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Environment Agency Presentation to NULeAF Aaron Dixey
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Environment Agency roles Strategic Overview for flood and coastal erosion risk –Advisors to the planning system –Work closely with ONR –Work closely with developers / operator Consenting authority (flood and coast) Strategic flood and coastal management plans
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FRA requirements for planning Decision maker needs: –Evidence to support the sequential approach within the site –Confidence that the site can be developed safely –Reassurance about risks off-site –An understanding of ‘service resilience’ –Confidence that climate change has been adequately considered
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FRA needs for the community Communities need: –Reassurance that flood risk has been addressed –Transparency
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EA provide advice on Assessment criteria and methods Relationships to strategic flood and coastal risk plans Opportunities for flood risk benefits elsewhere Who else might need to be consulted
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Wave action Wave overtopping and ‘on site’ flooding Integrity of defences Need to understand the wave / water level combination with: –greatest impact –most likely to occur at the site
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Climate Change - UKCP09 Time Change Central Estimate Upper end Lower end
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How much change to plan for? Time Change Plan for this? Contingency plans Hope for this
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Coastal assessment requirements for planning Decision maker needs: –Confidence that the site can be developed safely –Reassurance about changes off-site –An understanding of ‘service resilience’ –Confidence that climate change has been adequately considered
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