Identification

Title

Shoreline Management Plan Explorer

Alternative title(s)

Abstract

Shoreline Management Plan Explorer (SMP Explorer) is an online digital and map based system to hold the details of shoreline management plans around the coast of England. SMP-Explorer was developed by the Environment Agency on behalf of Coastal Groups. Data is published as linked data but data on action plans within each Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) is available to download in CSV format. SMP Explorer contains hyperlinks to websites operated by other parties. We do not control such websites and we take no responsibility for, and will not incur any liability in respect of, their content. Our inclusion of hyperlinks to such websites does not imply any endorsement of views, statements or information contained in such websites. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2024. All rights reserved.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://environment.data.gov.uk/shoreline-planning

protocol: http

name: Shoreline Management Plans

description: Explore and download information on Shoreline Management Plans around the coast of England

Unique resource identifier

code

d5876fba-d4c2-4507-a386-78724f7e4344_resource

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

boundaries

location

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Area Management

coast

shoreline

environment

boundaries

location

Keyword set

keyword value

Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

coastal management

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

development planning

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

coast

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

coastal development

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

coastal environment

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

coastal erosion

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-6.236

East bounding longitude

2.072

North bounding latitude

55.816

South bounding latitude

49.943

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2024-01-18

End position

2024-01-18

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2024-01-22

date type

publication

effective date

2024-01-30

date type

revision

effective date

2024-01-22

Frequency of update

asNeeded

Quality and validity

Lineage

Data for each SMP of the actions and associated detail and management intent at the unit level is built and has been updated during 2023 by local authorities, the coastal groups for that SMP and the Environment Agency. The Environment Agency has a strategic overview role for the management of all sources of flooding and coastal change in England, including coastal erosion. Part of this role involves the Environment Agency supporting coastal groups in maintaining and updating SMPs. The Environment Agency approves SMPs and any changes that are made to them. SMPs are also adopted by local authorities. There will be a yearly update of all SMP action plans and trackers. Additionally, any formal changes such as changes to management approaches at the unit level will be updated as soon as they are received, once approved by the Environment Agency. Changes to management approaches can be proposed at any time but must include a rationale based on changes in evidence, government policy or other material considerations. Proposals are scrutinised by coastal groups and are subject to checks, such as legal implications in relation to protected sites. If conditions within these checks are met changes are approved by the Environment Agency under its strategic overview for the coast. Consultation with the public and coastal interest groups and organisations may be required. Information on the change process is published on SMP Explorer and described in the new Supplementary Guidance available to download from SMP Explorer.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

Open format | Comma Separated Values file (CSV)

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Open Government Licence

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.

Constraint set

Use constraints

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Environment Agency

email address

DSPcustomerforum@environment-agency.gov.uk

web address

https://environment.data.gov.uk/support

description: Defra Data Services Forum

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environment Agency

email address

DSPcustomerforum@environment-agency.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2024-01-29

Metadata language