Guidance

The South East Marine Plan Documents

Published June 2021 the South East Inshore Marine Plan provides guidance for sustainable development from Felixstowe in Suffolk to near Folkestone in Kent.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Published: 23 June 2021

Documents

South East Inshore Marine Plan

PDF, 1.65 MB, 62 pages

South East Inshore Technical Annex

PDF, 13 MB, 360 pages

Habitats Regulations Assessment: Screening Report and Appropriate Assessment Information Report

PDF, 2.37 MB, 278 pages

Habitats Regulations Assessment: Appropriate Assessment 2021

PDF, 881 KB, 50 pages

Non-Technical Summary. Final Report

PDF, 626 KB, 39 pages

Part 1: Introduction and Methodology. Final Report

PDF, 966 KB, 49 pages

Part 2: Scoping Information. Final Report

PDF, 981 KB, 106 pages

Part 3: Results of the Assessment. Final Report

PDF, 1.63 MB, 106 pages

South East Inshore Marine Plan Sustainability Appraisal.

PDF, 558 KB, 43 pages

Approach to Monitoring

PDF, 1.21 MB, 23 pages

South East Marine Plan Modifications Report

PDF, 782 KB, 44 pages

Details

Marine plans address the key issues for the area, setting a vision and objectives. Detailed policies set out how these will be achieved and how issues will be managed or mitigated. The policies inform decision-making for any activity or development which is in or impacts on a marine area.

Our Explore Marine Plans tool supports decision-makers and applicants using the South East Marine Plans. It includes an overview of each plan policy by sector and a searchable map of relating data and evidence.

In developing the South East Inshore Marine Plan we have also published:

• habitats regulations assessment
• sustainability appraisal
• approach to monitoring
• modification report

Marine plans place sustainability at the centre of all decisions.

The Sustainability Appraisal (SA) provides an independent assessment of economic, social and environmental sustainability.

Public consultation on the Draft South East Marine Plan and Draft Technical Annex was held between the 14 January 2020 and the 20 April 2020.

Following this consultation in accordance with the Marine and Coastal Access Act (S15 (7)), the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) are required to publish statements detailing any modifications made to the consultation draft and the reasons for the modifications. The south east plan areas Statement of Public Participation describes how the MMO will analyse all responses to the consultation and produce a summary report setting out comments received, and changes made to the plans as a result.

The purpose of this document is to summarise:

• engagement process on the consultation draft
• responses received, provide an overview of the levels of agreement with the plans supporting sustainable development and compliance with the Statement of Public Participation
• changes made from the consultation draft to the South East Marine Plan and Technical Annex

Published 23 June 2021