Brean Down to Anchor Head 11
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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.
Data on this page
Main report
Appendices
- Appendix A - SMP Development
- Appendix B - Stakeholder Engagement
- Appendix C - Baseline Processes
- Appendix D - SEA Environmental Baseline Report (Theme Review)
- Appendix E - Issues Objectives
- Appendix F - Initial Policy Appraisal
- Appendix G - Preferred Policies Summary
- Appendix H - Economic Sensitivity
- Appendix I - SEA
- Appendix J - Appropriate Assessment
- Appendix K - WFD
- Appendix L - Metadata Bibliography
- Appendix M - Action Plan Tables
About this subsection
This subsection of the SMP extends 7km from the significant promontory of Brean Down to Anchor Head where Birnbeck Island lies a hundred meters from the coast. Brean Down headland acts as a control point that shelters the mouth of the River Axe and Weston Bay to its north. Weston-super-Mare is an important seaside resort with wide sandy beaches. It is a popular tourist destination with many traditional seaside attractions and a range of local businesses and services.
The River Axe forms part of the Severn Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Protection Area for Birds, Special Area of Conservation and Ramsar site. Brean Down is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty form a backdrop to Weston-super-Mare with access into the Bleadon Hills. There is one Scheduled Monument near the River Axe.