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Addressing the challenges – planning for people at the coast - Rob Young, North Norfolk DC, Coast and Communities Partnership Manager
1. Addressing the challenges –
planning for people at the coast
Rob Young
Coast & Community Partnerships Manager
robert.young@north-norfolk.gov.uk
www.northnorfolk.gov.uk
01263 516162
Rob Young
Coast & Community Partnerships Manager
robert.young@north-norfolk.gov.uk
www.northnorfolk.gov.uk
01263 516162
8. Policy background
• Post-war defences for coastal settlements
• Further development
• 2003 policy change in response to ‘better’ understanding
of coastal processes and sea level rise
• Reduced funding for coast defences
• Coastal change impacts
• No funding (or method) to manage coastal change
• No compensation or mitigation
• 2009 Coastal Change Pathfinder: to trial new ways for
communities to adapt to coastal change
51. We can’t ignore change;
we must manage it - together
Three lessons:
52. Thank you
Rob Young
Coast & Community Partnerships Manager
robert.young@north-norfolk.gov.uk
www.northnorfolk.gov.uk
01263 516162
Rob Young
Coast & Community Partnerships Manager
robert.young@north-norfolk.gov.uk
www.northnorfolk.gov.uk
01263 516162
Notas do Editor
Some of you may have visited the North Norfolk Coast when your conference was held at the UEA some years ago. The pace of change in Norfolk is slow, but not for all things. In that time it has become significantly smaller. The rate at which the coastline has receded closely correlates with that at which my hairline has – in which case you may not recognise me!
Happisburgh
People have always bee affected
It’s always been of human interest - people have always wanted to look over the edge!
The railway cottages were built
At which point engineers began to make predictions and draw lines
The SMP was developed and published
This didn’t ‘Manage’ anything.
Meanwhile, the impacts were becoming all too apparent…….
Lack of investment causing blight and dereliction
Defences reached point of no return
Turning point was when ramp was lost
Beach strewn with debris of failed defences and rendered unusable
The shape of the coast became more pronounced and it was clear that the community was increasingly vulnerable and that there was no going back
Also no way forward
It was apparent that the coast was the coast was not metaphorically one of these! So what was to be done?
Complex, unprecedented set of issues: but no resources, no policy, no mechanisms, no idea!
Start campaigning – for social justice
Start talking to people
Start scribbling
Urgent need to take some action
The community contributed more that £50k for temporary rock defences – buying time
We could then begin a meaningful dialogue – leading to the coastal change Pathfinder projects
Development of a roll-back policy: businesses and dwellings (houses not households). Pathfinder award adaptation in advance of change stability/ normality tackling dereliction and blight maintaining investment enabling individuals to move on with their lives
Acquired 9 houses for demolition
Complex demolition – neighbouring bungalow remains. Cliff top
We worked with a landoSacrifices in the name of managing coastal change
The car park, beach access ramp, picnic area and enhanced cliff top environment
Some of you may have visited the North Norfolk Coast when your conference was held at the UEA some years ago. The pace of change in Norfolk is slow, but not for all things. In that time it has become significantly smaller. The the rate at which the coastline has receded closely correlates with that at which my hairline also has!