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The Review / Consultation / Public Meetings / Stakeholder List / Information Database
 The Review
SMP2 is the result of a
review of SMP1 (1999).
SMP1 was an innovative step
towards sustainable management of our coast, but over the last 10 years we
have made significant progress in understanding and mapping coastal
processes and SMP2 reflects that.
Government recommended that
SMP2 should consider coastal risk management over a
100 year timescale.
But one of the difficulties facing us as a
nation is the economic, social and environmental cost of continuing to
protect our coast to the extent that we do now. Decisions have had to be
made about what can and cannot be defended ...
planning for the future is vital.
It was also vital that we
consulted with as many local people and organisations as possible.
Between January 2008 and February 2010 we went online, published leaflets,
signed our seafronts and organised SMP roadshows across the region in an
effort to reach all those with an interest in the management of this
stretch of coast.
SMP2 was finally published at
the end of October 2010, almost three years after we started out to scope
the extent of the work required of the Consultants, Royal Haskoning UK.
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The SMP review comprised 6 key stages.
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1 |
Scope the SMP
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Dec 2007 |
Scoping Study (Scoping Report
July 2008, pdf 1.85Mb)) |
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Additional investigations, included: |
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Mar 2009 |
Strategic
Environmental Assessment (SEA) Scoping Report |
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May 2009 |
Appropriate Assessment (AA) |
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2 |
Assessments to Support Policy Development |
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June 2009 |
Natural & Built Environment Baseline (Thematic Studies) |
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June 2009 |
Policy Units: Features, Issues &
Objectives |
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June 2009 |
Review of Coastal Processes and Associated Risks
at Hengistbury Head |
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3 |
Policy Development |
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Sept 2009
Oct 2009 |
Preferred Scenario confirmed
Draft SMP2 produced
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4 |
Public Examination |
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Nov 2009
Nov 2009
Mar 2010 |
Publication of the
Draft SMP2
SMP2 Roadshow
Assess consultation responses |
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5 |
Finalise the Plan |
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Mar 2010 |
Action Plan finalised |
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Apr 2010 |
SMP2 finalised |
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6 |
Plan Revision & Dissemination |
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Apr 2010 |
Submitted to the Environment Agency National Quality Review Group (NRG) |
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June 2010 |
Submitted to Councils for Adoption |
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July 2010 |
Re-submitted to the Environment Agency NRG |
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Feb 2011 |
Final SMP2 published
and made available online March 2011 |
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SMP2
was officially adopted in July 2011, and approved by the Environment
Agency in August 2011. |
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