Brightlingsea Harbour Strategic Study. Katherine Harris, HR Wallingford Dan McKiernan, Marina Projects

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1 Brightlingsea Harbour Strategic Study Katherine Harris, HR Wallingford Dan McKiernan, Marina Projects 7 March 2012

2 Strategic study To identify and plan the actions necessary to sustain a harbour that can provide affordable facilities in balance with the local environment for future stakeholders > Phase 1: Establishing the baseline > Phase 2: Planning for the future Page 2

3 Phase 1 objectives Establishing the baseline > Gather data about the harbour and its locality > Identify conditions within and affecting the harbour > Identify constraints and opportunities that may affect the harbour over the next years > Inform the Harbour Master Plan (Phase 2) Phase 1 to be completed end of March 2012 Page 3

4 Phase 2 objectives Planning for the future > Identify practices to manage any predicted changes to the baseline situation > Investigate the financial, socioeconomic and environmental implications of the choices available > Prioritise activities > Harbour Master Plan Phase 2 to be completed June 2012 Page 4

5 Why this consultation? > Input from users of Brightlingsea Harbour is essential > Have we covered all baseline aspects? > Not yet at the master planning stage no decisions have been made Page 5

6 Operational Environment of Brightlingsea Harbour

7 > Site features > BHC roles and responsibilities > Mooring overview > Services and facilities > Commercial use review > User groups and vessel types > Market review > Summary Operational overview Page 7

8 Site features > Water areas > Land areas > Access to water Page 8

9 Water areas Page 9

10 Land Registry Page 10

11 Land areas Page 11

12 BHC Roles and responsibilities > Statutory Harbour Authority > Enforcement of byelaws > Compliance with regulations > Navigation and pilotage > Management and maintenance of assets > Service provider > Duty to maintain and develop the assets Page 12

13 Mooring overview Page 13

14 Services and facilities > Moorings wet & dry > Boat lifting and storage > Boat building and repairs > Engineers and maintenance > Water Taxi and Transcoast services > Recreation, training and racing > Yacht club > Renewables Page 14

15 Commercial use Page 15

16 User groups, vessel types Page 16

17 UK marine industry > BMF and TYHA annual reports > Total revenue -2.1% > Value Added Contribution -3.0% > International Trade 6.6% > FTE -2.7% > Average leisure vessel size increased form 8.3m to 10.1m in last 12 years (22% growth) > National lack of convenient walk ashore moorings > Recent migration of vessels > Renewables opportunities Page 17

18 Market definitions Page 18

19 Brightlingsea Harbour Operational Review > Destination facility Summary > Unique range of user groups and vessel types > Market demand for enhanced facilities > Site constraints restricting substantial development > Requirement to evolve services and facilities Page 19

20 Natural environment of Brightlingsea Harbour

21 > Coastal processes > Water and sediment quality > Marine ecology > Ornithology > Designated conservation sites > Archaeology and cultural heritage > Fisheries > Landscape and seascape Environmental overview Page 21

22 Coastal processes > Generally low currents Small tidal volume and freshwater inputs > Sediment transport regime is accretionary Influenced by vessel usage > Continued maintenance dredging will be required > Potential managed realignment > [insert flow model animation] Page 22

23 > Water quality is generally good > Monitoring for compliance with European legislation Bathing Waters Directive Shellfish Waters Directive Water Framework Directive > Brightlingsea sewage treatment works Upgrading in 2013 Water and sediment quality Page 23

24 Marine ecology > Habitats: mudflat, saltmarsh, sand dunes, seagrasses > Species: worms, snails and bivalves > Biodiversity Action Plans Page 24

25 Ornithology > 38,000 birds during the winter period > Designated Special Protection Area > Dark-bellied Brent goose > Redshank > Hen harrier > Avocet > Golden plover > Little tern Page 25

26 > Colne Estuary Ramsar Site Designated conservation sites > Colne Estuary (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 2) Special Protection Area > Essex Estuaries Special Area of Conservation > Colne Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest > Blackwater, Crouch, Roach and Colne Estuaries recommended Marine Conservation Zone Page 26

27 Archaeology and cultural heritage Heritage > No designations under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 or the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 > Yacht Stores/Sail Loft (now Sail and Steam Workshop) listed building for its special architectural/historic interest Page 27

28 Shellfish > Commercial shellfishery: European oysters and non-native Pacific oysters > Designated under Shellfish Waters Directive > Blue mussels and cockles Page 28

29 Fish > Mersea Island inshore fleet fish the Colne Estuary for sole, plaice, thornback ray, mullet, whiting, herring and bass, amongst others European oyster Pacific oyster Blue mussel Cockles European eel Herring Plaice Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Migrating upstream Spawning Spawning Nursery Spawning Spawning Spawning Spawning Migrating downstream Sp. Flounder Spawning Dover sole Spawning Lemon sole Thornback ray Spawning Spawning Page 29

30 Landscape and seascape Page 30

31 Environmental obligations > Marine and Coastal Access Act Marine licensing Marine spatial planning Marine Conservation Zones Coastal Access > Planning permission > Wildlife and Countryside Act > Harbours Act > Birds and Habitats Directives > Environmental Impact Assessment Directive > Water Framework Directive Page 31

32 Constraints and opportunities

33 Constraints / opportunities Page 33

34 Constraints / opportunities Environmental Zone Aspect Description 1 Constraint Accreting sediment in navigable channels Constraint and Commercial shellfishery area: restricts activities within the creek, e.g. 2 opportunity dredging; also provides employment and interest 3 Opportunity Further upstream: potential managed realignment to increase flood storage Page 34

35 Natural environment is an asset Page 35

36 Next steps > Utilise stakeholder feedback > Finalise baseline position > Review and develop opportunities > Present an informed masterplan strategy to BHC Page 36

37 Thank you for listening Page 37