

Thisreportoutlinedtheprocessbywhichtheoverallleadingoptionshave beendevelopedthroughamulti-criteriaappraisal.Theappraisalprocess consideredthetechnical,economic,environmentalandsocialaspectsofeach option.Thetablebelowpresentsasummaryoftheeconomiccostsand benefitsforeachoftheoverallleadingoptionsforeachODU.
•Thereisnoguaranteethatanyoftheseleadingoptionswillbe progressed,it’salldowntofunding.
•Significantfundingfromavarietyofsourceswillbeneededtoprogress theleadingoptions.
•Publicfundsforcoastalmanagementarenotwidelyavailableandkey criteriahavetobemetinordertoapplyforfunds,butitmaybepossible tosecuresomefundsforkeyareassuchasEastoke,Selsmoreand Mengham.
•Wewillworktodevelopbusinesscasestoprogressschemesifthereis fundingandifit’sinthepublicinterest(technical,environmental,social andeconomicsolution).
Landownersareultimatelyresponsibleformaintainingorimproving theirowndefences.
TheStrategyhasidentifiedtheneedforanumberofstudies,projectsandschemesoverthenext10yearsiffundingandapprovalscanbesecured.Theseinclude habitatrestoration,beachmanagement,coastaldefenceandadaptationschemes.Aguideshowingtherelevantlocationsisshownbelow,togetherwiththe recommendedtimescalepresentedoverleaf,alongwithanticipatedcostsandpotentialfundingsources.
TheStrategyhasidentifiedhighlevelindicativecoststodeliverthe short-termactionplan.Thesecostsweredevelopedasasnapshot intime.Giventhecurrenteconomicsituation,thesecostswill needtobereassessedattheappropriatetime. Potentialfunding
SolentDynamicCoastProjectupdatetoupdate coastalsqueezelossesusingUKCP18sealevel riseprojections
SolentandSouthDownsHabitatCreationand RestorationProgrammeCoastalGrazingMarsh Studytoidentifysuitablecompensatorycoastal grazingmarshsites.