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Coastal change management

Guidance about coastal change management for those living and working on the coast.

If you work on flood and coastal erosion projects on the coast and require current technical guidance, contact coastalresilience@environment-agency.gov.uk.

You can also access the archived version of the coastal handbook.

Strategies and reports

Current strategies and reports on how the coast is managed.

Coastal risk and data

Coastal planning

Information on planning for coastal change.


Find a Shoreline Management Plan

Coastal asset management

Guidance on how to manage coastal assets.

Coastal adaptation

Information on coastal adaptation.


Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovation Programme

Coastal environment

Information on how the coastal environment is managed.


Shoreline Management Plans and the natural environment

Updates to this page

Published 27 October 2025