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
