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A plan that sets out draft proposals for how agencies including Isle of Wight Council will manage coastal flooding and erosion risks in future is being published this week.
From Friday 23 July, members of the public can send in their views on the draft of the New Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) up until 23 October. The SMP can be seen at www.coastalwight.gov.uk from 23 July and also at Newport Library in the reference library. It can also be seen by appointment only at the Coastal Visitors Centre in Ventnor by calling (01983) 857220.
An exhibition will also be visiting various other areas across the Island in September. On Monday 13 September it will be at Northwood House in Cowes before moving to Ryde Castle the following day. On Wednesday 15 it will be at Wootton Bridge Community Centre while on Thursday 16 it will be at Yarmouth Institute. Its final stop will be at Sandown Library on Friday 17 September.
An SMP is a large-scale assessment of the risks associated with future coastal change over the next 100 years. It seeks to reduce these risks to people and the environment and develop policies outlining how the shoreline should be managed in the future.
The review of the New Shoreline Management Plan is being led by the Isle of Wight Council in partnership with Environment Agency.
Full details about the SMP can be found by logging on to www.coastalwight.gov.uk/smp
