Marine and Coastal Planning: What’s it got to do with you? 21st April 2016 Using Seascape Character Assessments as a tool to integrate marine and terrestrial planning Chris Drake, Coastal Officer, Kent County Council

Piloting an approach to Seascape Character Assessment in the Dover Strait LUC February 2013 Dover Harbour

Text covering the following :- Natural influences Cultural/historic influences Aesthetic/perceptual qualities

Text on key issues affecting valued seascapes attributes under the following headings: Development and transport Tourism and recreation Coastal land and marine resource management Aquaculture and fishing Environmental processes and climate change Strait wide issues

Communications workshop and tool kit – January 2015 Messages for… Kent County Council audiences District Councils (Dover, Thanet, Shepway) Ministers Message 1: The Dover Strait is an iconic part of our landscape. Encompassing coastal communities and marine habitats, it’s an environmental treasure trove, an area rich in heritage and history – and also an important and growing economic hub. Insight 1: It’s essential that we all understand, look after and develop the Strait for future generations to use and enjoy. Academic audience The general public Developers and commercial organisations, including fishing, ports, logistics and consultants

Media coverage in articles in Kent press, also articles in; Trade Winds (international shipping publication) Planning Magazine (national publication) ITV Meridian coverage Reinforcement work District Council meetings Development Control Local Visual Impact assessment (LVIA) should use a SCA if one exists Planning Strategy To provide a maritime context when writing your local plan When drawing up local plan policy Potential for drawing up a supplementary planning document

Marine and Coastal Planning: What’s it got to do with… local authorities?

Next steps Monitoring use of the Dover Strait SCA Looking for opportunities to extend it Using it as a basis for further Interreg projects Integrating the study into web tools Working with French colleague on use across the strait Working with MMO and NE at the national level

Thank you Chris Drake