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North Solent Shoreline Management Plan
The North Solent Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) is the first revision to the Western Solent and Southampton Water SMP and the East Solent and Harbours SMP. The coastline covered by the Plan extends between Selsey Bill, in the east, and Hurst Spit, in the west, and includes Portsmouth, Langstone and Chichester Harbours. SMPs aim to balance the management of coastal flooding and erosion risks, with natural processes, and the consequences of climate change. Due to the current legislative and funding arrangements, climate change and environmental considerations, it may not be possible to protect, or continue to defend land or property from flooding or erosion. The North Solent SMP will therefore need to take account of natural coastal processes, existing defences, and the natural and built environments and be compatible with adjacent coastal areas. Downloadable documents will usually be in PDF format, and as such you will need Adobe Acrobat to view them, which can be freely obtained by visiting http://www.newforest.gov.uk/ The draft SMP is now available online. The public consultation period for the draft SMP has now closed.The SMP documents, supporting appendices and assessments are being revised and will be available shortly, along with the Consultation Report, which will summarise the comments received and how they have been considered when determining the final SMP and policies. Many thanks for all your responses to the draft North Solent Shoreline Management Plan public consultation. A publicly available consultation report will be produced as part of the final SMP that will summarise all of the comments and issues received and detail how they have been considered when determining the final SMP policies. We will inform you when the final SMP along with the consultation report is available. Thank you for your participation in this consultation. If you encounter any problems with these webpages please contact service.desk@nfdc.gov.uk of contact the webteam on 023 8028 5797 
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