Easton Broad to Dunwich Cliffs 3
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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
- Aid to Navigation (showing how the sections of the SMP fit together)
- Executive Summary
- Section 1 - Introduction
- Section 2 - Environmental Assessment
- Section 3 - Basis for Development of the Plan
- Section 4 - Policy Development Zones
- Section 5 - Summary of Preferred Plan and Implications
- Section 6 - Policy Summary
- Section 7 - Action Plan
Subsection reports
Appendices
- Appendix A - SMP Development
- Appendix B - Key Stakeholder Consulation Report
- Appendix B - Public Consultation Report
- Appendix B - Stakeholder Engagement
- Appendix C - Baseline Processes
Appendix C - Annex 1 - Coastal Change Maps:
- Appendix D - Natural and Built Environment Baseline
- Appendix E - Features Issues and Objectives
- Appendix F - Strategic Environmental Assessment
- Appendix G - Scenario Testing
- Appendix H - Economic Assessment
- Appendix I- Estuaries Assessment
- Appendix J - Appropriate Assessment
- Appendix K - Metadatabase and Bibliography
- Appendix L - Water Framework Directive Assessment
Changes and addendums
About this subsection
This subsection of the SMP extends from the cliffs at Easton Lane down to and including the northern section of cliffs at Dunwich. It includes the undefended cliffs of Easton Bavents which provide sediment that drifts down the coast towards Southwold. The area lies within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Southwold’s defences, starting at the car park north of the town, protect the town and its associated business and tourism assets. They also affect the southward transport of sediment to Southwold beach and the mouth of the River Blyth. The mouth of the Blyth Estuary at Walberswick Harbour is managed to maintain its position, with an accumulation of sand at the northern side. The SMP includes the Blyth Estuary to the point where it is crossed by the A12.
The area also includes the natural shingle bank in front of Walberswick and Dingle marshes, and the village of Dunwich. This entire stretch of shoreline, and much of the varied mixture of habitats behind it, is legally protected for its internationally important wildlife.