Over the past year, hundreds of local people have helped shape the future of Bude's coastline through surveys, community events, workshops and conversations.
We've now brought all of that feedback together to identify the key themes that have emerged.
Explore the findings in the way that suits you best.
Watch the video
Watch our four-minute summary presented by members of the Future Coast Bude Youth Board.
Read the summary
Prefer to read? Download a summary of the key themes that emerged from the community engagement.
Download the Community Summary (PDF)
The views, ideas and priorities shared throughout the project willContinue reading
Over the past year, hundreds of local people have helped shape the future of Bude's coastline through surveys, community events, workshops and conversations.
We've now brought all of that feedback together to identify the key themes that have emerged.
Explore the findings in the way that suits you best.
Watch the video
Watch our four-minute summary presented by members of the Future Coast Bude Youth Board.
Read the summary
Prefer to read? Download a summary of the key themes that emerged from the community engagement.
Download the Community Summary (PDF)
The views, ideas and priorities shared throughout the project will now help shape the Coastal Vision.
The Coastal Vision will:
- bring together what we've learned from the community
- set out shared principles for the future of Bude's coastline
- help inform the Coastal Change Management Plan.
We'll continue to share updates as the Coastal Vision is developed.
Films
Watch short films that help explain what’s happening along Bude’s coastline, why it’s changing and what that could mean for the future. Click below to view.
Interactive Map
Explore how Bude’s coastline has changed over time through an interactive map, bringing together local stories, archaeological information, images and artwork. Click on the image below to begin exploring.
Understanding Coastal Change
Read short guides that explain some of the key processes shaping the coastline, helping to build a clearer understanding of the challenges and changes taking place. Click on the name to view.
Coastal Change at Key Locations
Explore the history of familiar places along Bude’s coastline and how they have changed over time, helping to connect the past with what we see today. Click on the name to view.
About the Future Coast Bude Project
The Future Coast Bude project is funded by Defra as part of the £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programme (FCIP), which is managed by the Environment Agency. The programme will drive innovation in flood and coastal resilience and adaptation to a changing climate. Future Coast Bude is one of several projects around the country funded through the Coastal Transition Accelerator Programme (CTAP) portion of this fund.
The approach to how we address a changing coastline for Bude (and the country) are set out in national plans known as the Shoreline Management Plan. The aim of Future Coast Bude is to encourage the more sustainable use and development of the coastal fringe in line with the national plan, whilst considering the social and economic challenges presented by a naturally changing coastal environment.
What is the Coastal Transition Accelerator Programme (CTAP)?
The Coastal Transition Accelerator Programme (CTAP) helps communities to plan for coastal change in the long term, including:
- interventions such as improving and replacing damaged community infrastructure like beach access or coastal transport links,
- repurposing land in coastal erosion zones for different uses, and
- restoring and creating habitats to include green buffer zones.
Local authorities in the South West have been allocated £6 million in funding to improve the resilience of communities to the effects of coastal erosion and benefit the local economy. Bude is one of only two communities in the South West who will share this funding. For Bude the project will be delivered by Cornwall Council supported by the Environment Agency.
What can the £3 million funding be used for?
The funding can be used to promote adaptation actions to help communities transition away from an eroding coastline. Things the Future Coast Bude funding can be spent on include:
- Moving structures, amenities and properties away from risk at the coast
- Changing land use in areas vulnerable to coastal erosion
- Making changes to community infrastructure, such as car parks or toilet blocks, so that the impact of coastal erosion on them is minimised
- Looking into how funding can be secured for changes that will need to be made to adapt to a changing coastline
- Working with the planning authority to ensure coastal change is taken into account
- Working with businesses, community groups, as well as the wider public to help inform decisions.
Is there anything the funding can't be spent on?
The funding has been allocated to allow communities to adapt to change. It can be used in locations where the Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) policy is for Managed Realignment (MR). i.e. Summerleaze and Crooklets
The programme will not fund:
- The building of any new flood defences
- Any activity in areas where the Shoreline Management Plan policy is for ‘Hold the Line’ (HTL) i.e work to the breakwater
- Activities that should take place as Business as Usual or routine maintenance
- Any work to address damage caused by storm
- Any work to undertake coastal clean up
What sort of thing might Future Coast Bude deliver?
Future Coast Bude will explore with the community a plan for coastal change. This will include:
- The development of a Coastal Change Management Plan (CCMP). This is designated through the Local Plan and is required where changes are expected to the coast in the next 100 years.
- The introduction of a Coastal Change Management Area (CCMA) in areas not identified as ‘Hold the line’ in the Shoreline Management Plan. This can then be used to inform planning and management decisions in the future.
- Undertaking a transport and accessibility study which will help to determine how and when people access the beaches and local areas in Bude and how this can be improved in the future.
- Making plans for the future for infrastructure on the coast that may be impacted by sea level rise and coastal erosion.
Other opportunities that will be explored with the community include the potential:
- Relocating of public facilities to alternative locations to make sure they can still be used by the public in the future
- Relocating emergency services facilities, so that they can remain operational in the future
- Designing facilities in the future in a way that will help them adapt and respond to climate change (for example the Gig Club has been designed so it can be relocated)
- Decommissioning parts of the carpark which are currently covered by the dunes
- Improving accessibility to and at the coast.
