Charmouth 6A18
Summary management approach
Maintain the short length of sea wall and promenade until the end of their life, while developing adaptation measures to transition to No Active Intervention and the implacts of coastal change that will have on some parts of Charmouth. Within the River Char, a Managed Realignment approach will be adopted to allow defences to be realigned to provide protection against future flood risk to the area of Charmouth not directly impacted by coastal change.The 2011 Pathfinder Project together with the more recent Foreshore and Beach Management Plans produced by Charmouth Parish Council should provide basis for planning and guiding community-led elements of transistion and adaptation.
Generic approach assigned to this unit
Management approaches depend on funding and relevant approvals and permissions. Adaptation to coastal change may be needed. If defences are present, some risk from flooding, erosion or ground instability may remain.
Time periods (short (0 to 20 years), medium (20 to 50 years) and long (50 to 100)) are approximate and do not signify precise dates of management transitions.
0 to 20 years (2005 to 2025)
HL3Hold the lineRepair not replace
Where protection is currently provided by coastal defence structures that might be maintained or repaired if funding allows, but not replaced if they fail or reach the end of their design life.
20 to 50 years (2025 to 2055)
NI3No active interventionCease to maintain
Where defences are present, but it would be technically, economically, or environmentally unsustainable to maintain them.
50 to 100 years (2055 to 2105)
NI3No active interventionCease to maintain
Where defences are present, but it would be technically, economically, or environmentally unsustainable to maintain them.
Neighbouring units
The following units are within 1km of this one:
Protected sites
This area of coastline is not in or near a special protection area.
Data last updated: 2024-04-17
View Special Protection Area on the Data Services PlatformThis area of coastline is in or near an area of outstanding natural beauty.
Data last updated: 2024-06-29
View Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the Data Services PlatformThis area of coastline is in or near 2 special conservation areas.
Data last updated: 2024-04-17
View Special Area of Conservation on the Data Services PlatformThis area of coastline is not in or near a ramsar wetland area.
Data last updated: 2024-04-03
View Ramsar Site on the Data Services PlatformThere are no scheduled monuments near this area of coastline.
Data last updated: 2024-04-03
View Scheduled Monument on the Data Services PlatformThis area of coastline is not in or near a local nature reserve.
Data last updated: 2024-06-29
View Local Nature Reserve on the Data Services PlatformThere is a site of special scientific interest near this area of coastline.
Data last updated: 2024-08-31
View Site of Special Scientific Interest on the Data Services PlatformThis area of coastline is not in or near a national nature reserve.
Data last updated: 2024-06-29
View National Nature Reserve on the Data Services PlatformThere are no marine conservation zones near this area of coastline.
Data last updated: 2024-04-03
View Marine Conservation Zone on the Data Services PlatformActions for this unit
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 |
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16.088 | Consider splitting this unit into one unit for the western cliffed stretch with an No Active Intervention policy and a separate unit covering the river frontages with a Managed Realignment approach. | Pending agreement | Not yet started | Medium-high |
16.087 | Reinvigorate the 2011 Defra-funded Coastal Adaptation Pathfinder engagement to ensure all affected are aware of the increasing erosion risk and to explain why defence works would not be permitted. The Pathfinder project has already identified the need to develop an adaptation plan and trigger levels for action which should now be progressed to help the community adjust to future coastal change. | Dorset Council | Not yet started | Medium |
16.090 | Engage with key stakeholders and the local community to begin to develop adaptation plans for the medium to long term coastal change along this shoreline. This could possibly be assisted by the Jurassic Coast Pathfinder Project completed in 2011, and the West Dorset, Weymouth & Portland Coastal Risk Planning Guide produced in 2013. | Dorset Council | Not yet started | Medium |
16.029 | Ensure SMP management approaches and their delivery supports the Management Objectives of the Dorset & East Devon's United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site, as set out in the Jurassic Coast Partnership Plan. Engage with the Jurassic Coast Trust and follow UNESCO best practice for considering the potential impacts of activities on the Site's Outstanding Universal Value (OUV). This will include undertaking impact assessments specific to the World Heritage Site, supported by stakeholder consultation and consideration of mitigation/compensation. | Pending agreement | Progressing | Medium-low |
16.030 | Update the 2012 SCOPAC Sediment Transport Study (STS) to include new Channel Coastal Observatory baseline data captured in 2022/23. | Standing Conference on Problems Associated with the Coastline | Not yet started | Medium-low |
16.085 | Carry out a study to investigate the effects of SMP management approaches on the historic features present and consider mitigation measures and/or recording as appropriate. | Pending agreement | Not yet started | Low |
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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 Process Understanding
- Appendix D - Sea Environmental Baseline Report
- 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