Scoping Study for the future of the Solent wide network of strategic environmental sites Workshop 16 th February 2012
Portsmouth, Havant & Gosport Coastal Team Partnership Working James Addicott Coastal Project Engineer - Coastal Partnership
Coastal Management Shared Service Authorities Fareham Borough Council 2009 Gosport 2008 PCC & HBC SLA Partnership 2012 Fareham Gosport Portsmouth Havant Borough City Council Borough Council Council
Chairman of Executive Member for Community and Environment Board Strategic Planning and Environment Planning and Built Environment Portfolio Cabinet Member for Environment Partnership Joint Member Board Partnership Joint Member Board Partnership Joint Member Board Partnership Joint Member Board (GBC) (FBC) (HBC) (PCC) Housing Services Manager Head of Environment and Conservation Head of Planning & Built Environment Assistant Head of Service (Operations) Partnership Client Manager Partnership Client Manager Partnership Client Manager Partnership Client Manager (GBC) (FBC) (HBC) (PCC) Coastal Defence Partnership Manager Assistant Coastal Defence Partnership Manager Coastal Project Engineer Coastal Project Engineer Coastal Engineer Coastal Engineer Coastal Engineer Coastal Engineer Coastal Engineer Coastal Engineer Coastal Project Coastal Engineer Technician Coastal Surveyor Career Grades Career Grades Career Grades Engineer Career Grades Career Grades Career Grades Career Grades Asset Management / Asset Survey & Capital Project Coastal Policy & Inspection & Maintenance / Flood Research Design & Strategies (SMP / Response Implementation CDS / SFRA / (Portsea Island & LDF / DC) Eastoke)
Structure of the day – Morning Facilitator – Terry Fuller Item Time Description Duration Objectives to be achieved* Refreshments 09.30 Teas / Coffee available 30 mins & Registration Welcome 10.00 Introduction to the day 5 mins 1 Lyall Cairns Facilitator 10.05 Structure of the day/ 5 mins Terry Fuller Arrangements Presentation 1 10.10 Setting context of study 10mins 1 Gavin Holder against previous work. Presentation 2 10.20 Introduction to technical 10mins 1 Steve nature of study + delivery Thompsett of results Breakout 10.30 Spatial boundaries and 45mins 2 Session A networks Break 11.15 Break 15mins Breakout 11.30 Barriers and Opportunities 60mins 3 Session B Lunch 12.30 Lunch 30mins
Structure of the day - Afternoon Feedback 13.00 Sessions A and B 20 mins Presentation 3 13.20 Farlington Marshes – The 15 mins 4 Heather Case Study Coutts Breakout 13.35 Clearing the Hurdles! 45mins 5 + 8 Session C Break 14.20 Break 10 mins Feedback 14.30 Session C 30 mins Feedback from each group (5 mins each) Discussion 15.00 40 mins Summary of 15.40 What next? Sum-up 5 mins the day Meeting Close 15.45
Scoping Study for the future of the Solent wide network of strategic environmental sites Presentation 1 – Background and Context
The Key Issues • Long-term FCR Management in the wider Solent • Importance of Roosting Sites in the wider Solent • Value of Roosting sites to other sectoral interests (Recreation, Biodiversity etc ) • Other issues: (Regeneration, Funding, meeting Legislative pressures, Regional Habitat Management)
Management Challenges – Designations • Coastal Change Pressures • Compensatory Habitat for Losses (Natural and Human Derived) • Complex Network of Sites across the Solent – Each site is unique, but they share some or all of the following common issues: landscape, heritage, amenity, recreation (coastal access), salt marsh, mudflat, freshwater habitats, coastal grazing marsh, BAP habitat species, environmental designations SPA, SAC, Ramsar, SSSI, saline lagoons, reed beds, unvegetated shingle (Cheniers), agriculture, wet grassland, wader and wildfowl feeding and roost sites, estuaries.
