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<table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 17.2642%;"><img src="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/ehq-production-europe/6145c49d839c52bd4008789e58f6324a0d703ec5/original/1604483222/Full_Logo.png_ad1dae13cd66250443d97f8427ab6b30?1604483222" style="width: 117px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"></td><td style="padding: 20px 40px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; width: 82.4773%;">Have your say Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Welcome to a new dedicated place for you to have your say, voice your opinions and share your ideas. Here, you can engage with us and other residents on topics and initiatives of interest, helping to shape our decisions and plans. We are a modern, accessible and accountable council and we want to make Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole great places to live, learn, work and visit.&nbsp;<a href="https://haveyoursay.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/register" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Register now</a>, get involved and play an active role. &nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table>

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BCP Council, in collaboration with the Environment Agency, landowners, developers and others is working to provide new flood defences from Poole Bridge to Hunger Hill. The infrastructure will reduce the significant tidal flood risk to residents and properties in Poole town centre, the Old Town and surrounding areas over the next 100 years.The proposed flood defence scheme will span approximately 1.5km along the eastern side of Holes Bay. When constructed, it will work in conjunction with other nearby flood defences, including the Creekmoor and Sterte drainage channels, as well as the raised quayside wall along Poole Quay.We are asking for your views on any potential impacts the proposed scheme could have on you/the area.What is meant by flood risk?Flood risk refers to the likelihood and potential impact of flooding in a given area in any given year.What are flood defences and why are they needed?Flood defences are systems put in place to reduce damage by flood water to properties and infrastructure. Over the last 25 years, it was anticipated that on-going regeneration would deliver full flood protection. However, recent developments have only provided flood defences along short lengths. This incomplete defence leaves the whole area vulnerable to tidal flooding which is expected to increase in frequency and severity with climate change. Extensive efforts are needed to raise land levels and close the gaps in the flood defence line to ensure that the local community is effectively safeguarded.What potential flood damage could there be without defences?The value of potential damages to property and infrastructure calculated in the scheme area in a &lsquo;do nothing&rsquo; scenario over the next 100 years is &pound;161 million. This area is shown in red on the map below.<img src="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/ehq-production-europe/f021c1caf60e5b9a26cfb5708880b8a8d663194a/original/1724765140/d8e50a2ee43d0750085edf07def3d478_PB-HH_Benefits2.jpeg?1724765140" style="width: 700px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib"> What will the Scheme do?BCP Council is working with design and environmental consultant WSP and local Contractor Knights Brown to design a flood defence scheme that can be adapted in the future, when more is known about sea level rise. This allows us to make best use of the current available funding and still provide the desired standard of protection over the scheme life. In the short term it means we can reduce the visual impact of defences and in the long term the height of defences can be increased in increments to keep pace with climate change.The proposed scheme area will be separated into five zones with interventions planned for 2071 and 2105. These can be seen on the map below:<ul><li>Zone A - Holes Bay Road (A350) to Lifeboat Quay Defences will be raised now to 2.65m AOD* now, then raised to 3.6m AOD in 2071. Where there are existing flood defences in Zone A, no work is needed at this time.</li><li>Zone B - RNLI All Weather Lifeboat Station Already protected for the next 85 years. No work is needed at this time.</li><li>Zone C - Slip Way To make best use of existing assets, ground levels will be raised to 2.49m AOD and then raise again to 3.6m AOD in 2071.</li><li>Zone D - RNLI College Already protected for the next 50 years. No work is needed at this time.</li><li>Zone E - RNLI car park to Poole Bridge It is more cost effective to replace the current quay walls, raising the height to 3.6m AOD.</li></ul>*Above Ordnance Datum (AOD) is a fixed reference level which has replaced &ldquo;above sea level&rdquo; as the standard reference from which vertical heights on maps are measured.<img src="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/ehq-production-europe/4041cd5bc627d809517c627e956405b07a5e368b/original/1724765191/45f435a73184301a205ebccd41176899_PB-HH_Zones_Map.jpeg?1724765191" style="width: 700px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib"> Events<ul><li>Thursday 5th September: 10am-4:30pm - come and see us at <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/MDGadMqACZ1pmFDv9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Edith Lyle Hall, West Quay Road, Poole, BH15 1JF</a></li><li>Wednesday 11th September: 6:45-8pm - join us online for a presentation and Q&amp;A session. Book your free place on Eventbrite <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poole-bridge-to-hunger-hill-flood-defence-scheme-consultation-tickets-999992824457?aff=oddtdtcreator" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></li></ul> How to take partPlease tell us your views on the proposed flood defence scheme by:<ul><li>Reading the <a href="https://haveyoursay.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/34591/widgets/101370/documents/67131" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">information document</a> and completing the <a href="https://online1.snapsurveys.com/wj7fgh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">online survey</a></li><li>Paper versions of the information document and survey are available in all of <a href="https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Libraries/Your-local-library/Your-local-library.aspx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BCP&#39;s libraries</a></li><li>Downloading a paper copy of the survey here (pending) and returning it to the address below by the deadline: </li></ul>Poole Bridge to Hunger Hill Consultation, Research and Consultation Team, BCP Council, Town Hall, Bourne Avenue, Bournemouth, BH2 6DY; or drop them into the &#39;Have Your Say&#39; boxes in any of <a href="https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Libraries/Your-local-library/Your-local-library.aspx">BCP&rsquo;s libraries</a>. The consultation will close at midnight on 30 September 2024. If you have any questions or need the survey in a different format, please email <a href="file://artemis/policy/Strategic%20Planning/IPP/Consultation/Environment%20&%20Communities/Environment/Christchurch%20Flooding%20Engagement%202021/New%20EHQ%20Pages/coastal@bcpcouncil.gov.uk">coastal@bcpcouncil.gov.uk</a>.

