Flamborough Head to Gibraltar Point SMP3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z21 | Amend SMP document in line with changes identified through the SMP Healthcheck process and where changes have previously been agreed (e.g. new defence/ coast alignments, updated text with revised strategy/ scheme names, amend PU name Viking Gas Terminal (as no longer there) and includes latest monitoring and studies underway). | East Riding of Yorkshire Council | Not yet started | Medium-high |
| Z2 | Continue consultation with key stakeholders and general public in the period up to the third generation SMP (progress of action plan; conveying messages around flood and erosion risk, potential coastal change). | All SMP Partners | Progressing | Medium |
| Z4 | 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. | East Riding of Yorkshire Council / Environment Agency | Progressing | Medium |
| Z4.1 | Carry out a strategic-level review of the Habitats Regulations Assessment of the SMP to ensure it reflects any changes made to the Plan’s management intent or impacts of existing management intent on newly designated protected European Sites. | Pending Agreement | Not yet started | Medium |
| Z4.2 | Update the Strategic Environmental Assessment for the SMP to ensure it reflects any changes made to the Plan’s management intent or impacts of existing management intent on Highly Protected Marine Areas, Marine Conservation Zones and SSSIs. | Pending Agreement | Not yet started | Medium |
| Z4.3 | 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. | Pending Agreement | Not yet started | Medium |
| Z4.4 | 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. | Pending Agreement | Progressing | Medium |
| Z13 | EA regional monitoring programmes should be continued with particular focus on complex behaviour of Spurn, Lincolnshire Beach nourishment monitoring and behaviour of Gibraltar Point. | East Riding of Yorkshire Council - Holderness; environment Agency - South Bank | Progressing | Medium |
| Z19 | ERYC monitoring programme should be continued with particular focus on outflanking of Holderness defences and erosion rates of Holderness cliffs. | East Riding of Yorkshire Council | Progressing | Medium |
| Z20 | Partners to embed coastal change as part of climate change adaptation into their decision making and policy making. | Environment Agency | Progressing | Medium |
| Z1 | Establish effective governance structures to ensure implementation of SMP policies and actions. This will ensure formal tracking of the SMP’s Action Plan and will also be essential in ensuring that findings of specific studies/monitoring are communicated and inform planning policy. | East Riding of Yorkshire Council | Progressing | Medium-low |
| Z3 | Formalise linkages / liaison between the SMP and the Humber 2100+ Strategy to ensure the SMP influences future development of the Humber 2100+ Strategy. | Environment Agency | Progressing | Medium-low |
| Z7 | Monitoring of impacts of continuing to Hold the Line on landscape and tourism assets for all policy units where Hold the Line is the preferred policy. | East Riding of Yorkshire Council, North East Lincolnshire Council, Lincolnshire Count Council, East Lindsey District Council | Progressing | Medium-low |
| Z8 | Undertake detailed strategy level studies to define standards of flood protection where the SMP indicates that the intent of management is to hold the line or managed realignment. | Environment Agency | Progressing | Medium-low |
| Z12 | Development, monitoring and review of emergency response plans to prepare for extreme events that exceed standards of protection. | Local Resilience Forum | Progressing | Medium-low |
| Z15 | Continue with improvements to flood risk maps and inundation modelling to provide improved flood warning service. | Environment Agency | Progressing | Medium-low |
| Z17 | Continue lobbying of central government to request further independent studies into offshore dredging and its potential to impact physical processes at the coast. | East Riding of Yorkshire Council | Progressing | Medium-low |
| Z5 | High level study to clarify the importance of agricultural land for food security in relation to habitat requirements. | Defra | Progressing | Low |
| Z6 | Identify potential opportunities for habitat compensation and defence sustainability through the Habitat Compensation and Restoration Plan. | Environment Agency | Progressing | Low |
| Z10 | Study the role of a Hold the Line Policy for policy units on the Holderness Coast in relation to the potential for sediment supply to be affected in the Humber and beyond. | Environment Agency | On hold | Low |
| Z11 | Undertake work to improve interface between the planning system (terrestrial and marine) and SMP. | Local Planning Authorities | Progressing | Low |
| Z16 | Periodically review and update Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (RCZAS) for Yorkshire and Lincolnshire | Historic England | Progressing | Low |
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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Main report
Non-technical Summary
About this SMP
This Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) covers the coastline between Flamborough Head in East Yorkshire to Gibraltar Point in Lincolnshire.
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:
- East Lindsey District Council
- East Riding of Yorkshire Council
- Lincolnshire County Council
- North-East Lincolnshire Council
- Defra
- English Heritage
- Environment Agency
- National Farmers Union
- Natural England
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 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.