Sustainable Management of Holderness Coast

• What is SMP Holderness?

  A set of policies that aims to balance competing interests on the coast
• what is the AIM of SMP Holderness?

  aims to sustainably manage shoreline
• how many different zones does SMP Holderness have?

  3
• what is the first zone of SMP Holderness?

  Zone 1: Flamborough Head to Sewerby (chalk cliffs)

  • Allow natural processes to continue
• what is the second zone of SMP Holderness?


  Zone 2: Sewerby to Kilnsea coast (Holderness cliffs)
• what is the SMP for zone 2?

  protect Bridlington, Hornsea and Withernsea (towns & resorts)

  Protect Mappleton

  Protect B1242
• What is zone 3 of SMP Holderness?

  Zone 3: Spurn Head (sedimentary spit)

  • limited intervention
  • maintain access to spit eg RNLI station