Southern Coastal Group & SCOPAC
Regional Coastal Group for central southern England
Advising & influencing
A source of expertise on matters relating to the coast, for the benefit of Regional Flood and Coastal Committees (RFCC) and other stakeholders
Research & development
Successfully developing and delivering research within and beyond the Group boundaries in relation to coastal zone management and monitoring
Sharing knowledge
Aiming to be the natural and chosen forum for coastal practitioners to discuss coastal management problems and share best practice
Portland Bill to Selsey Bill
including the Isle of Wight
The Southern Coastal Group and SCOPAC is the Regional Coastal Group for central southern England.
As a technical group principally comprising coastal managers, planners and others with a knowledge of shoreline management, our primary objective is to be a source of expertise, advice and influence to the Regional Flood and Coastal Committees and other stakeholders on matters relating to the 648 km coastline between Portland Bill in Dorset and Selsey Bill in West Sussex, including the whole of the coastline of the Isle of Wight.
SCOPAC Research & Group Programmes
LATEST ONLINE
SCOPAC Field Trip to Hengistbury Head, Bournemouth
19 July 2024
West Bay Tracer Study
Final Report March 2024, now online
Acoustic Tags
SCOPAC Minor funds contribution 2022-2024 \ Sacha Neill, Coastal Partners
SCG & SCOPAC webinar - Habitat Compensation and Restoration Programme (HCRP) update
10 June 2024
Protecting Heritage
Major project 2022-2024 \ Alex Hillawi and Charlie White, Coastal Partners
Regional Numerical Model
Major project 2023-2026 \ Dr Matthew Wadey, BCP Council and Alex Hillawi, Coastal Partners. Funded by FCERM GiA
Exploring some of the challenges for continued use of steel sheet-piles for FCERM in coastal settings
Final report now online
SCOPAC Sediment Transport Study scoping
Major project 2023-2025 \ Samantha Cope, Coastal Partners
Latest News
A new shared service for managing Flood & Coastal Erosion Risk across the South West
BCP Council and East Devon District Council have established a new shared service; 'South West Flood & Coastal' will provide a coordinated approach to flood and coastal erosion risks to their local communities, as well as offering their expertise across the South West ...
Mind the gap: finding better protections for coastal communities
When climate action group One Home studied the UK’s shoreline management plans it found gaps in both protections and information ...
Quick links
SCG and SCOPAC Regional SMPs
South Devon & Dorset SMP2
Poole & Christchurch Bays SMP2
North Solent SMP2
Isle of Wight SMP2
South Downs SMP2
Links above lead directly to the local SMP documentation; for information about regional SMPs please visit southerncoastalgroup-scopac.org.uk/smps
SCG PSC Frameworks
The Southern Coastal Group has set up two Frameworks to help provide access to services and suppliers for coastal projects and engineering works.
SCOPAC Sediment Transport Study
Covering the coastline between Start Point, Devon and Beachy Head, East Sussex. 2012 update, published 2017