partnership delivery for flood & coast erosion schemes

8/9/2019 Partnership Delivery for Flood & Coast Erosion Schemes

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Partnership Delivery for Flood & CoastErosion Schemes

Nick Lyness

Environment Agency Wessex Area Flood & Coast Risk Manager


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South West

A Maritime Region


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Preparations for winter 2014/15


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What storms?- 22nd to 24th December 2013

- 3rd to 4th January 2014

- 6th to 7th January 2014

- 1st February 2014- 4th to 9th February 2014

- 12th February 2014

- 14th to 16th February 2014- 3rd March 2014.


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Waves & Energy

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January & February Wave Heights, West Bay (Green line Average, Black line Max)


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Burton Bradstock


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The Little Ship 5th

February Source BBC

Landslides &

Rockfalls Burton Bradstock

Bournemouth

Portland


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Welcome

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swell 5th February 2014


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(Source Guardian

Newspaper 6 February

The Storm of 5th February Wind Force 8/9 waves 7.5m


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STORM DAMAGEStorm Wave Damage


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What we manage


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Environment Agency

Non departmental public body, responsible to DEFRA for:

Climate change mitigation and adaptation

Sustainable places spatial planning and development

Flood and Coastal Risk Management (FCRM) Fisheries and biodiversity

Water and land quality

Regulating business e.g. waste management

Water resource management

Incident management


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Environment Agency and the Coast

DEFRA

Strategic Overview

Powers

Evidence

Funding

Statutory Planning Consultee

Climate Change/Sea Level

Bathing waters, pollution,etc


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Many Communities

Dependant onExisting

Infrastructure


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Legacy

Assets


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The Scale of the problem...

In 2010 490,000 properties at Significant risk

By 2035 an additional 350,000 will be at risk ifinvestment levels maintained in cash terms.

To maintain numbers at risk at 2010 level,investment will need to double to 1040 millionplus inflation by 2035 (80% increase on 2010)

But... Not all of that has to be funded byCentral Government


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Investment programme 2015-2021


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Partnership Funding

Historically Winner Takes All

Increasing Demand

Limited Funding

Encourage innovation

Private participation

Integrated Solutions

Help those most vulnerableProjectsabove

theline

Projects

belowthe

line

100% grant

some grant

100% grant

no grant

Past

approaches

Partnership

Funding


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Sandwich

Town Enterprise Zone


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Sandwich Vital Statistics

Will cost 23m + 3m lifetime maintenance

FCRM economic benefits 224m

Protects 486 homes, 90 businesses

12.8m FCRM GiA

6.5m Pfizer

5m Kent County Council

Deal includes maintenance payments


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Portsmouth: strategic approach

Lower contribution need Higher contribution need


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PortsmouthQuantifying the funding shortfall


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Cleveleys

8000 propertiesprotected

20 million

Defra/Wyrecouncil/Europeanregional Development

Fund (ERDF) funding


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Whitby Harbour Piers

159 propertiesprotected (flood)

684 propoerties

protected (erosion)8.5 million schemewith 4.2 million

funding fromScarborough BC


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The Humber

Economic Ambitions


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Growth Deal - economic development through

investment in FCRM

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Hope we can show as an example to the rest of the country how we can

improve the speed of planning without compromising our statutory

obligations - Lord Haskins, LEP Chair.


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Ipswich Tidal Barrier

1970s 15km flood defence 1 in 20 SOP

New Barrier will provide 1 in 300 SOP

1,608 houses & 422 businesses at risk

Scheme cost 58.5m

FDGIA 20.2m Local Levy 1.2m

Rest 37.1m Regional Growth, LEP, IBC, Private

4,000 new jobs and 10Ha for development


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Bridgwater: CaseStudy


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Planned Growth and urban regeneration in Bridgwater required a strategicrather than a piecemeal approach to flood risk.

Preferred flood risk solution is a Surge Barrier known as The ParrettBarrier - estimated cost 25m. Identified in Lower Parrett and Tone floodRisk Management Strategy.

