Conwy County Borough Council, Denbighshire County CouncilFlintshire County Council are working with the North West England and North Wales Coastal Group, the Environment Agency (England and Wales), and other organisations to plan the best way to manage the changing coast between the Great Orme and the Dee Estuary, up as far as Chester Weir, now and for future generations.
Your views are needed to make sure that the plans are realistic, suitable and achievable.
You can view the draft proposals by calling in at the Conwy, Denbighshire or Flintshire council offices or public libraries along the coastline before 14 February 2010.
To have your say on the plans and find out more visit www.mycoastline.org or come to the public meeting to be held at the Kinmel Manor Hotel at Abergele on Monday 7 December 2009 between 7pm and 8.30pm.
The coast is changing, it always has and it always will. Climate change and rising sea levels will increase the risk of flooding and erosion to the coast, affecting the places where people live, work and play. A new plan is being produced which considers different ways to manage the coast and we want your views on the suggestions that have been made.
No one will ever be able to protect all coastal homes, businesses, land and wildlife habitats from coastal flooding and erosion. But with your help, the councils and other agencies will know where these risks are greatest and set out effective ways to manage these.
The councils and the Environment Agency are aware that climate change will speed up coastal change and really affect people’s lives through increased risk from flooding and coastal erosion. It is vital that people have their say on the Shoreline Management Plan to make sure their views about their homes, businesses and interests are represented.
Meic Davies, Environment Agency Wales said:
“Climate change is happening and this inevitably means that sea levels will rise and that coastal communities are placed at greater risk of flooding from the sea.
We must agree how we can adapt, control, improve and generally prepare the area for dealing with tidal flooding over the next 100 years.
Input from local people is a vital part of that process. We want people to get involved and have their say in how we can work together to create a plan to combat the risks of flooding in the area that is sustainable for people, the local economy and the environment.”
