BMPs and BDMPs
Beach Management Plans (BMP) and Beach and Dune Management Plans (BDMP) in South West England.
A Beach Management Plan (BMP) or Beach and Dune Management Plan (BDMP) is a plan for managing a beach and/or dune system at a local level for the purpose of Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management. BMPs/BDMPs seek to lay out the requirements to maintain or improve the conditions of a select coastal area as both a means of coastal protection and as a recreational resource.
Consideration is given to the current condition of the beach and coastal defences, alongside their long-term future.
BMPs/BDMPs use robust scientific data such as coastal monitoring data, asset functionality, Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) recommendations and often modelling of sediment processes to create a detailed plan of management for a discrete beach or coastal area, while also considering the primary amenity and economic uses.
A BMP/BDMP is often required if the Local Authority (LA) wishes to undertake a coastal defence or resilience scheme along a particular beach or coastal area. Areas covered by a BMP/BDMP are therefore the responsibility of the LA, the Environment Agency, and often, local landowners.
See below for BMPs and BDMPs in South West England.
Dorset
Burton Freshwater (PDF Download)
Devon
Exmouth, Seaton, Sidmouth and East Beach (External link to eastdevon.gov.uk)
Northam Burrows (PDF Download)
Cornwall
Somerset
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