Need for policy approach to deal with PPS25 requirements for newdevelopment to be safe for its lifetime taking climate change into account

Draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) was completed in 3months EA/SDC. delivers a roof tax on all new development

In Excess of 3million already collected and held by SDC

The Planning Background


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Illustrative of proposed River Parrett Tidal Surge Barrier Gates

Closed


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Weston-super-Mare


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Weston Villages Urban Extension

North Somerset Council identified as 2nd highest flood riskin country.Partner with NSC since 2006 to develop the WestonVision. Integrated plan for flood risk management,employment, housing, regeneration and tourism

Sea Defences and Seafront Enhancements completed2010.The Weston Villages urban extension will include 5,500new homes and at least 37.7ha of employment landExtensive flood risk to existing properties and Weston

Villages addressed through comprehensive 10millionflood management solutions to the Uphill Great Rhyne &River Banwell.

Low Standard of Flood Defence


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Decline in public realm

Few quality hotels

Decline in tourism numbers Poor public image


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Defra the wider picture

High priority but little funding nationallyIntegrated bid proposal linked to future regeneration

demonstrates a joined up approach from government by

allowing the Council to make use of regeneration funds

which might otherwise be lost


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Seafront Enhancements


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Economic impacts

Tourism generates 200m/yr plus7,000,000 visitors in 2010

Increased spend/visitor from 41.24 in 2007 to57.98 in 2011


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The proposed flood defence scheme does

not meet national eligibility criteria for

Defra Grant in Aid funding

This means that in the short term, development

will be constrained (due to flood risk) and in the

longer term the town will suffer more frequent direct

economic, social and environmentalflooding impacts


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The Opportunity

A phased approach

&An agreed mechanism

for contributions


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Available Funding

FDGiA

LA Contributions Policy/CIL

Local Levy

Govt funding (regeneration/art

etc)

Private funding


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The Local Planning Background

Strategic f lood defence solut ion required i f

s ign i f icant p lanned growth at Weymouth is to be

accommodated, given extent of f lood r isk.

Preferred so lut ion is:

Replacement o f quayside defences

Wave return wall and cu t-of f to Esplanade

Tidal surge barr ier to Weymouth Harbou r

Estimated cost 66 m i ll ionDel ivered through SPD, bu t w i l l be superseded by

Commun ity Infrastru ctu re Levy (CIL) 2014

Central Poole &


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Hamworthy

Maintain rock

revetment

Raise existing flood

wall in medium term

New quay wall and defence

New set back walland raised defence

Maintainexisting

Maintain existing defence,

raise in long term

Recommendation

Short Term (0-20yrs) Medium Term (20- 50yrs) Long Term (50-100yrs)

Improve defences Improve defences. Sustain defences

Local improvements , some via

regeneration

Selectively replace and

improve defences as required

Maintain defences

against sea level rise


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Dealing with Residual Flood RiskLocating highly & more vulnerable uses such as residential on parts of

the site at less risk of flooding

Using ground floors of buildings for less vulnerable and watercompatible uses i.e. commercial development, non residentialinstitutions, marinas, amenity open space, nature conservation, carparking

Raising floor levels where appropriate in design terms & taking intoaccount access considerations

Using flood resilient construction methods such as water resistantmaterials for floors, walls & fixtures, siting electrical controls, cables etc

above flood level.

A town centre flood warning & evacuation plan


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Flood Risk Management Strategy

Infrastructure delivery through development and

regeneration

Community Infrastructure Levy


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Conundrum/Opportunity?

Investment in Flood Defence infrastructuresignificantly boosts confidence and inwardinvestment

Average ratio of 8 benefit for every 1invested

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Make sustainab le development easier

Offer joint Client Relationship Manager (CRM) -

coordinator and enabler,Respond promptly & collectively to investorsrequests for early engagement

Set out expectations, standards andrequirements early, including the informationneeded to determine permits and licenses.

Meet statutory response times. Where this is

not possible, let Statutory Agency and LocalAuthority CRMs know within 7 working days.


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Lessons LearnedDeveloping long term relationships takes time & effort

Get in earlyWe have to come to the table with something to offerDifferent organizations have different timelines, prioritiesand driversFlexibility and openness are fundamentalTaking and sharing measured financial risksThe overriding control on this engagement model isdevelopment viability i.e the size of the cake & canonly be cut so many ways

Partnership working is all about compromiseunderstanding and working with the agenda of others

Understand and brigade future funding gaps

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