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This Strategic Outline Case (SOC) submission is recommended for assurance and

approval to enable detailed appraisal and outline design of a comprehensive flood and

coastal risk management (FCRM) scheme for Weymouth in Dorset. 

Weymouth Harbour and Esplanade Flood and Coastal Risk Management Strategy

Weymouth already floods and is impacted by coastal erosion. With a robust prediction of an acceleration in sea level rise and more intense weather events as a result of climate change, the problems facing Weymouth will increase significantly. Without investment in managing this flood and erosion risk, Weymouth faces increasing direct losses through flooded assets and infrastructure and indirect impacts such as a failing property market due to blight and increasing social deprivation.

Dorset Council as;

(i) The principal asset owner of harbour and seafront infrastructure,

(ii) The Local Planning Authority,

(iii) The defined Lead Local Flood Authority, and

(iv) Coast Protection Authority;

now need to promote a coherent plan for the long-term sustainable flood and coastal risk management of Weymouth Harbour and the Esplanade. This document sets out the Council’s preferred strategic approach; bringing together the findings and  recommendations from numerous recent studies undertaken by both the Council and the Environment Agency. It should be noted that this strategy excludes river and surface water flood risk.

Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) Summary

The SMP2 comprises a number of volumes of information arranged as chapters and appendices with supporting information including a strategic environmental assessment. 

SDADCAG SMP2 - Southwest Coastal Monitoring

Find out the risk of coastal erosion for an area in England.

https://www.gov.uk/check-coastal-erosion-management-in-your-area

Shoreline Management Plans (SMPSs)

What are Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs)? - https://www.dorsetcoast.com/shoreline-management-plans/ 

What is your local SMP? - Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) Explorer

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

DEFRA website -  Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

DEFRA flood and coastal erosion risk management policy statement - 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-policy-statement

DEFRA data services platform - https://environment.data.gov.uk/

Environment Agency (EA)

EA website - Environment Agency (EA)

New national coastal flood and erosion risk information - January 2025 - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/updates-to-national-flood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-information

The coastal handbook: A guide for all those working on the coast - https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/292931/geho0610bsue-e-e.pdf

You can find links to various flood and coastal erosion tools and information via the EA Blog - Creating a better place January 2025

Marine Management Organisation (MMO)

MMO website - Marine Management Organisation (MMO)

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