A DISTRICT council says it is “disappointed” to have been left off an eight-page list of consultees to Defra’s Coastal Change Policy discussions.

The cross-government project is developing approaches to support communities facing the risk of coastal erosion and flooding in cases where properties, businesses and infrastructure are significantly impacted.

Although everyone from Action Mersey Estuary to Yorkshire Water has been consulted, East Devon District Council was left off the list. (more…)

From a press release on the East Devon District Council website:

EAST DEVON District Council has welcomed an “informative and thought-provoking” study* of the Exe Estuary that was previewed on Tuesday 18 November.

Councillor Graham Liverton, EDDC’s Portfolio Holder Environment, praised the study, which feeds into the South Devon and Dorset module of the national Shoreline Management Plan** (SMP), and the five stakeholder forums that will open up the issues for public debate. (more…)