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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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