Poole Bridge to Hunger Hill Flood Defence Scheme Consultation

Neighbourhood Forums work with local communities to prepare Neighbourhood Plans for their area and forum designations last for five years.On 6 August 2024, East Cliff &amp; Springbourne Residents&rsquo; Group applied to BCP Council to be designated as a neighbourhood forum, to operate as a qualifying body for the purposes of preparing a Neighbourhood Plan, in accordance with <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/20/schedule/9/enacted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">s61F Town and Country Planning Act 1990</a> and <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/637/regulation/8/made" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">s8 Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012</a>. Neighbourhood forums must be able to demonstrate that they have a written constitution to describe the basic framework of the organisation including its purpose, membership rules and election of officers. The neighbourhood planning legislation and regulations state that Forums must have at least 21 members who are individuals, either living, working within the area of the neighbourhood forum, or are elected members of the authority concerned.East Cliff &amp; Springbourne Residents Group has submitted an application to be designated as a neighbourhood forum within a defined area boundary.<img src="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/ehq-production-europe/22a3fa1ae78247d5016feced1da1eff4e117143b/original/1724078932/136ac849b8f92142be901231f7f55a0a_Capture.JPG?1724078932" style="width: 642px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">The information submitted to the council comprises of:<ul><li>A <a href="https://haveyoursay.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/35172/widgets/102602/documents/66457" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">covering letter</a> received by email on 6 August 2024</li><li>A combined <a href="https://haveyoursay.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/35172/widgets/102602/documents/66458" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">application form</a> for neighbourhood forum and area designation including a list of 23 stakeholders</li><li>A <a href="https://haveyoursay.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/35172/widgets/102602/documents/66452" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">map</a> of the East Cliff &amp; Springbourne Neighbourhood area boundary</li><li>A written <a href="https://haveyoursay.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/35172/widgets/102602/documents/66456" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">constitution</a> of the proposed neighbourhood forum and membership details</li><li>A <a href="https://haveyoursay.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/35172/widgets/102602/documents/66455" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Statement of Mission and Vision</a> setting out how the forum is established for the purpose of promoting or improving the social, economic and environmental wellbeing of the area.</li></ul>Please note that if the neighbourhood forum&rsquo;s status is approved by the council, no other organisation may be designated as a neighbourhood forum for the purposes of the <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/20/contents" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Localism Act 2011</a> and the <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/637/contents" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Neighbourhood Planning Regulations 2012</a> for that neighbourhood area until the designation expires or is withdrawn. This will only affect the ability to exercise neighbourhood planning powers and will not affect the existence or creation of any other neighbourhood community voluntary or charitable bodies in the area.Have Your Say We are asking for views and comments from residents and other interested parties on the proposed forum&rsquo;s application for qualifying body status and their neighbourhood area boundary. Your views should consider whether this forum should be designated for the purposes of preparing a neighbourhood plan for the proposed neighbourhood area.During the consultation period, you can view East Cliff &amp; Springbourne&rsquo;s application and supporting documents in the &#39;Documents&#39; section of this page and at:<ul><li><a href="https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library/springbourne-library" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Springbourne Library</a></li><li><a href="https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library/bournemouth-library" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bournemouth Central Library</a></li></ul>Your comments must be received by us within the consultation period which runs for seven weeks from 19 August 2024 to 7 October 2024. You can make representations by:<ul><li>Completing an <a href="https://online1.snapsurveys.com/fry17j" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">online survey</a> or;</li><li>Completing a paper survey which can be downloaded <a href="https://haveyoursay.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/35172/widgets/102602/documents/66678" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> or collected from one of <a href="https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BCP&#39;s libraries</a>. Paper surveys can be emailed to <a data-fr-linked="true" href="mailto:neighbourhoodplanning@bcpcouncil.gov.uk,">neighbourhoodplanning@bcpcouncil.gov.uk</a>, dropped in the &#39;Have Your Say&#39; boxes in any BCP library or posted to the address below: East Cliff &amp; Springbourne Neighbourhood Forum and Area Designation Consultation, Neighbourhood Planning Team, Planning Policy, BCP Council, Civic Centre, Bourne Avenue, Bournemouth BH2 6DY </li><li>Writing to us at the above address; or</li><li>Sending an email to <a data-fr-linked="true" href="mailto:neighbourhoodplanning@bcpcouncil.gov.uk"></a><a data-fr-linked="true" href="mailto:neighbourhoodplanning@bcpcouncil.gov.uk"></a><a data-fr-linked="true" href="mailto:neighbourhoodplanning@bcpcouncil.gov.uk">neighbourhoodplanning@bcpcouncil.gov.uk</a>.</li></ul>If you have any questions or require the documents in a different format, please contact us at <a data-fr-linked="true" href="mailto:neighbourhoodplanning@bcpcouncil.gov.uk">neighbourhoodplanning@bcpcouncil.gov.uk</a>.The consultation will close at midnight on 7 October 2024. Next stepsAll comments received during the consultation period will be considered and will feed into our formal decision-making process. If the council approves the application, the East Cliff &amp; Springbourne Neighbourhood Forum will be able to operate as a qualifying body, for the purpose of neighbourhood planning in the designated area for a period of five years.

