Point Spaniard to Clodgy Point PDZ9
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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
- Chapter 1 - Introduction
- Chapter 2 - Environmental Assessment
- Chapter 3 - Basis for the Plan
Chapter 4 - Management Units:
- Introduction to the management units
- PDZ1 - Pencarrow Head to Gribbin Head - Introduction
- MA1 - Rame Head to Downderry
- MA2 - Downderry and Seaton
- MA3 - Seaton to Pencarrow Head
- PDZ2 - Pencarrow Head to Gribbin Head - Introduction
- MA4 - Pencarrow Head to Gribbin Head
- MA5 - Fowey Estuary (above Mixtow) inc tributaries
- PDZ3 - Gribbin Head to Black Head - Introduction
- MA6 - Gribbin Head to Par Docks
- MA7 - Par Docks to Black Head
- PDZ4 - Black Head to Zone Point - Introduction
- MA8 - Black Head to Dodman Point
- MA9 - Veryan Bay
- MA10 - Gerrans Bay
- PDZ5 - Zone Point to Nare Point - Introduction
- MA11 - Lower Fal
- MA12 - Upper Fal
- MA13 - Pendennis Point to Rosemullion Head
- MA14 - Helford
- PDZ6 - Lizard (Nare Point to Baulk Head - Gunwalloe) - Introduction
- MA15 - Lizard East (Nare Point to Lizard Point)
- MA16 - Lizard West (Lizard Point to Baulk Head)
- PDZ7 - Mounts Bay East (Baulk Head (Gunwalloe) to Marazion) - Introduction
- MA17 - Baulk Head to Trewavas Head
- MA18 - Trewavas Head to The Greeb
- PDZ8 - Mounts Bay West (The Greeb to Point Spaniard (Inc Marazion and St Michael’s Mount - Introduction
- MA19 - Marazion to Longrock
- MA20 - Longrock to Penzance
- MA21 - Penzance and Newlyn (Albert Pier to Sandy Cove)
- MA22 - Mousehole (Sandy Cove breakwater - Point Spaniard)
- PDZ9 - Penwith Peninsula (Point Spaniard to Clodgy Point) - Introduction
- MA23 - Point Spaniard to Land’s End
- MA24 - Land’s End to Clodgy Point (St Ives)
- PDZ10 - Clodgy Point to Godrevy Point - Introduction
- MA25 - Clodgy Point to Porthminster Point
- MA26 - Porthminster Point to Hayle Estuary
- MA27 - Hayle Estuary
- MA28 - Black Cliff to Godrevy Point
- PDZ11 - North Cliffs (Godrevy Point - Pentire Point West) Introduction
- MA29 - Godrevy Point to St Agnes Head
- MA30 - St Agnes Head to Pentire Point West
- PDZ12 - Newquay (Pentire Point West - Trevelgue Head) Introduction
- MA31 - Fistral Bay and Crantock
- MA32 - Newquay Bay
- PDZ13 - Trevelgue Head to Stepper Point - Introduction
- MA33 - Trevelgue Head to Trevose Head
- MA34 - Trevose Head to Stepper Point
- PDZ14 - Camel Estuary (Stepper Point to Pentire Point) - Introduction
- MA35 - Camel Estuary (Stepper Point to Trebetherick Point)
- MA36 - Trebetherick Point to Pentire Point
- PDZ15 - Pentire Point to Wanson Mouth - Introduction
- MA37 - Pentire Point to Boscastle
- MA38 - Boscastle to Wanson Mouth
- PDZ16 - Widemouth & Bude (Wanson Mouth to Lower Sharpnose Point) - Introduction
- MA39 - Wanson Mouth to Higher Longbeak
- MA40 - Higher Longbeak to Lower Sharpnose Point
- PDZ17 - Lower Sharpnose Point to Hartland Point - Introduction
- MA41 - Lower Sharpnose Point to Hartland Point
- PDZ18 - Isles of Scilly - Introduction
- MA42 - St Mary’s
- MA43 - St Martin’s
- MA44 - Tresco
- MA45 - Bryher
- MA46 - St Agnes and Gugh
Chapter 5 – Summary of Preferred Plan Introduction:
- Chapter 6 - Action plan
- Glossary
- Acknowledgements
Appendices
- Appendix A – SMP Development
- Appendix B – Stakeholder Engagement
- Appendix C - Baseline
- Appendix D – Theme Review Final Report
- Appendix E – Issues and Objectives
Appendix F - SEA:
- Appendix G – Scenario Testing
Appendix H - Economic Appraisal:
Appendix I - HRA:
- Appendix A Cornwall And Ios Smp2 Appropriate Assessment 1
- Appendix B Sssi Condition Tables
- Appendix D Hr01
- Appendix E Hr02
- Hra Appendix C1 Pdz10 Assessment Tablesv2 Submitted
- Hra Appendix C1 Pdz11 Assessment Tablesv2 Submitted
- Hra Appendix C1 Pdz12 Assessment Tablesv2 Submitted
- Hra Appendix C1 Pdz13 Assessment Tablesv2 Submitted
- Hra Appendix C1 Pdz14 Assessment Tablesv2 Submitted
- Hra Appendix C1 Pdz16 Assessment Tablesv2 Submitted
- Hra Appendix C1 Pdz18 Assessment Tablesv2 Submitted
