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Ndascagcagcag)))) North Devon and SomeSomersetrset Coastal AAAdvisoryAdvisory Group ((NDASNDASNDASCAGCAGCAG)))) Shoreline Management Plan Review ((SMP2SMP2SMP2)))) Hartland Point to Anchor Head Appendix L – Sources of Data Hartland Point to Anchor Head SMP2 AppenAppendixdix LLL ––– Sources of Data The Supporting Appendices These appendices and the accompanying documents provide all of the information required to support the Shoreline Management Plan. This is to ensure that there is clarity in the decision-making process and that the rationale behind the policies being promoted is both transparent and auditable. The appendices are: A: SMP Development This reports the history of development of the SMP, describing more fully the plan and policy decision-making process. B: Stakeholder Engagement All communications from the stakeholder process are provided here, together with information arising from the consultation process. C: Baseline Process Understanding Includes baseline process report, defence assessment, NAI and WPM assessments and summarises data used in assessments. D: SEA Environmental Baseline This report identifies and evaluates the environmental features Report (Theme Review) (human, natural, historical and landscape). E: Issues & Objectives Evaluation Provides information on the issues and objectives identified as part of the Plan development, including appraisal of their importance. F: Initial Policy Appraisal & Scenario Presents the consideration of generic policy options for each Development frontage, identifying possible acceptable policies, and their combination into ‘scenarios’ for testing. Also presents the appraisal of impacts upon shoreline evolution and the appraisal of objective achievement. G: Preferred Policy Scenario Testing Presents the policy assessment and appraisal of objective achievement towards definition of the Preferred Plan (as presented in the Shoreline Management Plan document). H: Economic Appraisal and Presents the economic analysis undertaken in support of the Sensitivity Testing Preferred Plan. I: Strategic Environmental Presents the various items undertaken in developing the Plan that Assessment (SEA) Report specifically relate to the requirements of the EU Council Directive 2001/42/EC (the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive), such that all of this information is readily accessible in one document. J: Appropriate Assessment Report Presents the Appropriate Assessment of SMP policies upon European designated sites (SPAs and SACs) as well as Ramsar sites, where policies might have a likely significant effect upon these sites. This is carried out in accordance with the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 (the Habitats Regulations). K: Water Framework Development Presents assessment of potential impacts of SMP policies upon Report coastal and estuarine water bodies, in accordance with the requirements of EU Council Directive 2000/60/EC (the Water Framework Directive). L: Metadatabase and Bibliographic All supporting information used to develop the SMP is referenced database for future examination and retrieval. M: Action Plan Summary Table Presents the Action Plan items included in Section 6 of the main SMP document (The Plan) in tabular format for ease of monitoring and reporting action plan progress. Within each appendix cross-referencing highlights the documents where related appraisals are presented. The broad relationships between the appendices are illustrated below. Hartland Point to Anchor Head SMP2 AppenAppendixdix LLL ––– Sources of Data SMP Devel opment (Appendix A) Baseline Process SEA Baseline Stakeholder Understanding Report (Them(Themeeee Engagement (Appendix C) Review) (Appendix B) (Appendix D) Issues & Objectives Evaluation (Appendix E) Initial Policy Appraisal & Scenario Development (Appendix F) Preferred Policy Scenario Testing (Appendix G) Economic Appraisal / SensiSensitivitytivity Testing (Appendix H) Policy Statements SEA RRReport (SMP Document) (Appendix I) AA Report (Appendix J) Action Plan WFD Report Action Plan WFD Report (Appendix M) (Appendix K) Bibliography (Appendix L) Hartland Point to Anchor Head SMP2 AppenAppendixdix LLL ––– Sources of Data Table of CCContentsContents L.1L.1L.1 BIBLIBIBLIOGRAPHICOGRAPHIC DATABASE ................................................................................... ................................................................................................ ................................................................................................ ............................................................1........... 