ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGNATIONS Issue Key Features Identified in SEA Key Issues Identified in SEA Scoping Benefits / Why is issue MA PDZ PU Policy Plan Scale Type / SEA Receptor Objectives Policy Impact Assessment (Long Term 2105) Scoping Baseline Report important Theme To prevent disturbance to or Damage to interest features as a result reduction of the area of the of coastal management measures. Policy (NAI): SMP policy will not disrupt natural processes, and Plymouth Sound and Estuaries European nature Nature interest features, and ensure MA 01 PDZ 1 PU 1.1 NAI, NAI, NAI Obstruction / prevention of habitat / International E therefore no deterioration on the conservation objectives for the SAC conservation interest conservation policy to enable adaptive features responding to erosion and sea site. Therefore no impact. response to sea level rise and level rise through landward migration. erosion. Damage to interest features as a result of coastal management measures, To prevent disturbance to or particularly where they prevent natural National nature reduction of the area of the Policy (NAI): SMP policy will not disrupt natural processes, and Rame Head and Whitsand Bay erosion of geological features. conservation interest Nature interest features, and ensure therefore no change would occur to nature conservation MA 01 PDZ 1 PU 1.1 NAI, NAI, NAI National E SSSI Obstruction / prevention of (Site of Special Scientific conservation policy to enable adaptive interests in particular the geology /ecology of the cliffs, as a habitat/features responding to erosion Interest) response to sea level rise and result of SMP policy. Therefore no impact. and sea level rise through landward erosion. migration. Policy (NAI): SMP policy will ensure nature conservation interests associated with the AONB are maintained through Coastal defence structures could Area of Outstanding To prevent deterioration to MA 01 PDZ 1 PU 1.1 NAI, NAI, NAI Cornwall AONB (Rame Head) National L Landscape promoting natural processes. Erosion will occur, although this adversely affect landscape features. Natural Beauty landscape character will be in response to natural processes and as such no alteration to the AONB features will arise. Therefore no impact. Policy (NAI): SMP policy will ensure nature conservation Damage to interest features as a result interests associated with the heritage coast are maintained of coastal management measures. To prevent deterioration of the through promoting natural processes. Erosion will occur, MA 01 PDZ1 PU 1.1 NAI, NAI, NAI Rame Head Obstruction / prevention of habitat / Heritage Coast National L Landscape natural environment character. although this will be in response to natural processes and as features responding to erosion and sea such no alteration to the heritage coast features will arise. level rise through landward migration. Therefore no impact. Regionally Important To prevent disturbance to or Policy (NAI): SMP policy will enable natural process of exposure Coastal defence structures could Geological and MA 01 PDZ 1 PU 1.1 NAI, NAI, NAI Withnoe Regional L Geology deterioration of geological interest of geological interest to continue unaffected. Therefore no adversely affect geological features. Geomorphological Sites features. impact. (RIGS) Regionally Important To prevent disturbance to or Policy (NAI): SMP policy will enable natural process of exposure Coastal defence structures could Geological and MA 01 PDZ 1 PU 1.1 NAI, NAI, NAI Crowstone Cliff Regional L Geology deterioration of geological interest of geological interest to continue unaffected. Therefore no adversely affect geological features. Geomorphological Sites features. impact. (RIGS) To prevent disturbance or Policy (NAI): Erosion is not expected and therefore no loss of Listed Building Historic MA 01 PDZ 1 PU 1.1 NAI, NAI, NAI Polhawn Fort Loss of feature due to erosion. Regional H deterioration to the structure and the LB or disturbance to its setting is expected. Therefore no (historical) Environment it’s setting. impact. To prevent disturbance or Policy (MR): SMP policy will prevent disturbance or deterioration Listed Building Historic MA 01 PDZ 1 PU 1.1 NAI, NAI, NAI Chapel of St Michael Loss of feature due to erosion. Regional H deterioration to the structure and to the Chapel of St Michael and it’s setting due to its proximity (historical) Environment it’s setting. away from the shoreline. Therefore neutral impact. To prevent disturbance or Policy (NAI): Limited erosion is expected and therefore no Promontory fort & St Michael's Loss of or deterioration to feature due Scheduled monument Historic MA 01 PDZ 1 PU 1.1 NAI, NAI, NAI National H deterioration to the site and it’s noticeable loss of the SM or its associated features are Chapel to erosion. (historical) Environment setting. expected. Therefore no impact. To prevent disturbance or Loss of or deterioration to feature due Scheduled monument Historic Policy (NAI): Erosion is not