Great Ormes Head to Scotland SMP22
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMP22_0.01 | For England: Identify potential areas of habitat creation and restoration that could be delivered through Local Nature Recovery Strategies, for Biodiversity Net Gain from development planning, and other initiatives, and align these with the Habitat Compensation and Restoration Programme. | Responsible Authority | Progressing | Medium |
| SMP22_0.02 | For England: Carry out a strategic-level review to ensure the SMP reflects the opportunities to meet objectives set out in the River Basin Management Plan coving the SMP’s Transitional and Coastal Waters. | Coast Protection Authorities | Planned/programmed | Medium |
| SMP22_0.03 | For England: Ensure that local and regional development planning documents take account of SMP policies and flood erosion risks, including the designation of Coastal Change Management Areas where potential, predicted or residual risk from flood, landslip or erosion requires consideration in development consents and future planning. | Coast Protection Authorities | Progressing | Medium |
| SMP22_0.04 | For England: Align terrestrial and marine planning regimes through Integrated Coastal Zone Management. | Marine Management Organisation | Planned/programmed | Medium |
| SMP22_0.05 | For England: Adopt and implement a flood risk management strategy for each North West estuary. | Environment Agency | Planned/programmed | Medium |
| SMP22_0.06 | For England: Undertake estuary wide studies to investigate and identify Managed Realignment opportunities (including regulated tidal exchange (RTE) schemes) in the medium to long term. Model and develop plans to implement where practicable to create a more sustainable defence alignment. | Environment Agency | Planned/programmed | Medium |
| SMP22_0.07 | For England: Develop localised adaptation strategies for locations within the SMP where a transition from one management approach to another will or may be needed, reflecting locally agreed options and triggers for intervention. | Coast Protection Authorities | Progressing | Medium |
| SMP22_0.08 | For England: Review proposals for estuary tidal power schemes, with the option to incorporate a potential scheme into next SMP review. | Environment Agency | Progressing | Medium |
| SMP22_0.09 | For England: Improve the North West’s emergency response by creating a combined regional emergency response plan. | Local Resilience Forum | Progressing | Medium |
| SMP22_0.1 | For England: Use data from Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme and local studies to inform improvements to Environment Agency flood and erosion risk data to support published projections of risk that inform SMP management approaches and coastal strategies. | Regional Coastal Monitoring Centre | Complete | Medium |
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.
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Appendices
- Appendix A - SMP Development
- Appendix B - Stakeholder Development
- Appendix C - Baseline Process Understanding
- Appendix D - SEA Environmental Baseline Report (Theme Review)
- Appendix E - Issues and Objectives Evaluation
- Appendix F - Policy Development and Appraisal
- Appendix G – Policy Scenario Testing
- Appendix H - Economics and Sensitivity
- Appendix I - SEA
- Appendix J - HRA
- Appendix K - WFD
- Appendix L - Metadata and bibliography
About this SMP
This Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) covers the length of coast between Great Orme’s Head in Wales and the Scottish border, including several large estuaries. This area is known as coastal cell 11.
You can read the full SMP document by selecting the Download tab. This SMP was completed in 2011 and received formal adoption and sign off from relevant local authorities and the Environment Agency and Welsh Government.
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:
- Blackpool Council
- Cheshire West & Chester County Council
- Conwy County Borough Council
- Cumberland Council (previously Carlisle City Council, Allerdale Borough Council and Copeland Borough Council)
- Denbighshire County Council
- Flintshire County Council
- Fylde Council
- Lancashire County Council
- Lancaster City Council
- Sefton Council
- West Lancashire Borough Council
- Westmorland & Furness Council (Previously Barrow-in Furness Borough Council and South Lakeland District Council)
- Wirral Council
- Wyre Council
- Environment Agency
- National Trust
- Natural England
- Natural Resources Wales (Formed in April 2013 from the Countryside Council for Wales, Environment Agency Wales, Forestry Commission Wales and some functions from Welsh Government)
- Network Rail
- Nuclear Decommissioning Agency
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
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 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.