Consultation on Draft Strategy

Consultation on Draft Strategy Summer 2026

We are pleased to invite you to take part in the consultation on the Draft Hurst Spit to Lymington FCERM Strategy. This consultation is your opportunity to review the proposed high level approach to managing flood and coastal erosion risk along this stretch of coastline and to share your views before the Strategy is finalised. The aim is to have the Strategy approved and adopted early 2027. The Draft Strategy also indicates the projects required in order to implement the proposals. Further consultation will take place on individual projects over the coming years as and when they are implemented.

Consultation is taking place on the following aspects;

  • The Draft Strategy sets out a long-term plan to help protect communities, the natural environment, and key infrastructure, while responding to the challenges of climate change and rising sea levels. Your feedback is essential in ensuring the Strategy reflects local priorities, knowledge, and concerns. The Draft Strategy is published alongside statutory environmental assessments including the Habitat Regulation Assessment and the Water Environment Regulations Assessment.
  • The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) evaluates the potential environmental effects of the Strategy. Its primary purpose is to ensure that environmental protection and sustainability are embedded in high-level decision-making from the outset. The SEA considers a wide range of topics, including biodiversity, coastal processes, heritage, climate, carbon, geology and soils, landscape and visual effects, material assets, and population and human health. It identifies and reports on likely environmental effects, proposes appropriate mitigation measures, and outlines how these effects will be monitored over time.

How to Take Part

The consultation is open from midday Friday 19 June to 1700 Friday 25 September. During this period, you can:

Supporting information

3D visualisations

In order to bring some of the elements to life, 3D visualisation videos have been produced to show different scenarios. These all show a storm event with a 05% Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) (1 in 200 year event. For reference the Valentine's day storm in 2014 was around a 1 in 50)

The scenarios shown are:

  • Present Day flood risk
  • Do nothing in 2075 - assumes no maintenance of defence
  • 2046 with part of the Strategy proposals in place
  • 2075 with all of the Strategy proposals in place


Why Your Views Matter

All feedback received during this consultation will be carefully considered and used to help shape the final Strategy. We are committed to an open and transparent process, and your input will play a vital role in guiding future decision-making.

Residents, businesses, and stakeholders are encouraged to attend upcoming events to learn more about the Strategy and provide feedback. Experts will be on hand to explain findings, discuss the proposed approaches to managing future risks.

To complete the consultation on the DRAFT STRATEGY visit https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/solent-and-south-downs/hurst-spit-to-lymington-strategy-consultation

To complete the consultation on the Strategic Environmental Assessment visit https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/solent-and-south-downs/hurst-spit-to-lymington-sea-consultation

To register for these please email hurstspit2lymington@environment-agency.gov.uk and specify the date you would like to attend.

Consultation outcome:

Results from the consultation will be available on this page within 12 weeks of the consultation ending.

Consultation on Draft Strategy Summer 2026

We are pleased to invite you to take part in the consultation on the Draft Hurst Spit to Lymington FCERM Strategy. This consultation is your opportunity to review the proposed high level approach to managing flood and coastal erosion risk along this stretch of coastline and to share your views before the Strategy is finalised. The aim is to have the Strategy approved and adopted early 2027. The Draft Strategy also indicates the projects required in order to implement the proposals. Further consultation will take place on individual projects over the coming years as and when they are implemented.

Consultation is taking place on the following aspects;

  • The Draft Strategy sets out a long-term plan to help protect communities, the natural environment, and key infrastructure, while responding to the challenges of climate change and rising sea levels. Your feedback is essential in ensuring the Strategy reflects local priorities, knowledge, and concerns. The Draft Strategy is published alongside statutory environmental assessments including the Habitat Regulation Assessment and the Water Environment Regulations Assessment.
  • The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) evaluates the potential environmental effects of the Strategy. Its primary purpose is to ensure that environmental protection and sustainability are embedded in high-level decision-making from the outset. The SEA considers a wide range of topics, including biodiversity, coastal processes, heritage, climate, carbon, geology and soils, landscape and visual effects, material assets, and population and human health. It identifies and reports on likely environmental effects, proposes appropriate mitigation measures, and outlines how these effects will be monitored over time.

How to Take Part

The consultation is open from midday Friday 19 June to 1700 Friday 25 September. During this period, you can:

Supporting information

3D visualisations

In order to bring some of the elements to life, 3D visualisation videos have been produced to show different scenarios. These all show a storm event with a 05% Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) (1 in 200 year event. For reference the Valentine's day storm in 2014 was around a 1 in 50)

The scenarios shown are:

  • Present Day flood risk
  • Do nothing in 2075 - assumes no maintenance of defence
  • 2046 with part of the Strategy proposals in place
  • 2075 with all of the Strategy proposals in place


Why Your Views Matter

All feedback received during this consultation will be carefully considered and used to help shape the final Strategy. We are committed to an open and transparent process, and your input will play a vital role in guiding future decision-making.

Residents, businesses, and stakeholders are encouraged to attend upcoming events to learn more about the Strategy and provide feedback. Experts will be on hand to explain findings, discuss the proposed approaches to managing future risks.

To complete the consultation on the DRAFT STRATEGY visit https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/solent-and-south-downs/hurst-spit-to-lymington-strategy-consultation

To complete the consultation on the Strategic Environmental Assessment visit https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/solent-and-south-downs/hurst-spit-to-lymington-sea-consultation

To register for these please email hurstspit2lymington@environment-agency.gov.uk and specify the date you would like to attend.

Consultation outcome:

Results from the consultation will be available on this page within 12 weeks of the consultation ending.

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