- Appendix C - Baseline understanding
- Appendix D - Theme review
- Appendix E - Issues and features
- Appendix F - Policy development and appraisal
- Appendix G - Preferred management approach testing
- Appendix H - Economics
- Appendix I – Section A – SEA
- Appendix I – Section B – HRA
- Appendix I – Section Annexes – Policy and Plan Review
- Appendix J - WFD assessment
- Appendix K - Metadata and bibliographic database
About this SMP
This Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) covers the length of the Severn Estuary coastline between Anchor Head to Lavernock Point in Wales.
You can read the full SMP document by selecting the Download tab. This SMP was completed in 2010 and received formal adoption and sign off from relevant local authorities and the Environment Agency.
Managing shorelines in this area
The SMP for this area presents agreed approaches to managing the risk of coastal flooding and erosion at the shoreline and in estuaries over the short, medium, and long term, considering the implications of climate change.
In some locations, the approaches set out in the SMP change over time, for example from holding the current shoreline position with defences to realigning it or allowing the coast to change more naturally.
The SMP shows where this may affect people, property or the natural environment and the action plan includes measures to manage the local effects of coastal change. Local development planning can then be used to help avoid or address these effects, for example by identifying where new or relocated buildings can be built and defining any conditions to promote safety or sustainability. More localised Coastal Strategies may also be developed to identify how the approach in the SMP should be funded and implemented in more detail. You can find these under the Related Links tab for the SMP.
The objectives of the SMP can be found in the national SMP Guidance document (Volume 1, section 2.1). In summary, they are to identify preferred approaches for:
- managing flood and erosion risk to existing properties and other assets
- identifying approaches that are economically, technically and environmentally sustainable
- protecting and enhancing the natural features and character of the coast through these approaches where possible
Managing inland flood risk
To find out more about managing future flood risk inland, see the Flood Risk Management Plan.
Developing this SMP
The group that developed and agreed this SMP included:
- Bristol City Council
- Cardiff Council
- Forest of Dean District Council
- Gloucestershire County Council
- Monmouthshire County Council
- Newport City Council
- North Somerset Council
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Stroud District Council
- Vale of Glamorgan Council
- Welsh Government (WG) (Previously Welsh Assembly Government (WAG))
- Defra
- Environment Agency
- Natural England
- Natural Resources Wales (Formed in April 2013 from Countryside Council for Wales, Environment Agency Wales, Forestry Commission Wales, and some functions from Welsh Government)
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
- Caldicot & Wentlooge and Lower Severn Internal Drainage Board (IDB). Now also part of Natural Resources Wales.
The group consulted the public and engaged with a range of stakeholders interested in the area’s coastal management while developing this SMP. The SMP was approved by the Environment Agency and Welsh Government and and formally adopted by each local authority. You can find further details of how the group developed the SMP in Appendix B of the document. This can be found by selecting the Download tab.