APPENDIX 1
Memorandum submitted by West Dorset
District Council (F2)
Statement of Evidence
EFFECTIVENESS OF MAFF POLICY ON SOCIAL,
ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLEMENTATION
APPENDIX 2
Memorandum submitted by Mr Mark Blathwayt
(F4)
FLOOD AND COASTAL DEFENCE—PORLOCK
BAY AND MARSH, WEST SOMERSET
NATURAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE
ECONOMIC BENEFIT ANALYSIS
SAFETY AND VISITOR ENVIRONMENT
TECHNICAL VIABILITY OF SOLUTIONS
RESEARCH
APPENDIX 3
Memorandum submitted by Arun District Council
(F6)
THIS STATEMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED IN RESPONSE
TO THE PRESS NOTICE OF6 MARCH 1998 AND IS DATED 9 APRIL 1998
A. EFFECTIVENESS OF MAFF POLICY ON
FLOOD AND COASTAL DEFENCE
B. EFFECTIVENESS OF MAFF POLICY ON SOCIAL,
ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
APPENDIX 4
Memorandum submitted by Mr John Bowers,
Reader in Applied Economics, The University of Leeds (F7)
QUALIFICATIONS AND BACKGROUND
EVIDENCE
Gross margins at average yields
APPENDIX 5
Memorandum submitted by the Standing
Conference on Problems Associated with the Coastline (SCOPAC)
(F8)
CONTENT
APPENDIX 6
Memorandum submitted by Scarborough
Borough Council (F11)
APPENDIX 7
Memorandum submitted by Hampshire
and Isle of Wight Local Flood Defence Committee (F12)
SUMMARY
1. SUPPORT FOR THE CURRENT SYSTEM
2. SOME CONFUSION ABOUT POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
3. "CRITERIA" FOR ANY CHANGES
4) PARTICULAR FEATURES AND ARRANGEMENTS
OF THE SOLENT AREA
ATTACHMENTS
ATTACHMENT 3
FACTS AND FIGURES RELEVANT TO HAMPSHIRE
AND ISLE OF WIGHT LFDC
ATTACHMENT 4
PARTICULAR FEATURES AND ARRANGEMENTS
OF THE SOLENT AREA
APPENDIX 8
Memorandum submitted by The Chartered
Institution of Water and Environmental Management (F13)
2. BACKGROUND
3. KEY ISSUE—ENVIRONMENT
4. KEY ISSUE—ECONOMIC APPRAISAL
5. KEY ISSUE—FUNDING
6. KEY ISSUE—ORGANISATION
7. CONCLUSIONS
APPENDIX 9
Memorandum submitted by Hampshire
County Council (F15)
APPENDIX 10
Memorandum submitted by Worthing Borough
Council (F16)
1. EFFECTIVENESS OF MAFF POLICY ON
FLOOD AND COASTAL DEFENCE
2. EFFECTIVENESS OF MAFF POLICY ON SOCIAL,
ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
APPENDIX 11
Memorandum submitted by The National
Association of Flood Defence Chairmen (F17)
Annex 1
FLOOD DEFENCE SERVICE IN WALES
ISSUE
DISCUSSION
Annex 2
REGIONAL FLOOD DEFENCE COMMITTEES
GENERAL
FUNCTIONS
MEMBERSHIP
MEETINGS
Annex 3
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FLOOD DEFENCE
CHAIRMEN
APPENDIX 12
Memorandum submitted by the National
Coasts and Estuaries Advisory Group (NCEAG) (F18)
CONTENT
APPENDIX 13
Memorandum submitted by the County
Planning Officer, West Sussex County Council (F24)
EVIDENCE OF WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
APPENDIX 14
Memorandum submitted by Eastbourne Borough
Council (F25)
APPENDIX 15
Memorandum submitted by Portsmouth
City Council (F26)
CONTENT
APPENDIX 16
Memorandum submitted by Cumbria Wildlife
Trust (F27)
1. PRIORITIES: LIFE AND BUILT PROPERTY
2. AGRICULTURAL LAND
3. DRAINAGE AND FOODPLAINS
4. MAFF COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
5. WATER LEVEL MANAGEMENT PLANS
6. DRAINAGE INTERESTS ON FLOOD DEFENCE
COMMITTEES
7. BUDGETARY RING-FENCING, AND PASS-THROUGH
8. COASTAL DEFENCE
9. THE NATURE CONSERVATION DUTY AND PRIVATE
PROPERTY
10. THE FUTURE
11. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGE
APPENDIX 17
Memorandum submitted by the Director,
Somerset Wildlife Trust (F28)
COMMENTS ON INLAND (FLUVIAL) FLOOD DEFENCE
APPENDIX 18
Memorandum submitted by Professor
J B Joseph (F29)
1. MAFF GRANT AID AND FINANCIAL MEMORANDA
2. LOCAL FLOOD DEFENCE COMMITTEES, ETC
3. CENTRALISED BUDGETING
4. FLOOD DEFENCE COMMITTEE STRUCTURE
5. BUILDING ON FLOOD PLAINS
6. COASTAL PROCESSES
7. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
APPENDIX 19
Memorandum submitted by South Holland
Internal Drainage Board (F30)
APPENDIX 20
Memorandum submitted by Ernst &
Young (F31)
CONCLUSIONS
MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL STRUCTURE
PROJECT APPRAISAL
PROJECT FUNDING AND PROCUREMENT
Annex
PFI & Flood Defence Projects
A paper prepared by Lindsay Allen for
The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management
Meeting 30 January 1998
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
OVERVIEW OF THE PRIVATE FINANCE INITIATIVE
FLOOD DEFENCE PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS
APPROACH TO MARKET TESTING
KEY ISSUES
PLANNING AND CONSULTATION
THE MARKET RESPONSE
NEXT STEPS
LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD
CONCLUSION
APPENDIX 21