expected and therefore no loss of MA 01 PDZ 1 PU 1.1 NAI, NAI, NAI Incomplete Palmerstonian fort National H deterioration to the site and it’s to erosion. (historical) Environment the SM is expected. Therefore no impact. setting. To prevent disturbance or Whitesand Bay (or Loss of or deterioration to feature due Scheduled monument Historic Policy (NAI): Erosion is not expected and therefore no loss of MA 01 PDZ 1 PU 1.1 NAI, NAI, NAI National H deterioration to the site and it’s Tregonhawke) battery to erosion. (historical) Environment the SM is expected. Therefore no impact. setting. Cornwall IoS SMP2 1 Annex I Issue Key Features Identified in SEA Key Issues Identified in SEA Scoping Benefits / Why is issue MA PDZ PU Policy Plan Scale Type / SEA Receptor Objectives Policy Impact Assessment (Long Term 2105) Scoping Baseline Report important Theme To prevent disturbance or Loss of or deterioration to feature due Scheduled monument Historic Policy (NAI): Erosion is not expected and therefore no loss of MA 01 PDZ 1 PU 1.1 NAI, NAI, NAI Tregantle Fort National H deterioration to the site and it’s to erosion. (historical) Environment the SM is expected. Therefore no impact. setting. Damage to interest features as a result To prevent disturbance to or of coastal management measures. National nature reduction of the area of the Policy (NAI/MR): Policy intent is to manage transition to normal PU 1.1 NAI, NAI, NAI Obstruction / prevention of conservation interest Nature interest features, and ensure MA 01 PDZ 1 Eglarooze Cliff SSSI National E coastal function, and would enable cliff features to develop PU 1.2 HTL, MR, MR habitat/features responding to erosion (Site of Special Scientific conservation policy to enable adaptive landward with sea level rise and erosion. Therefore no impact. and sea level rise through landward Interest) response to sea level rise and migration. erosion. Policy (MR): SMP policy will result in the protection of the Conservation Area in epoch 1 and 2, though MR in epoch 2 may Damage or deterioration to the historic Conservation Area To prevent disturbance or Historic result in some deterioration to the setting of the Conservation MA 01 PDZ 1 PU 1.2 HTL, MR, MR Portwrinkle Conservation Area structure or setting from increased (Historical and National H deterioration to the area and it’s Environment Area. Further deterioration to the setting may occur in epoch 3, flooding or coastal defences. Architectural interest) setting. with up to 4 buildings within the CA that could be lost. Therefore moderate negative impact. Policy (MR): SMP policy may protect the integrity of LBs, though To prevent disturbance or HARBOUR, SMUGGLER'S Loss of or deterioration to feature due Listed Building Historic MR and the NAI in the long term could result in the loss of 3 or 4 MA 01 PDZ 1 PU 1.2 HTL, MR, MR National H deterioration to the structure and COTTAGE to erosion or flood risk. (historical) Environment Listed Buildings. Therefore major negative impact. Monitoring it’s setting. should be carried out for this area. To prevent disturbance or Loss of or deterioration to feature due Scheduled monument Historic Policy (NAI): Erosion is not expected and therefore no loss of MA 01 PDZ 1 PU 1.2 HTL, MR, MR Dovecot at Crafthole National H deterioration to the site and it’s to erosion. (historical) Environment the SM is expected. Therefore no impact. setting. To prevent disturbance to or reduction of the area of habitat, Damage to interest features as a result and ensure policy to enable of coastal management measures. Policy (MR/NAI): The policy will not affect the BAP habitat National nature Nature adaptive response to sea level MA 01 PDZ 1 PU 2.3 MR, MR, NAI Fens BAP priority habitat Obstruction / prevention of habitat / National E directly or indirectly, though SLR may alter the saline conservation interest conservation rise and erosion, in order to features responding to erosion and sea composition of the lower habitat types. Therefore no impact. support relevant local and national level rise through landward migration. Biodiversity Action Plan objectives and targets. Policy (MR/NAI): The policies will enable natural processes of Regionally Important To prevent disturbance to or geological exposure to occur on the cliff, and in the long-term Coastal defence structures could Geological and MA 02 PDZ 1 PU 2.3 MR, MR, NAI Seaton Beach Regional L Geology deterioration of geological interest along the beach, with MR in epoch 2 ensuring that exposures adversely affect geological features. Geomorphological Sites features. will continue on the beach during this period. Therefore no (RIGS) impact. Regionally Important To prevent disturbance to or Policy (NAI): SMP policy will enable natural process of exposure Coastal defence structures could Geological and MA 03 PDZ 1 PU 3.1 NAI, NAI, NAI Portnadler Bay Regional L Geology deterioration of geological interest of geological interest to continue unaffected. Therefore no adversely affect geological features.