The South West Region is characterised by its diverse and intriguing coastline. However with Climate Change inevitable, we must plan to protect the natural and built environment. Planning for this change is often difficult, complex, costly and can be emotionally charged. In this seminar we aim to set out ideas, the latest research and practical examples of how to deal with this climate change driven topic.

This is part 3 of 3 webinars on this topic

We will invite feedback and discussion from attendees during the session via the chat function and we will provide an opportunity for a Q&A with the presenters after the presentations.

  • Welcome by Corine Dyke, RTPI SW Regional Activities Committee
  • Presentation 1: The national Shoreline Management Plan Refresh, Climate change predictions and the interaction between coastal and terrestrial processes. Justin Ridgewell, Environment Agency
  • Presentation 2: Coastal Change management Areas. Dr Tim Poate, University of Plymouth
  • Presentation 3: Coastal Change Management Areas; a Local Authority perspective. Ian Rowland, Torridge District Council

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About the Speakers

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1633991862-7719ad23148d8673 Justin Ridgewell
Coastal Advisor for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

With an academic background in environmental, coastal and marine sciences, Justin has over 15 years’ experience as a coastal management practitioner, within the flood and coastal erosion risk management sector. This has included public and private sector roles, both in the UK and overseas. His principal experience relates to development of Shoreline Management Plans, strategies and the monitoring and evidence programmes which support them, but he has also led and supervised the design and construction of coastal defence and adaptation works. An important current area of work for Justin is the development of guidance and policy relating to coastal change, adaptation, nature-based solutions and the implementation of Coastal Change Management Areas for planning. In addition, he also maintains an incident management role as a Flood Warning Duty Officer for Cornwall. More broadly he has interests in marine and coastal conservation and the development of sustainable management practices relating to these sensitive and dynamic environments. He is currently based with the Environment Agency in Bodmin, working as Coastal Advisor in their Partnership and Strategic Overview Team, and lives on Cornwall’s north coast.

1633984842-d5b02a8fea39f18d Tim Poate

Dr Poate is a NERC Impact Fellow on the South West Partnership for Environmental and Economic Prosperity (SWEEP) and a Senior Research Consultant for Coastal Marine Applied Research (CMAR), the consultancy arm of the Coastal Processes Research Group. Tim’s a coastal scientist whose research focuses on storm impacts and long term morphodynamics within the larger context of coastal processes. He has studied the impacts of offshore renewables, the response of storm events on gravel beaches and the role of intertidal rocky platforms on wave attenuation. In Plymouth since 2008, Tim previously worked for the Channel Coastal Observatory managing their nearshore wave buoy network.
For SWEEP Tim is delivering an operational wave model with a focus on wave overtopping in the South West. He is also working with regional authorities to help develop Coastal Change Management Areas (CCMAs) using the latest climate scenario projections. For CMAR Tim has worked with NGOs & GOs on intertidal habitat restoration projects, rip current studies, storm event analysis and bathymetric surveys in the UK, France and New Zealand.

1634651942-d51957ed8097e9a1 Mark Willitts
Planning Specialist

Mark's role involves the provision of specialist, timely advice on a wide range of statutory and non-statutory planning, EIA and marine licence consultations. His work includes advising on major developments in the West of England, nationally significant infrastructure projects such as the Hinkley Point C nuclear new build as well as flood risk management schemes such as the Bridgwater Tidal Barrier and the emerging Bristol Avon Flood Strategy. He also represents the Environment Agency at inquiries and local plan examinations.

1634563543-b328005345f36b8a Corine Dyke
Cornwall Team Leader at Natural England

Corine works for Natural England as a team leader in the Devon, Cornwall, and the Isles of Scilly area team. Her team is involved in dealing with consultations on planning applications, Local Plans and Neighbourhood Plans, as well as Environmental Land Management, National Nature Reserves and Marine Planning. She is also closely involved in partnership projects on planning for nature recovery and planning for coastal change. Corine started work as a planner for the National Trust as planning assistant, then for Carrick District Council as development management officer and as senior policy planner at North Cornwall District Council and then became principal policy planner at Cornwall Council. Corine is particularly interested in partnership working as a key to achieving good innovative planning. She is also keen to help promote the image of planning; to underline the importance of good planning and draw more people into the profession.

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Charlotte Daborn - RTPI South West Regional Coordinator
02079298190
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