Memorandum submitted by Councillor
Alan Rice, T D, Chairman, Hampshire County Council Recreation
and Heritage Committee (F33)
APPENDIX 22
Memorandum submitted by Middlesex
University Flood Hazard Research Centre (F34)
INTRODUCTION
PROBLEMS
RECOMMENDATIONS
Table 1
REFERENCES
APPENDIX 23
Memorandum submitted by Havant Borough
Council (F35)
EVIDENCE
APPENDIX 24
Memorandum submitted by the Association
of Local Government Archaeological Officers (F36)
APPENDIX 25
Letter from the Director of Architecture
and Engineering, Canterbury City Council (F37)
APPENDIX 26
Memorandum submitted by the Country
Landowners Association (F38)
THE CASE FOR LAND DRAINAGE AND FLOOD DEFENCE
OF AGRICULTURAL LAND
FLOOD DEFENCE POLICY
PRIORITIES
DELIVERY OF POLICY
ECONOMIC/ENVIRONMENTAL INTERFACE
EFFECTIVENESS
APPENDIX 27
Memorandum submitted by Lincolnshire
Drainage Boards (F40)
APPENDIX 28
Letter from the Executive Director
(Environment), Shepway District Council (F41)
APPENDIX 29
Memorandum submitted by the Director
of Planning and Transportation, Norfolk County Council (F42)
APPENDIX 30
Memorandum submitted by Cornwall and
Devon County Councils (F46)
1. CONSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS: REGIONAL
FLOOD DEFENCE COMMITTEES
2. FINANCIAL ARRANGMENTS
B. COAST PROTECTION SCHEMES
C. CONCLUSIONS
APPENDIX 31
Memorandum submitted by the Chief
Executive, Northampton Borough Council (F47)
APPENDIX 32
Memorandum submitted by The Royal
Town Planning Institute (F50)
NEW DEVELOPMENT IN AREAS LIABLE TO FLOODING
THE MECHANISMS FOR DETERMINING PLANNING APPLICATIONS
IN FLOOD RISK AREAS
GOVERNMENT'S ADVICE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR COASTAL PROTECTION
COOPERATION AND LIAISON
OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS
SUMMARY
APPENDIX 33
Memorandum submitted by English Heritage
(F51)
BACKGROUND
PROTECTING THE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT
FLOOD AND COASTAL DEFENCE AND THE HISTORIC
ENVIRONMENT
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
APPENDIX 34
Supplementary Memorandum submitted
by the Environment Agency (F52)
Annex
THE FLOOD WARNING STRATEGY FOR ENGLAND
AND WALES 1997-98 TO 2001-02
1. INTRODUCTION
2 FLOOD WARNING RATIONALE
3. KEY ISSUES AND OBJECTIVES
4. Priorities
APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1
Flood Warning Strategy for England
and Wales
APPENDIX 2
Flood Warning Strategy for England
and Wales
APPENDIX 3
Flood Warning Strategy for England
and Wales
APPENDIX 4
Flood Warning Strategy for England
and Wales
APPENDIX 35
Memorandum submitted by the Crown
Estate (F56)
BACKGROUND
SEA WALLS AND BEACH NOURISHMENT SITES
LICENSING OF MARINE AGGREGATES
SUPPLY
DEMAND
RESERVES/RESOURCES
CONCLUSIONS
Annex A
Annex B
Current Crown Estate Dredging Licences
EAST COAST AREA
THAMES ESTUARY AREA
THE CHANNEL AREA
SOUTH COAST AREA
BRISTOL CHANNEL AREA
NORTH WEST AREA
Annex C
Total Marine Dredged Aggregate Compared
by Region from 1987 to 1997
APPENDIX 36
Letter to the Chairman from the Chairman,
Norfolk Branch, Country Landowners Association (F59)
Letter to Norfolk Churches Trust Ltd
from Strutt & Parker
THE CHURCH OF ST MARY HAPPISBURGH
APPENDIX 37
Memorandum submitted by Mr Campbell
Voullaire (F62)
APPENDIX 38
Memorandum submitted by Mr Malcolm
Read (F63)
APPENDIX 39
Memorandum submitted by the Association
of British Insurers (F64)
THE INSURANCE MARKET AND FLOOD RISK
1. INTRODUCTION
2. BACKGROUND
3. OUTLINE AND RESULTS OF INSURERS' FLOOD
RESEARCH
4. DIALOGUE WITH ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (EA)
AND MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD (MAFF)
5. HOW THE RESEARCH IS HELPING INSURERS
6. THE OUTLOOK FOR INSURANCE COVER
7. ACTION NEEDED
8. CONCLUSION
APPENDIX 40
Supplementary Memorandum submitted
by the Director of Policy, Country Landowners Association (F66)
APPENDIX 41
Memorandum submitted by the Easter
Floods 1998 Review Team (F67)
APPENDIX 42
Memorandum submitted by the Hadley
Centre for Climate Prediction and Research, Meteorological Office
(F68)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Table 1. Changes in sea level (centimetres)
relative to coastal land, for the decade of the 2050s relative
to today's.
Table 2. Return period for current 100-year
water level predicted for the 2050s
SUMMARY
APPENDIX 43
Supplementary Memorandum submitted
by the Environment Agency (F 69)
APPENDIX 44
Letter to the Chairman from the Technical
Director, Halcrow UK (F70)
APPENDIX 45
Letter to David Taylor MP from Mr
Andrew Heaton (F71)
APPENDIX 46
Memorandum submitted by Mr Roger Lankester
(F72)
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