Cumbria Coastal Strategy Main Report
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Cumbria Coastal Strategy main document April 2020 Serving the people of Cumbria cumbria.gov.uk Cumbria Coastal Strategy – Main Document Project No: 694602CH Document Title: Cumbria Coastal Strategy main document Revision: 4.0 Document Status: Final Draft Date: April 2020 Client Name: Cumbria County Council Project Manager: A Parsons Author: H Jay Jacobs Consultancy Ltd. Burderop Park Swindon SN4 0QD United Kingdom T +44 (0)1793 812 479 www.jacobs.com © Copyright 2020 Jacobs Consultancy Ltd. The concepts and information contained in this document are the property of Jacobs. Use or copying of this document in whole or in part without the written permission of Jacobs constitutes an infringement of copyright. Limitation: This document has been prepared on behalf of, and for the exclusive use of Jacobs’ client, and is subject to, and issued in accordance with, the provisions of the contract between Jacobs and the client. Jacobs accepts no liability or responsibility whatsoever for, or in respect of, any use of, or reliance upon, this document by any third party. Document history and status Revision Date Description Author Checked Reviewed Approved 1 March 2018 Options development Report LB ED HJ AP Draft for PRG review 2 August Options development Report LB DT HJ AP 2018 For stakeholder engagement on draft options 3 October Options development Report DT AP HJ AP 2019 For stakeholder engagement on draft strategy 4 April 2020 Updated and re-organised to form HJ AP AP HJ strategy main document Final draft for client review Serving the people of Cumbria cumbria.gov.uk i Contents Section Page 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1 2 Structure of this document ................................................................................................. 4 3 The Strategy development process ..................................................................................... 6 Background ................................................................................................................................ 6 Engagement with others ............................................................................................... 6 Key features of the Strategy area ................................................................................. 7 Funding for implementing the strategy ........................................................................ 9 Steps in the Strategy development process ............................................................................ 10 Approach to the Strategy appraisal ......................................................................................... 10 Appraisal process for priority units ............................................................................. 11 Appraisal process for non-priority units ..................................................................... 12 Identification of priority units .................................................................................................. 12 Review of current Shoreline Management Plan policies ......................................................... 19 Development of options .......................................................................................................... 25 Long list of options for priority units .......................................................................... 25 Defining short list options for priority units ............................................................... 27 Appraisal and comparison of options for priority units ........................................................... 32 Identifying preferred approaches ............................................................................................ 32 4 Strategic Plan (summary) .................................................................................................. 33 11c8 Heald Brow to Humphrey Head ...................................................................................... 38 11c9 Kent Estuary .................................................................................................................... 39 11c10 Humphrey Head to Cark ................................................................................................ 41 11c11 Outer Leven Estuary ...................................................................................................... 42 11c12 Leven Estuary ................................................................................................................ 44 11c13 Bardsea to Piel Island .................................................................................................... 46 11c14 Walney Island ................................................................................................................ 47 11c15 Walney Channel (mainland) .......................................................................................... 49 11c16 Duddon Estuary ............................................................................................................. 50 11d1 Hodbarrow Point to Selker ............................................................................................. 52 11d2 Selker to Eskmeals .......................................................................................................... 53 11d3 Ravenglass Estuary Complex ........................................................................................... 54 11d4 Drigg Point to Seascale ................................................................................................... 55 11d5 Seascale to St Bees .......................................................................................................... 56 11d6 St Bees ............................................................................................................................. 58 11d7 St Bees Head ................................................................................................................... 59 11e1 St Bees Head to Whitehaven .......................................................................................... 60 11e2 Whitehaven to Workington ............................................................................................ 61 11e3 Workington to Maryport................................................................................................. 63 11e4 Maryport to Dubmill Point .............................................................................................. 64 11e5 Dubmill Point to Silloth ................................................................................................... 66 11e6 Silloth to The Grune ........................................................................................................ 67 11e7 Moricambe Bay ............................................................................................................... 68 11e8 Cardurnock to Scottish Border ........................................................................................ 70 5 References ........................................................................................................................ 72 Serving the people of Cumbria cumbria.gov.uk ii List of Figures Figure 1 Shoreline management planning hierarchy .............................................................................. 1 Figure 2 Map showing the SMP sub-cells included within the Strategy (extents shown by red dots) ... 2 Figure 3 Priority units in sub-cell 11c .................................................................................................... 18 Figure 4 Priority units in sub-cell 11d ................................................................................................... 18 Figure 5 Priority units in sub-cell 11e.................................................................................................... 19 Figure 6 Cumbria districts and policy unit overview map – sub-cell 11c. ............................................. 35 Figure 7 Cumbria districts and policy unit overview map – sub-cell 11d ............................................. 36 Figure 8 Cumbria districts and policy unit overview map – sub-cell 11e ............................................. 37 List of Tables Table 1 Policy areas and local authority districts covered by this Strategy ............................................ 3 Table 2 Priority units and key considerations for the Strategy ............................................................. 13 Table 3 Descriptions of the four shoreline management policies used in Shoreline Management Plans (based on information in Halcrow, 2011) ............................................................................................. 19 Table 4 Current (2010) Shoreline Management Plan policies for each policy unit, indicating units where SMP policy requires further review (show as highlighted cells) ................................................ 21 Table 5 Long list of options considered for each priority unit. Current SMP policy is also shown – bold text indicates where the policy is subject to review. ............................................................................ 28 Appendices Appendix A - Policy Area Appraisal Reports (provided as 24 separate reports) Appendix B - Strategy Action Plan (provided as separate document) Serving the people of Cumbria cumbria.gov.uk iii 1 Introduction Cumbria County Council has worked with the Cumbria Coast Protection Authorities,