Jncc coastal Directories Project Region 11 The Western Approaches

C.  Contact names and addresses (continued)
Type of information
Contact address and telephone no.
Newport
Newport Museum & Art Gallery,
John Frost Square, Newport,
Gwent  NP9 1HZ, tel: [phone]
Cardiff 
Central Station, Cardiff South
Glamorgan  CF1 1QY,
tel: [phone]
Penarth (seasonal)
The Esplanade, Penarth Pier,
South Glamorgan  CF64 3AU,
tel: [phone]
Barry Island (seasonal)
The Triangle, Paget Road,
South Glamorgan  CF62 5TG,
tel: [phone]
Porthcawl 
The Old Police Station, John Street,
Mid Glamorgan  CF36 3DT,
tel: [phone]
Funding for tourism-related
Welsh Development Agency,
developments - Wales
Pearl House, Greyfriars Road,
Cardiff  CF1 3XX, tel: [phone]
Funding for tourism-related
Wales Tourist Board, Brunel
developments - Wales
House, 2 Fitzalan Road, Cardiff
CF2 1UY, tel: [phone] or
34 Piccadilly, London W1,
tel: [phone]
Sports - Wales
Senior Planning Officer,
The Sports Council for Wales,
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff,
South Glamorgan  CF1 9SW,
tel: [phone]
Sports - England
Sports Council Headquarters,
16 Upper Woburn Place, London
WC1H 0QP, tel: [phone]
Natural facilities GIS
Rural Surveys Research Unit,
database (Sports)
Institute of Earth Studies,
University of Wales, Aberystwyth,
Dyfed  SY23 3DB, tel: [phone]
Sport and recreation
The Sports Council, Headquarters:
16 Upper Woburn Place, London
WC1H 0QP, tel: [phone], or
South West Region, Ashlands
House, Ashlands, Crewkerne,
Somerset  TA18 7LQ,
tel: [phone]
Water quality of bathing
Marine Conservation Society,
beaches - UK
9 Gloucester Road, Ross-on-Wye,
Herefordshire  HR9 5BU,
tel: [phone]
Marine industries
British Marine Industries
Federation, Meadlake Place,
Thorpe Lea Road, Egham, Surrey
TW20 8HE, tel: [phone]
Coastal recreation,
*County and District Councils
particularly related to
planning policy
Type of information
Contact address and telephone no.
Small boat movements and
Coastguard, Falmouth and
safety
Swansea:
HM Coastguard, MRCC Swansea,
Tutt Head, Mumbles, Swansea
SA3 4EX, tel: [phone]
HM Coastguard, MRCC Falmouth,
Pendennis Point, Castle Drive,
Falmouth  TR11 4WZ,
tel: [phone]
Windsurfing
British Windsurfing Association,
86, Sinah Lane, Hayling Island,
Hants.  PO11 9JX, tel: [phone]
Yachting, windsurfing and
Royal Yachting Association,
power-boating
RYA House, Romsey Road,
Eastleigh, Hants.  SO5O 9YA,
tel: [phone]
Board sailing
UK Board Sailing Association,
Mason’s Road, Stratford-Upon-
Avon, Warwickshire  CV37 9NZ,
tel: [phone]
Harbour Masters
See Appendix
Canoeing
British Canoe Union, Adbolton
Lane, West Bridgford, Nottingham
NG2 5AS, tel: [phone]
Diving
British Sub Aqua Club, Telford
Quay, Elsmere Port, Cheshire
L65 4FY, tel: [phone]
Water skiing
British Water Ski Federation,
390 City Road, London
EC1V 2QA, tel: [phone]
Wildfowling (general,
Information Officer, The British
including information on
Association for Shooting and
affiliated clubs)
Conservation, Marford Mill,
Rossett, Wrexham  LL12 0HL,
tel: [phone]
Wildfowl and wetlands
*Publicity Officer,
(conservation)
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust,
Slimbridge, tel: [phone]
Wildfowling (general
*Enquiry Officer, RSPB, Sandy,
information on wildfowl,
tel: [phone]
habitats and conservation)
Wildfowling (the sport)
Press and Information Officer,
British Field Sports Society,
59 Kennington Road, London
SE1 7PZ, tel: [phone]
Severe weather wildfowling *Licensing Officer,
bans - England
English Nature HQ, Peterborough,
tel: [phone]
Severe weather wildfowling *Licensing Officer, CCW HQ,
bans - Wales
Bangor, tel: [phone]
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*Starred contact addresses are given in full in the Appendix.

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Region 11  Chapter 9  Human activities
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The Severn Estuary is the second largest estuary in the UK and overwhelmingly the largest in the region.  In addition to its 55,000 hectares
of estuarine habitats, it is the setting for the majority of the region’s towns and cities, human activities and associated infrastructure.  The
salmon fishery, which uses ranks of putchers, as shown here, is an element of this complex environment.  Management of the estuary
involves a huge range of organisations and individuals in fora such as the Severn Estuary Coastal Group, the Standing Conference of
Severnside Local Authorities and the Severn Estuary Strategy Group.  Photo: Pat Doody, JNCC.

