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Fowey Estuary Management Plan Section 4
March 2003 Management Framework
Section 4 Management Framework
4.1 Linking the Fowey Estuary Management Plan (FEMP) to
the work of other Organisations & Bodies
The Fowey Estuary Management Plan is a non-statutory document. There
are no legal powers to ensure that all the guidance in the plan is implemented
or adhered to. However, a number of the guidelines relate to the statutory
duties of organisations involved in the plan’s development. The Plan acts as
a mechanism for informing and co-ordinating these duties to ensure that a
holistic approach is taken to the management of the estuary.
There are several plans that are relevant to the FEMP area. All apply the
principles of sustainable development and focus on their particular areas of
interest. The Fowey Estuary Management Plan has regard to and informs the
following plans and initiatives.
Restormel Borough Council & Caradon District Council Local Plans
(Statutory) - Estuaries are often the boundary between districts and counties
and the Fowey is no exception. The land to the east is subject to policies
contained in the Caradon District Local Plan and the land to the west by the
Restormel Borough Local Plan. These documents contain planning policies
for the districts with regard to all aspects of the environment. There are
specific policies concerning the maintenance of the natural environment.
Other documents, such as the Restormel Borough Council Tourism and
Leisure Strategy, are also relevant to the estuary area. The local councils
should refer to the FEMP in the local plan processes.
Bodmin Moor to the Coasts Local Environment Agency Plan (LEAP)
(Non-statutory) – assist the Environment Agency in achieving its objectives for
the whole of the River Fowey Catchment and neighbouring catchments. The
final LEAP report has now been published (LEAP Bodmin Moor to the Coasts:
Review 2001) and the ongoing priority actions from the LEAP will be taken
forward into the Area’s “Local Contribution”. The LEAP was drafted through
liaison with a local steering group representing a wide range of interests. It
includes policies and actions that relate to the estuary, including a
commitment to support the FEMP and its actions. Particularly relevant policy
areas include water quality, biodiversity and the historic environment, impact
of farming on the river, fisheries management, shellfisheries, water based
recreation, waste management and pollution prevention. The FEMP includes
policies and actions from the LEAP where proposed management actions for
the river basin have some influence on the estuary, and vice versa.
Rame Head to Lizard Point Shoreline Management Plan (Non-statutory) –
sets out the strategy for sustainable coastal defence. This plan provides a
strategic framework for the management of coastal defences along this
coastline in the future and a basis upon which future informed decision
making and policy setting can be made.
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