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The intention of the East Solent Shoreline
Management Plan (ESSMP) is to establish a coast defence strategy
that is technically, economically and environmentally sustainable.
The plans for adjacent coastal areas must be compatible and they
must take account of natural coastal processes, existing defences
and both human and other environmental influences and needs.
Like all Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs), the
ESSMP is a
non-statutory document intended to both inform and be supported by
the statutory planning processes. As such it takes account of the
diverse interests in the shoreline and is presented in a form that
is accessible to a wide audience, and hence the document's
availability on this website.