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10.1  Introduction
This chapter describes national (
section 10.2
) and local and
regional (
section 10.3
) coastal management initiatives taking
place wholly or partly within Region 11.  GB and UK
national initiatives without a specific regional focus, notably
those led by non-governmental agencies and user groups,
are outside the scope of this chapter.  However, as the whole
chapter concludes with a list of contacts with a wider
involvement or interest in coastal management (
section
10.3.5 C
), contact points for some of these organisations are
included there.  In addition, names and addresses of many
contacts are given within the relevant section. 
10.1.1  Coastal management in the UK
This section outlines the direction of national policy-making,
within which many of the regional initiatives operate.  Many,
frequently competing, issues and activities affect the coastal
environment and inshore waters, making the task of coastal
planning and management a very complex one, particularly
as numerous different authorities are responsible for
particular statutory duties.  Coastal management promotes
an integrated, inter-disciplinary approach to multiple use
and conflict resolution between interest groups, “to ensure
the long-term future of the resources of the coastal zone
through environmentally sensitive programmes, based on
the principle of balanced, sustainable use” (Gubbay 1990).
Coastal management ensures that all land and sea use issues
are co-ordinated, including development, conservation,
waste disposal, fisheries, transport, and coast protection and
flood defence.  The advantages of this have been recognised
by coastal planners in many areas, and several local
authorities and other bodies now promote coastal
management.  However, approaches differ from area to area,
with overlap in some places and patchy coverage elsewhere
(Earll 1994; King & Bridge 1994). 
The House of Commons Environment Committee
Second Report (House of Commons 1992), although limited
in scope to England and the estuaries it shares with Wales
and Scotland, made recommendations for the planning and
implementation of coastal management that have had policy
and practical implications throughout the UK.  Among the
recommendations were:
• the endorsement of an integrated approach to coastal
management, incorporating maritime land, sea and
intertidal areas; 
• a review of existing legislation; 
• the need for international (EU-wide) policy initiatives; 
• clearer responsibilities for planning and action in the
coastal zone, based on a national strategic framework; 
• appropriate funding for accountable bodies with
responsibilities; 
• research into the physical functioning of the coastal zone
and associated protection and conservation measures; 
• a review of planning mechanisms to allow effective
safeguard of the coastal resource;
• monitoring and environmental assessment of coastal
activities to assess their impacts; 
• the involvement of local communities in coastal
management planning; 
• the integration of responsibility for coast protection and
sea defence under one body; 
• better statutory protection for sites of nature
conservation importance; 
• better provisions for control of marine pollution; 
• the need for fisheries activities to take account of marine
conservation issues.
Later in 1992, the Department of the Environment and
the Welsh Office issued Planning Policy Guidance: Coastal
Planning (PPG 20), which made clearer the requirement for
planning decisions to take account of environmental and
conservation issues.
The Environment Select Committee’s recommendations
were followed up, in 1993, by the publication of Development
below low water mark: a review of regulation in England and
Wales (Department of the Environment/Welsh Office 1993a),
in parallel with the discussion paper Managing the coast: a
review of coastal management plans in England and Wales and
the powers supporting them (Department of the
Environment/Welsh Office 1993b).  That same year, The
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) and the
Welsh Office brought out their Strategy for flood and coastal
defence in England and Wales (MAFF/WO 1993).  In this their
policy is spelled out: “. . . reducing the risks to people and
the developed and natural environment from flooding and
coastal erosion by encouraging the provision of technically,
environmentally and economically sound and sustainable
defence measures.” 
In December 1994 the Department of the Environment
launched a standing forum on coastal management for
England (the Coastal Forum); it meets twice a year (see
section 10.2.2
).  In 1995 the Department of the Environment
published national policy guidelines for the coast (DoE
1995).  These guidelines do not replace existing documents
but provide a concise digest, pointing out common themes
and principles.  Public and private bodies are asked to have
close regard to them in taking forward their coastal
management functions.  In 1994 the Department also
undertook to highlight good practice in coastal management
plans, clarify the interaction of the different elements of
coastal management and review relevant bylaw powers.
This Best practice guide is being prepared by Nicholas
Pearson Associates and is due for publication in 1996.  It will
set out the basic principles and objectives relating to coastal
management plans, helping to define the respective roles of
key players, taking account of the diverse uses of the coastal
zone and giving examples of best practice in helping to
resolve competing pressures on the coast, and help make
clearer how the different elements of coastal management
interact, including relationships with other strategies.  The
Review of bylaw-making powers for the coast is examining the
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Chapter 10  Coastal management
S.L. Fowler

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