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The SMP Review is being undertaken by consultants Royal Haskoning

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The Review

Royal HaskoningThe first Poole & Christchurch Bay SMP (SMP1) was produced in 1999 and since then significant progress has been made in understanding and mapping coastal processes. 

SMP1 was an innovative step forward towards sustainable management of our coast and the need for long-term strategic planning but it is now due for review to ensure full account is taken of latest information and future challenges. 

In October 2008, following a competitive tender process, consultant Royal Haskoning was appointed to carry out the Poole & Christchurch Bays SMP Review. 

Guided and funded by Defra SMP2 will put greater emphasis on:

Improved links with the planning system

Greater consideration of the effects on the environment

Longer term coastal policies over a 100 year period

Greater need to ensure stakeholders have the opportunity to be fully involved in the review.

A brief account of how the review will progress is described in a presentation from Royal Haskoning [more].

Programme of Work

The workflow is defined by Defra SMP Guidelines, and has 6 key stages.

SMP2 has been scoped, and a start date of 20 October 2008 has been agreed for the review, with a programmed end date of 29 January 2010.

Stage:

End date:

Description:

1

Jul 2008

Scope the SMP  

2 Mar 2009 Assessments to support policy development 
   

Milestone - Objectives defined

3 Jul 2009 Policy Development
   

Milestone - Preferred scenario confirmed

Milestone - Draft SMP2 produced

4

Dec 2009

Public examination

5 Jan 2010 Finalise plan
    Milestone - Action Plan finalised
   

Milestone - SMP2 finalised

6 Jan 2010 Plan dissemination
   

Milestone - SMP2 published

Detailed programme of work, pdf (file size 81kb)

 

A more detailed programme of work (above) is available to download as a pdf(81kb) - the document will open in a new window.

 

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Updated 26 November 2008