Guide Sidmouth Beach Management Plan: Frequently Asked Questions

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26. What is the assumed sea level rise over the planning period and what is the error margin?

We don’t build to assumed sea level rise, we have to build for climate change allowance. The info is all here, but below is a snapshot of the amount of allowance we need in the south west https://www.gov.uk/guidance/flood-risk-assessments-climate-change-allowances. Funding is tied into this, so we have to use this allowance.