Stakeholder Engagement for Shoreline Management PlansLessons for Marine Planning

Kath WinnardAtkins Limited

Stakeholder Engagement for Shoreline Management Plans● Stakeholder engagement in Shoreline Management Plans● What did we do?● What worked?● What didn’t and why?● What lessons can be learned for marine planning?

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Stakeholder Engagement

Stakeholder Groups● Project Management Group - a sub set of Coastal Group● Coastal Group – overall development of the SMP● Elected Members Forum (EMF)– elected members from the local

authorities ● Key Stakeholder Group (KSG) – stakeholders with primary interests –

user groups, community councils, parish councils, conservation groups, industry

● Other Stakeholders – everyone else

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Stakeholder Engagement

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3 month Public Consultation

Consult with Key Stakeholders

Consult with Key Stakeholders

Initial contact with Stakeholders

Identify Stakeholders

Coastal Group consultation

Severn Estuary SMP2

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Characteristics of the Severn

● Cross border SMP2 – England , Wales● Lots of infrastructure – road, rail, electricity, water/sewerage● Has been populated for over 2,000 years ● Historically reclaimed land – Gwent Levels● Agricultural land● Dispersed / individual properties ● Low laying – flooding is the biggest issue ● Different sources of flooding – tidal, river, run-off, tidal surges, mixture● Not a lot of data upstream of the M4 bridges ● European / International conservation sites – SAC, SPA, Ramsar● Other protected sites – local, national, international● Severn Tidal Power Feasibility Study – ‘Severn Barrage’

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Stakeholders in the Severn

● Severn Estuary Coastal Group (SECG) – 10 local authorities, 3 EA regions, 3 Internal Drainage Boards, 2 Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies, 2 historic environment advisors, Defra, WAG

● Elected Members Forum (EMF) – representatives from each Local Authority, 3 EA Regional Flood Defence Committees

● Key Stakeholders Group (KSG) – over 300 different organisations● Other Stakeholders – 500,000 people around the Estuary

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What did we do? ● Severn Estuary Partnership – website, database of contacts, e-mail

newsletter, knowledge and experience of issues● Website – SECG website – area set aside for the SMP2● E-mail updates – monthly SEP e-news (>1,000 contacts)● Key Stakeholder Group meetings – Cardiff, Slimbridge, Penarth,

Gloucester, Bristol● Elected Members Forum meeting – Bristol● Public Consultation & Events – Penarth, Bristol, Gloucester

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What worked?

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● Website – clickable map● Accessibly document – clickable

electronic document● Coastal Group members● Individual meetings with planners● Severn Estuary Partnership

What didn’t work … and why

● Elected Members Forum● Coastal Group members● Lack of time● Confusion – Severn Barrage, different types of flooding, high level

strategy, long term planning● Its complicated – 66 Policy Units, 3 epochs, 4 policy options, 11 very

technical appendices

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What lessons can be learned?

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Thank youkath.winnard@atkinsglobal.com