East Cliff & Springbourne Neighbourhood Forum and Area Designation Consultation

We are asking residents and businesses for their views on the management of sand dunes at Sandbanks in Poole. Your views will help us develop the options for sand dune management which we will then formally consult on as part of the <a href="https://twobays.net/project/sandbanks-dune-management-study/">Sandbanks Dune Management Study</a>.Sandbanks is host to a system of sand dunes which provide a natural form of protection against coastal erosion. Dunes are part of the area&#39;s character and play an important role creating habitat for rare and protected species. However, their spread can result in the build-up of sand affecting access points to the beach and cause wind-blown sand to build-up near to or on property. The dune habitat can also be trampled or damaged by beach users.What are sand dunes? Sand dunes are ridges of sand found at the top of the beach, formed by the build up of wind-blown sand. Vegetation helps to stabilise the dunes by binding the sand together with their roots.Why are they important? Sand dunes provide important, cost-effective and natural protection to inland areas which prevents flooding and coastal erosion which can damage properties and infrastructure. They also provide crucial habitat to native plants and lizard species.What are the challenges?As sand lizards / protected species are now found in the sand dunes, it means we have a legal duty to protect the sand dune habitat for the benefit of these species. This limits what, when, where and how any works can occur to address the management of the following challenges:<ul type="disc"><li>Storms - periodically cause the seaward side of dunes to erode, reducing the coast protection and habitat functions of the dunes</li><li>Visitor trampling - excessive/repetitive trampling of sand dune habitat can reduce/destroy vegetation height and cover</li><li>Beach accessibility - some access paths have become buried by sand, preventing easy access to the beach for all users</li><li>Sand encroachment - stormy winters can cause a build-up of wind-blown sand on the promenade, beach huts, buildings and property walls which are not designed to take the weight of sand building up against them</li><li>Reduction of sea views - the height and spread of sand dunes may block views from land and properties behind the dunes</li><li>Reduction of privacy - the height and spread of dunes may reduce the level of privacy properties behind the dunes have.</li></ul> How to take partPlease tell us your views by:<ul><li>Reading the <a href="https://haveyoursay.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/34452/widgets/101312/documents/66287" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">briefing document</a> and completing the <a href="https://online1.snapsurveys.com/2emylr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">online survey</a></li><li>Dropping pins and commenting on specific areas of Sandbanks using the <a href="https://haveyoursay.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/sand-dunes/maps/sand-dunes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">interactive map</a></li><li>Paper versions of the information document and survey are available in all of <a href="https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BCP&#39;s libraries</a></li><li>Downloading a paper copy of the survey <a href="https://haveyoursay.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/34452/widgets/101312/documents/66301" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> and returning it to the address below by the deadline: Sandbanks Sand Dune Survey, Research and Consultation Team, BCP Council, Bourne Avenue, Bournemouth, BH2 6DY; or drop them into the &#39;Have Your Say&#39; boxes in any of <a href="https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BCP&rsquo;s libraries</a>.</li></ul> The survey will close at midnight on 30 September 2024. If you have any questions or need the survey in a different format, please email <a href="file://artemis/policy/Strategic%20Planning/IPP/Consultation/Environment%20&%20Communities/Environment/Christchurch%20Flooding%20Engagement%202021/New%20EHQ%20Pages/coastal@bcpcouncil.gov.uk">coastal@bcpcouncil.gov.uk</a>.

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