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The Review
 The 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:
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Improved
links with the planning system |
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Greater
consideration of the effects on the environment |
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Longer term
coastal policies over a 100 year period |
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Greater need to ensure stakeholders have the opportunity to be fully
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A brief account of how the review will progress is
described in a presentation from Royal Haskoning [more].
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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.
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Jul 2008 |
Scope the SMP
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2 |
Mar 2009 |
Assessments to support policy development |
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Milestone -
Objectives defined |
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Jul 2009 |
Policy Development |
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Milestone - Preferred scenario confirmed
Milestone - Draft SMP2 produced
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Dec 2009 |
Public examination |
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Jan 2010 |
Finalise plan |
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Milestone -
Action Plan finalised |
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Milestone -
SMP2 finalised |
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Jan 2010 |
Plan dissemination |
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Milestone -
SMP2 published |
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 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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