FLOOD defences across the whole of the Maldon district are to be maintained in a new Shoreline Management Plan, protecting thousands of acres.
But farmers and landowners remain concerned for the future.
They feel they have not had enough of a say on the long-term threat of the encroaching sea. (more…)
People living on the East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire coast are being asked to help shape a new strategy to cope with coastal flooding and erosion.
The coastline from Flamborough Head in East Yorkshire to Gibraltar Point in Lincolnshire is to be the subject of a new shoreline management plan.
The draft plan outlines the risks posed by erosion and climate change to homes, coastal defences and wildlife habitats.
Public consultations are taking place until 5 February at various locations. (more…)
New proposals to give local communities a greater say in what is done to protect them from the risks of flooding and coastal erosion have been announced today.
Defra and the Environment Agency have published a consultation on a new national flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy for England which aims to allow greater local involvement in planning and prioritising flood defences.
Outlining the new approach at the Environment Agency Annual Conference and Association of British Insurers Flooding Conference, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman said:
“Last week in Cornwall I saw for myself the devastating impact of flooding on families and businesses alike.
“With more extreme weather patterns predicted in the future, this new strategy will give communities and businesses more power to influence how they are protected, because local involvement means plans and funding can be specifically prioritised and tailored.” (more…)
Following on from our report last week that the Ventnor Town Council were requesting an extension to the deadline for comments on the Shoreline Management Plan, we hear further news today.
Firstly, we hear that the National Association for Local Councils (NALC) are investigating whether they can take legal action to put an injunction on the Isle of Wight council. Their aim is to have the deadline for comments extended by two weeks from 23 October. We’ll let you know once we hear more on that.
Consultation exhibition in Ventnor
We also hear that most of the travelling exhibition for the draft Shoreline Management Plan 2 is now situated in the foyer area of the Winter Gardens, on show for any local residents who did not make it along to any of the other Islandwide consultation days.Appeal from reader for Islanders to act
In addition, we received an email from a VB reader this afternoon which, given the importance of the subject, we thought we’d share with you. We believe it has been sent widely around the Island, so you may have already seen it and joined the Facebook group mentioned at the bottom. (more…)
Coastal erosion may force some communities in Wales further inland, a new report has said.
The risks are being investigated in new shoreline management plans for Wales.
Experts were at Swansea’s Grand Theatre on Wednesday to explain to the public the draft plan for South Wales, which covers the coastline from Barry to St Ann’s Head, Pembrokeshire. (more…)
St Lawrence councillor, Chris Bonney, last night told the Ventnor Town Council about a new Isle of Wight council consultation taking place over the next three months.
The Draft Shoreline Management Plan 2 is a strategic document setting out policies for the management of the Island’s coastline over the next 20, 50 and 100 years.
The policies also cover the council’s response to coastal flooding and erosion risks. (more…)
COMMUNITIES in Dorset are being asked for their say on how the Environment Agency protects them from floods and coastal erosion over the next 100 years.
The agency says that local knowledge and experience are key to holding back Mother Nature as sea levels rise.
It is launching the Poole Bay, Poole Harbour and Wareham Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy, which follows a broader study that looked at flood risk and erosion between Hengistbury Head and Durlston Head.
Now, working with councils in Dorset, it is looking in more detail at what needs to be done. (more…)
COASTAL defences around Millom may only be actively maintained for the next 20 years, according to a new report.
The proposals, identified in Shoreline Management Plan 2, show minimal intervention would be taken after 20 years at Millom Marshes, while coast between Haverigg and Eskmeals could see no active intervention at all.
The consultation document outlines potential policies for the future of the coastline in the North West and North Wales and identifies a handful of area in South Copeland as receiving protection. (more…)
Coastal residents have called for more help in tackling erosion before they back a new shoreline management strategy.
A straw poll among 100 people who attended a meeting at Happisburgh voted to reject the latest SMP between Kelling and Lowestoft, because revisions did not go far enough to compensate the communities affected by cutting back on sea defences.
The key aim of the meeting held on Friday was to see what people felt about the newly revised draft SMP for the section of coast between Lowestoft and Kelling, drawn up in consultation by North Norfolk District Council, Great Yarmouth Borough Council, Waveney District Council and the Environment Agency. (more…)
SEASIDE communities dotted along the borough’s coast need to stand together to have any chance of getting government to pay for sea defences or compensation for those who lose their homes if they don’t.
The call came from Malcolm Kerby of Happisburgh who is fighting for social justice on a national stage, on Thursday in Ormesby St Margaret.
The campaigner, widely regarded as the most knowledgeable person outside Government on coastal erosion, was in the village urging people to sensibly object to the emerging second draft of the Shoreline Management Plan. (more…)
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