The Estuary Plan
The Estuary Plan for the future management of the river defences to protect the life of the estuary was endorsed by all statutory bodies in 2016.
The plan was developed by the Alde and Ore Estuary Partnership working with County and District councils and statutory bodies to develop a plan for the future management of the river defences to protect the Estuary including businesses, houses, land and wildlife, and the local economy.
Given the changes in organisations, funding arrangements, and statutory requirements for flood defence projects, a Situation Report as at March 2024 has been prepared and should be read as an introduction to the positions now reached while the basic principles underlying the flood defence resilience approach and the broad details on the land, resources, homes, businesses, environment and leisure uses of the area still present the background as to what needs to be achieved.
Important documents are available below to view/download.
ALDE AND ORE ESTUARY PLAN ANNEXE- SITUATION REPORT: SPRING 2024
Contents: Context And Current Governance
The Objectives of The Partnership
The Estuary Plan – The Review
What The Plan Is Doing
Securing The Future of The Alde And Ore Communities
The Issue of Coastal Squeeze
The Role of The Alde And Ore Estuary Trust
The Role of The East Suffolk Water Management Board
Funding The Solution
Fundraising: The Work of The Alde And Ore Estuary Trust
Appendix 1 – Options for Management
Appendix 2 – Environmental Designations
Appendix 3 – River Defence Trails and Projects
Appendix 4 – River Wall Grazing Management System
Appendix 5 – Abstraction Points Map
Appendix 6 – Waterborne Craft Access
Appendix 7 – Monitoring and Review Strategy
Appendix 8 – Flood Cells Resilience Maps
Appendix 9 – Costs of Upgrading Each Flood Cell
Appendix 10 – Enabling Development Criteria
Appendix 11 – Prioritisation Data
Appendix 12 – FC 1 Boyton Data
Appendix 12 – FC 4 Orford and Gedgrave Data
Appendix 12 – FC 5 Iken Marshes Data
Appendix 12 – FC 6 & 7 Snape Data
Appendix 12 – FC 8 Ham Creek Marshes Data
Appendix 12 – FC 9 Hazlewood Marshes Data
Appendix 12 – FC 10 Aldeburgh South Data
Appendix 12 – FC 10 Aldeburgh North Data
Appendix 12 – FC 11 Kings and Lantern Marshes Data
Appendix 12 – FC 12 & 13 Havergate Island Data
Appendix 13 – Shoreline Management Plan
Appendix 14 – The Alde and Ore Estuary Partnership
Appendix 15 – Alde and Ore Estuary Partnership consultation on the draft Estuary Plan
Appendix 16 – References supporting Reports and references
Appendix 17 – Draft Programme of proposed flood defence works for next 5 years
Key-messages – A summary of important points from the Local Economic Study
Local Economic Study – The Full RPA Local Economic Study PDF
Scoping Report – The document produced by Suffolk County Council for the first stage of the Sustainability Appraisal (SA) process incorporating the requirements of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Directive. It outlines the baseline information and evidence which is needed to inform the Sustainability Appraisal of the emerging Estuary Plan objectives and policies.
Estuary defence and footpath trial interim conclusions – April 2016.
