Subsection

Tamar Estuary 16

• Coastal Group: South West

The Tamar Estuary Subsection is split into 10 areas. Their boundaries have been set based on analysis of coastal processes and the character of the shoreline. Select an area to find out more information about it.

• Tamar Estuary - Devil's Point to Tamerton Lake 6C31
• Tamar Estuary - Tamerton Lake to Gunnislake (upper Tamar Estuary East) 6C32
• Tamar Estuary - Gunnislake to Saltash North (upper Tamar Estaury West) 6C33
• Tamar Estuary - Saltash 6C34
• Tamar Estuary - River Lynher (Saltash South to Torpoint North (Jupiter Point)) 6C35
• Tamar Estuary - Torpoint North (Jupiter Point) to Torpoint South (Landing Stage) 6C36
• Tamar Estuary - St John's Lake (Torpoint South (Landing Stage) to Millbrook (Mill Farm)) 6C37
• Tamar Estuary - St John's Lake (Millbrook (Mill Farm) to Millbrook (Hancock's Lake) to Palmer Point) 6C38
• Tamar Estuary - St John's Lake (Millbrook (Hancock's Lake) to Palmer Point) 6C39
• Tamar Estuary - Palmer Point to Mount Edgcumbe (Cremyll) 6C40

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General actions for this subsection

There are no actions generic to the whole of this subsection. For 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.

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

• Action plan (CSV)
• Policies (CSV)

Main report

• Introduction
• Strategic Environmental Assessment
• Basis for Development of the Plan
• The preferred plan
• Policy statement - part 1
• Policy statement - part 2
• Action plan
• Glossary
• References

Appendices

• Appendix A - SMP Development
• Appendix B - Stakeholder Engagement
• Appendix C - Baseline Process Understanding
  • Appendix C - maps
• Appendix D - Sea Environmental Baseline Report
  • Appendix D - Map (overview)
  • Appendix D - Map
• Appendix E - Issues and Objectives Evaluation
• Appendix F - Initial Policy Appraisal and Scenario Development
• Appendix G - Preferred Policy Scenario Testing
• Appendix H - Economic Appraisal and Sensitivity Testing
• Appendix I - Strategic Environmental Assessment Report
• Appendix J - Appropriate Assessment Report
• Appendix K - Water Framework Directive Assessment Report
• Appendix L - Metadata and Bibliographic Databases
• Appendix M - Action Plan Summary Tables

Supporting Documents

• Summary leaflet
• Non-technical summary

About this subsection

This subsection includes a large part of the Tamar Estuary, which is relatively undeveloped inland but becomes more heavily populated as it meets Plymouth Sound.

Key urban areas include the western areas of Plymouth, which includes the naval dockyards as well as marinas and other leisure businesses, residential areas, transport links and light industry. Saltash and Torpoint are the other key settlements in this area, with occasional smaller settlements such as Southdown and Wilcove punctuating the coast. Rail, road, and wastewater treatment infrastructure all cross or sit near to shoreline locations. St John’s lake and the Tamar creek at Anderton provide naturally sheltered areas for inter-tidal mudflat and salt marsh to develop.

This subsection has several designations including the Plymouth Sound and Estuaries Special Area of Conservation for internationally important wildlife. The Tamar Estuaries Complex is also legally protected in this way.

Related links

• Coastal Group Website
• Coastal Handbook
• National Coast Monitoring
• Flood and coastal erosion risk management: current schemes and strategies
• Designated Sites View