111 L.1.1 Main SMP Document ............................................................................................................................................... 1 L.1.2 Appendix A – SMP Development......................................................................................................................... 2 L.1.3 Appendix C - Baseline Process Understanding................................................................................................. 2 L.1.4 Appendix D – SEA Environmental Baseline Report (Theme Review) ........................................................ 5 L.1.5 Appendix H – Economic Appraisal ...................................................................................................................... 6 L.1.6 Appendix K – Water Framework Directive Assessment .............................................................................. 7 L.2L.2L.2 MAPPED DATADATA................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................ ................................................................................................ ..............................................8.... 888 L.2.1 Main SMP Document – Policy Maps..................................................................................................................... 8 L.2.2 Appendix C – ‘No Active Intervention’ Flood and Erosion Risk Maps ...................................................... 8 L.2.3 Appendix D – Theme Maps ................................................................................................................................... 9 L.2.4 Appendices F, G and H............................................................................................................................................ 9 Hartland Point to Anchor Head SMP2 AppenAppendixdix LLL ––– Sources of Data L.1L.1L.1 Bibliographic DDDatabaseDatabase This Appendix includes a list of the key reference materials used in the development of the Shoreline Management Plan. L.1.1 Main SMP Document References stated in the Main SMP Document are as follows: • Atkins (2004). ICZM in the UK: A StocktakeStocktake,, Final reportreport. • Burgess, KA and Townend, I.H (2004). The impact of climate change upon coastal defences structuresstructures. In: 39th Defra Conference of River and Coastal Engineers, Defra, London, 11.01.1-11.01.10. • Communities and Local Government website. Coastal communitiescommunities to be given new powers ttoo help local economieseconomies. Internet site: http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/corporate/1289597 . Date accessed: 27 th April 2010. • Conservation (Natural Habitats &c.) Regulations 1994 (as amended) and the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 . • Defra (2001). Shoreline Management Plans: A Guide forfor Coastal DefDefenceence AuthoritiesAuthorities. • Defra (2001). Flood and Coastal Defence Project AppraisalAppraisal GuidancGuidancee (PAG) 2: Strategic PlanPlanningning and AppraisalAppraisal. • Defra (2003). Procedural Guidance for Production of Shoreline ManManagementagement Plans ––– Interim GuidanceGuidance. May 2003. • Defra (2006). Shoreline Management Plan GuidanceGuidance. March 2006. • Devon County Council website. Geology to see in NorthNorth Devon and EExmoorxmoorxmoor. Internet site: http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/environmentplanning/natural_environment/geology/northerndevon.htm#3 9. Date accessed: 23 rd February 2010. • English Heritage (2006). Shoreline Management Plan Review and the Historic EEnvironment:nvironment: English Heritage GuidanceGuidance. June 2006. • Environment Agency (2009a). Flood and coastal risk management in England: A lonlonggg----termterm investment strategystrategy. • Environment Agency (2009b). Preferred Parrett EstuaryEstuary Flood Risk Management StrStrategyategy ReportReport. Consultation Draft (January, 2009). • Halcrow (1998). Bridgwater Bay to Bideford Bay ShorelineShoreline Management PlanPlan. North Devon and Somerset Coastal Group, June 1998. • Giffords Associated Consultants (2000). Severn EstuaryEstuary Shoreline Management PlanPlan. Severn Estuary Coastal Group, December 2000. • MAFF (2000). Flood and Coastal Defence Project AppraisalAppraisal GuidancGuidancee (PAG) 5: Environmental AppraisalAppraisal. • Natural England (2005). Our coasts and seas ––– making space for people, industry and wildlifewildlife. Available online: http://naturalengland.etraderstores.com/NaturalEnglandShop/Product.aspx?ProductID=6aa71926- 7341-46c1-ac04-24ae0bc5e2a5 • ODPM (2003). The Strategic Environmental AssessmentAssessment Directive: GGuidanceuidance for Planning Authorities. Practical guidance on applying European Directive 2001/42/EC ‘on the assessmenassessmentt
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