Welcome to the Isle of Wight Coastal Defence Schemes Information Page.
The Environment Agency have created this page to provide easy access to information on the schemes on the Isle of Wight. The Environment Agency will be updating this site as the schemes progress, so please keep checking for what’s new.
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The Environment Agency, in partnership with the Isle of Wight Council, is looking to refurbish existing coastal defences to reduce the impact of flood and coastal erosion events around the Isle of Wight coastline. Four priority areas have been identified through the Isle of Wight Shoreline Management Plan 2 (2010) and subsequent studies undertaken by the Isle of Wight Council. These documents tell us where it is appropriate to maintain the existing defence line, and where ageing and deteriorating defences are an issue. The four priority areas in need of initial investment are:
The Environment Agency have established that there is a case for some public investment in flood and coastal risk management infrastructure at all four priority areas. The Environment Agency have done this by submitting high level business cases (a ‘Strategic Outline Case’) for each location to its internal assurance group. For Yaverland and Shanklin, approval for these early business cases was received in summer 2021. For Ventnor and Embankment Road (Bembridge) approval was received in autumn 2021. Having validated the need for investment, the Environment Agency is now progressing to the next stage of business case development, which is to develop more detailed options for each location.
The overarching objectives are to:
* The linked Strategy/Studies are:
Isle of Wight Shoreline Management Plan 2, 2010
Eastern Yar flood and erosion management strategy; December 2010
The Isle of Wight Council has undertaken further studies on the Sandown Bay and Ventnor frontages which have identified the priority scheme locations and contributed to the early business case stages.
Securing national funding for flood and coastal risk projects follows a rigorous process of investigation, which occurs in several stages. Approval of the initial Strategic Outline Cases means the Environment Agency can now access funding to prepare Outline Business Cases (OBCs) for each of the priority projects. The 'OBCs' will identify a preferred option for each location with agreement from important stakeholders and partners, and set out the technical, economic and environmental justification for the chosen options. If approved, this will be followed by Full Business Cases which will complete the detailed planning and design of the projects and establish firm costs. Timelines can be found on each project page.
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