Guidance
Method statement requirements
Updated 16 February 2024
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| Organisation / Circumstance | Natural England | Historic England | Ministry of Defence | Local Harbour Authority (when in LHA area only) | Trinity House (if no LHA) | Maritime and Coastguard Agency (If no LHA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activity will take place in or within 200m of an MPA. Unless the activity is limited to: - Deposit of markers - Removal of marine growth - Repainting of structures or assets - Deposit of scaffolding |
Agreed method required | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Activity requires vehicle access across intertidal coastal habitats which form part of an MPA | Agreed method required | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Activity will take place in or involving vehicle access through a heritage designation. ‘Heritage designation’ is defined as: - Protected wrecks designated under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 - Scheduled monuments designated under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 - Listed buildings designated under The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Area) Act 1990 |
n/a | Agreed method required | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Activity is for the purpose of, establishing the presence or nature of items of archaeological or historic interest. Archaeological or historic interest” includes all traces of human existence having a cultural, historical or archaeological character such as: - sites, structures, buildings, artefacts and human remains, together with their archaeological and natural context - vessels, aircraft, other vehicles or any part thereof, their cargo or other contents, together with their archaeological and natural context - objects of prehistoric character |
n/a | Agreed method required | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Activity involves the removal of items of archaeological or historic interest or the removal of material from a wreck site anywhere at sea. “Wreck site” the location of any aircraft or vessel lying wrecked on or in the seabed or of any objects contained or formerly contained in it lying on or in the seabed near the wreck |
n/a | Agreed method required | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Activity will take place within a military or defence area (other than where the activity is carried on by or on behalf of the MoD) | n/a | n/a | Permission from MoD required | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Activity involves the deposit of scaffold which will impede safe or normal navigation through the reduction of head clearance or navigational channel width | n/a | n/a | n/a | Agreed method required | Agreed method required | Agreed method required |
| Activity involves deposit of markers - lighting and configuration requires agreement | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Agreed method required | Agreed method required |