NGOs send letter to the Prime Minister ‘Dear Prime Minister We support your ambition for large-scale expansion of offshore renewable energy generation but— in the context of a climate and nature emergency—it is vital this does not happen at the expense of our marine environment. Climate and nature must be prioritised in the future uses […]
Marine planning is important for many areas, and not just those at sea. It relates to planning decisions for the coast, estuaries and tidal waters (which sometimes extend a long distance inland), as well as developments that impact on these areas, such as infrastructure. Marine planning has important links and interactions with land-use planning. For […]
This issue of the marine planning newsletter includes: a letter from Chief Executive Officer Tom McCormack CBE sharing the next stage of the MMO’s journey in “The MMO story – The Next Ten Years” a marine planning programme overview the Draft North East, North West, South East and South West Marine Plans: Consultation Summary 2020 […]
The Government have launched their new planning white paper for consultation The Planning for the future consultation proposes reforms of the planning system to streamline and modernise the planning process, bring a new focus to design and sustainability, improve the system of developer contributions to infrastructure, and ensure more land is available for development where […]
This is the fifteenth edition of our newsletter, which will keep you up to date on the latest developments as we implement the first Welsh National Marine Plan (WNMP). We published and adopted the WNMP on 12 November 2019. As we implement the plan with decision makers we want to hear your views so please get in touch […]
Marine Planning Newsletter: May 2020 During the current health emergency, the MMO is continuing to provide vital services and support to our customers and stakeholders. We are in the main working remotely, in line with the latest advice from Government and continue to be contactable by email, phone and on-line. This issue of the marine […]
This document is aimed at marine plan users (applicants and decision makers), it takes a hypothetical example, from the development of a proposal, through a marine licence application, to a licensing decision. It complements and illustrates the guidance provided in the marine plan documents, using the South Marine Plan as its appropriate marine policy document. […]
MMO ‘Background to the East Marine Plans, monitoring approach and reporting Executive summary 1. This report reviews the impact of the East Inshore and East Offshore Marine Plans (the East Marine Plans) since their adoption in April 2014, and the first Three-year Report on the East Marine Plans (the Three-year Report) published in April 2017. […]