Who Produces Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs)?
• Shoreline Management Plans are promoted in Wales by the National Assembly and are undertaken by coastal engineering groups. SMP’s are promoted in England by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food MAFF (DEFRA). The Swansea Bay Coastal Engineering Group comprises • maritime Local Authorities; (City & County of Swansea, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, Bridgend County Borough Council, Vale of Glamorgan Council), • Countryside Council of Wales, • Environment Agency, • Other bodies with a significant coastal interest/ownership such as British Petroleum and Associated British Ports.