- Hra Appendix C1 Pdz1 Assessment Tablesv2 Submitted
- Hra Appendix C1 Pdz2 Assessment Tablesv2 Submitted
- Hra Appendix C1 Pdz3 Assessment Tablesv2 Submitted
- Hra Appendix C1 Pdz4 Assessment Tablesv2 Submitted
- Hra Appendix C1 Pdz5 Assessment Tablesv2 Submitted
- Hra Appendix C1 Pdz6 Assessment Tablesv2 Submitted
- Hra Appendix C1 Pdz7 Assessment Tablesv2 Submitted
- Hra Appendix C1 Pdz8 Assessment Tablesv2 Submitted
- Hra Appendix C1 Pdz9 Assessment Tablesv2 Submitted
- Appendix J - Water framework Assessment
- Appendix K - GIS Data
- Appendix L - Adoption
About this subsection
This sub-section of the SMP comprises around 55km of open coast extending right around the Land’s End peninsula. It is split into 5 smaller local shoreline management units.
This section of coast encompasses the most western tip of the Cornish Peninsula and includes Land’s End and Cape Cornwall, the two most westerly points. The area is very rural, with a few scattered settlements mainly set back from the immediate frontage of hard rocky sea cliffs, much of which are formed of ancient, weathered granite. The shoreline is extremely exposed to the dominant Atlantic wave climate and weather systems. The rugged cliffs and inaccessibility reflect the wild and unspoilt nature of the coastline, within which small communities have worked to survive on traditional activities of fishing and mining and more latterly through tourism. Agriculture is also a very important aspect of the rural economy in this part of Cornwall and in many places, this extends to the cliff edge.
Whitesand Bay is the most significant area of beach but a number of other small beaches are found at Pednvounder, Percella Cove, Porthcurno, Porth Chapel, Porthgwarra, Nanjizal, Portheras, Porthmeor, Treen and Porthglaze, where small streams enter the sea through steep-sided valleys.
Risks to development are proportionately low in line with the very limited presence of assets and property. In addition, the very resistant granite cliff geology which dominates the area dictates that erosion rates on the whole are lower than most other parts of the Cornish coast. In the storms of 2014, part of the breakwater at Lamorna Cove was damaged/lost. Flood risk is minimal, including in the main settlement at Sennen Cove.
The area is very highly designated and protected for natural and cultural heritage, and landscape. The Land’s End and Cape Bank Special Area of Protection, the Runnel Stone Marine Conservation Zone and a number of Sites of Special Scientific Interest, protect the coastline and its habitats. A large section of the coast, centred around Botallack, is designated as part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. Additionally, the entire sub-section is designated as Heritage Coast and as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The overarching management principle is therefore to allow the natural evolution of the coast, to support the multiple objectives of the numerous designations, whilst also supporting the coastal communities in the area and their adaptation to coastal change. Supporting tourist amenities (and particularly those associated with the World Heritage Site features) is important in assisting the adaption of communities.
The National Heritage Coast objectives are felt to appropriately define the key values and management principles. In summary these are to conserve the natural environment, facilitate the public’s enjoyment and appreciation of the area, maintain the health of the inshore waters and beaches, and to take account of the needs of agriculture and fishing, and of the economic and social needs of the small communities. It is intended that broadly speaking, the management intents for each of the smaller units contained within this sub-section should work together in combination, to enable delivery of these strategic objectives for the wider area, alongside their primary purpose of describing a locally sustainable approach for each individual location.