Strategic Environmental Assessment Scoping Report Cumbria Coastal Strategy Prepared for: Cumbria Coastal Strategy PRG Issue Number: 0.4 - Updated following comments by statutory consultees Date: May 2018 III Origination Author CH2M Version 0.4 (Statutory Consultation) Date 03/05/2018 Issues and amendments Version Date Description Created By Verified By Approved By 0.1 October 2017 For internal review E Foster N James/S A Parsons Duggan 0.2 November 2017 For Client comment E Foster N James A Parsons 0.3 January 2018 For Statutory E Foster N James A Parsons Comment 0.4 April 2018 Following Stat E Foster A Parsons A Parsons Review Approval Approved Date CCS Project Review Group (PRG) Distribution Name For signoff, information, comment Cumbria County Council (Lead Local Flood Authority) Carlisle City Council Allerdale Borough Council Copeland Borough Council Barrow Borough Council South Lakeland District Council Historic England Environment Agency Natural England Scottish Natural Heritage Scottish Environmental Protection Agency III Contents Section Page 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Purpose of this report ................................................................................................... 5 1.2 The Proposed Strategy .................................................................................................. 5 1.3 Consultation on this report ........................................................................................... 7 2 Approach to SEA ................................................................................................................. 8 2.1 The SEA Directive and Regulations ............................................................................... 8 2.2 The SEA Process ............................................................................................................ 8 2.2.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 8 2.2.2 Screening ......................................................................................................... 9 2.2.3 Scoping ............................................................................................................. 9 2.2.4 Baseline Information........................................................................................ 9 2.2.5 Assessment of Strategy Options ...................................................................... 9 2.2.6 Stakeholder Consultation .............................................................................. 10 2.2.7 Reporting ....................................................................................................... 10 2.2.8 Implementation and Monitoring ................................................................... 11 3 Baseline conditions ........................................................................................................... 12 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 12 3.2 Baseline conditions by Sub-Cell .................................................................................. 13 3.2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 13 3.2.2 Sub Cell 11c (11c8 - 11c16) – Arnside to Hodbarrow Point ........................... 13 3.2.3 Sub Cell 11d – Hodbarrow Point to St Bees Head ......................................... 17 3.2.4 Sub Cell 11e St Bees Head to Scottish Border ............................................... 22 4 The Scope of the SEA ........................................................................................................ 27 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 27 4.2 Baseline condition for priority areas in Sub-Cell 11c .................................................. 32 4.2.1 11c 9 – Kent Estuary ...................................................................................... 32 4.2.2 11c 10 – Humphrey Head to Cark .................................................................. 34 4.2.3 11c 11(2) – Glaxo Factory Site (south) to Bardsea ......................................... 35 4.2.4 11c 12 – Leven Estuary .................................................................................. 38 4.2.5 11c 13 – Bardsea to Piel Island ...................................................................... 39 4.2.6 11c 16(2) – Kirkby-in-Furness to Hodbarrow Mains ...................................... 41 4.3 Sub Cell 11d ................................................................................................................ 44 4.3.1 11d2 – Selker to Eskmeals ............................................................................. 44 4.3.2 11d 5 – Seascale to St Bees ............................................................................ 46 4.3.3 11d 6 – St Bees ............................................................................................... 47 4.4 Sub Cell 11e ................................................................................................................. 49 4.4.1 11e 2 – Whitehaven to Workington .............................................................. 49 4.4.2 11e 3(1&2) – Workington to Risehow ........................................................... 51 4.4.3 11e 4(2&3) – Maryport Golf Course to Allonby ............................................. 53 4.4.4 11e 5 – Dubmill Point to Silloth ..................................................................... 55 4.4.5 11e 6 – Silloth to The Grune .......................................................................... 57 4.4.6 11e 7(1) – Cardurnock to Bowness-on-Solway .............................................. 59 4.4.7 11e 7 (3) – Kingmoor to the Scottish Border ................................................. 61 5 Proposed SEA Assessment Methodology .......................................................................... 64 5.1 Assessment Process .................................................................................................... 64 5.2 Definition of objectives and assessment criteria ........................................................ 64 5.2.1 Environmental Objectives .............................................................................. 64 5.2.2 Assessment Criteria ....................................................................................... 69 III HEADER RIGHT 5.3 Proposed Structure of the SEA Environmental Report ............................................... 71 6 Next Steps ........................................................................................................................ 72 Figure(s) Figure 1 Map showing SMP2 Sub-Cells from North Wales to Scottish Border ....................................... 6 Figure 2 Location of priority areas along the Cumbrian coastline ........................................................ 31 Tables(s) Table 1 Key Stakeholders ...................................................................................................................... 10 Table 2 Baseline conditions: Sub-Cell 11c (part) Arnside to Hodbarrow Point .................................... 13 Table 3 Baseline conditions: Sub-Cell 11d Hodbarrow Point to St Bees Head ..................................... 17 Table 4 Baseline conditions and key issues, constraints and opportunities: Sub-Cell 11e St Bees Head to Scottish Border ................................................................................................................................. 22 Table 5 Summary of topics considered and scoped in or out of the SEA ............................................. 28 Table 6 Draft SEA objectives and assessment criteria .......................................................................... 65 Table 7 Aspects used to describe the identified effects of the proposed strategy and options. ......... 69 Table 8 Criteria used to determine the significance of the identified effects as a result of the proposed strategy options in terms of the SEA objectives. .................................................................. 69 Table 9 Proposed Structure of SEA Environmental Report ................................................................... 71 IV 1 Introduction 1.1 Purpose of this report This scoping report has been prepared on behalf of Cumbria County Council (CCC) to support the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the Cumbria Coastal Strategy (CCS) (also referred to as ‘the Strategy’ in this document). The Strategy is intended to build on the existing Shoreline Management Plan (SMP2), forming a second tier of the management planning hierarchy, for the coast of Cumbria. The SMP2 covers the whole coast from north Wales to the Scottish border and defines a number of interacting Sub-Cells. The Strategy will focus on part of Sub-Cell 11c, all of Sub-Cell 11d and 11e (figure 1) and provide more detailed guidance covering the approach to implementation of SMP2 policies within this smaller area. The purpose of this document is to set out the findings of the scoping stage of the SEA and to give sufficient information to allow consultation authorities to provide feedback and comments on the scope and level of detail within the scope of the SEA. This appraisal has been carried out in accordance