Management Challenges - FCERM North Solent SMP Actions • Priority Action No. 2: “ Investigate mitigation measures, required arising from flood risk management works, for maintaining function of Solent-wide network of high tide roost sites.” • Priority Action No. 3: “From a flood risk management works perspective, undertake further studies to identify and understand the location, features and function of the Solent-wide network of high tide roost sites (as far as it is identified) and the likely consequences on the ability of the network to continue to function if one or more sites were to be damaged or lost (through managed or unmanaged realignment) linked to flood risk management works.”
Aim of this Scoping Study The aim of the scoping study is: • To fully scope the requirements for a future detailed study on sustaining and enhancing the integrity of the Solent wide network of strategic environmental sites. This will have an emphasis on high water roost sites and identify key influences that impact strategic land use. Boundaries? Hurst Spit to Pagham Harbour and the Isle of Wight
Scoping Study for the future of the Solent wide network of strategic environmental sites Presentation 2 – Methodology
Methodology - Objectives 1. Establish a stakeholder group 2. Summarise spatial boundaries (inc. linkages across sites) 3. Confirm the understanding of existing information 4. Establish issues – Solent Wide and Site Specific 5. Begin process of identifying sites suitable for habitat compensation (complement the Regional Habitat Creation Programme). 6. Explore the process that decision makers need to go through to develop compensation sites / mitigation measures 7. Develop a set of prioritised costed proposals for further studies 8. Develop an Action Plan 9. Produce a final report
Methodology - Partnering A Partnering approach: • HPGCP • Atkins • Jacobs • Key Stakeholders Engagement Key to success: • Two Workshops • Face to face Meetings • Expert panel • Wider Stakeholder Group
Methodology – Building in Existing Understanding • Data Collection & Review (Identify Key Issues) • Workshop 1 – (Today) – Gather the Facts • Data Collection & Review (Understanding of Gaps/Issues) • Consolidation of Findings • Workshop 2 – (Late March) – Agreeing the Way Forward • Scoping Report and Prioritised Action Plan
Methodology – Programme • January to April • Workshop 2 – Proposed for late March • Final Scoping Report by end of April • ‘Resourced’ and Prioritised Action Plan by end of April Jan Feb March April Data Collection/Review x Workshop 1 Consolidate Understanding Draft Action Plan x Workshop 2 Reporting
Scoping Study for the future of the Solent wide network of strategic environmental sites BREAKOUT SESSION 1 Spatial Boundaries and Networks
Breakout 1 – Questions 1. The scoping study will focus on the Solent wide network of strategic environmental sites, with a proposed boundary of Hurst Spit to Pagham Harbour, including the Isle of Wight as marked on the map. Do you consider this spatial coverage suitable, and if not, what changes would you make, and why? Please sketch this on your map. 2. Within this Solent network of sites, which sites do you feel are currently of key importance: • to roosting birds; • for their amenity value; • due to other notable reasons? Please mark these sites on the map, with annotations; 3. Considering the Solent as a network of strategic sites (as above), what are your thoughts on the way in which sites link together to operate as a network of sites. Please annotate these links on the map (for example, roost sites that support an inter-tidal area during high tide).
Scoping Study for the future of the Solent wide network of strategic environmental sites BREAKOUT SESSION 2 Barriers and Opportunities
Breakout 2 – Questions • What do you perceive as the key barriers in managing change across the Solent wide network of strategic environmental sites? – A) Solent Wide – B) Site specific • What additional research, studies and data would help identify and resolve pressures to the Solent wide network of sites, given the barriers and opportunities available?
Scoping Study for the future of the Solent wide network of strategic environmental sites Lunch – 30 minutes
Scoping Study for the future of the Solent wide network of strategic environmental sites Feedback on Sessions A and B
Scoping Study for the future of the Solent wide network of strategic environmental sites Presentation 3 – Site Specific Examples
Farlington Marshes Feasibility Study Key Study Objectives: • Identify and investigate a range of options to manage future environmental change at Farlington Marshes; • Investigate habitat compensation requirements; • Consider parallel issues such as flood risk and access/recreation; • Work with and engage key stakeholders about the options • Provide a planned way forward for the site
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