Under the Marine and Coastal Access Act (MCAA), we must produce a Marine Plan. Welsh Ministers are the planning authority for the Welsh: inshore region (out to 12 nautical miles) offshore region (12 to 200 nautical miles) The Welsh National Marine Plan (WNMP) contains contain plans and policies which will: support our vision for clean, healthy, safe and diverse […]
The latest MMO Marine Planning Newsletter has been produced and includes: Progress on the emerging regional plans The Marine Planning team has just completed a period of engagement with stakeholders on our emerging marine plan policies. These policies form part of our Iteration 3 outputs of the process to develop the North West, North East, […]
External decision making and implementation mapping of marine plans – MMO Evidence report 1155 The MMO has published a new research report looking at how and where marine plans are being used in decision-making by public bodies. The report “External decision making and implementation mapping of marine plans” identified a total of 29 government bodies, […]
The Government has now adopted England’s South Marine Plan, which brings a new approach to managing the seas between Kent and Devon. The new marine plan provides a policy framework which will be used to help inform decision-making on what activities take place in the marine environment and where how the marine environment is developed, […]
Marine planning: Engagement, issues and evidence database Database of issues with supporting evidence for the north east, north west, south east and south west marine plans Details The Issues Database has been produced following public consultation (summer 2016) to gather issues and supporting evidence for the north east, north west, south east and south west marine plan […]
Marine planning newsletter – covers workshop events – progress with the different plans and a variety of project reports and updates.
MMO Marine Planning Newsletter – September 2017 Updates on all the major plans underway and feedback from the other regions.
New guidance to help professionals assess the potential impacts of future development on Scotland’s coastal landscapes has been published by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). With marine recreation and tourism expenditure in Scotland estimated at £3.7 billion per year, it is vital that development of our internationally renowned coastal landscapes is carefully managed. This guidance sets […]