Guidance

Marine plan user training 2024

Updated 15 October 2024

The Marine Planning Team at the Marine Management Organisation are hosting in-person and online marine plan user training sessions across England to support to provide support and guidance to applicants, decision-makers and other marine stakeholders.

1. Get involved

Sessions are running between 11 November and 6 December and will cover a range of topics to support the effective use of marine plans in England, ensuring the right activities happen in the right place and in the right way, placing sustainable development at the centre of all decisions.

The sessions are available for stakeholders to ensure that marine plans are understood and to ensure effective decisions can be made to support sustainable marine development.

For further event details and sign-up, please see the Eventbrite links below for in person sessions relevant to the marine plan areas:

Region Location Date Time Registration link
North East THE WORD, Market Place, South Shields, NE33 1JF 12 November 2024 09:30-16:00 Sign up on Eventbrite
East The Kings Centre, 63-75 King Street, Norwich, NR1 1PH 26 November 2024 09:30-16:00 Sign up on Eventbrite
South East Platform 26, 26 Railway Street, Chatham, ME4 4JT 20 November 2024 09:30-16:00 Sign up on Eventbrite
South Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2AB 12 November 2024 09:30-16:00 Sign up on Eventbrite
South West Copthorne Hotel, Armada Way, Plymouth, PL1 1AR 21 November 2024 09:30-16:00 Sign up on Eventbrite
North West The Borough (pub), 3 Dalton Square, Lancaster, LA1 1PP 19 November 2024 09:30-13:00 Sign up on Eventbrite
National Thistle Holborn, 36-37 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SD 21 November 2024 09:30-16:00 Sign up on Eventbrite

The following online sessions are also available for anyone interested in more specific topics in relation to marine planning:

  • Marine Plan Policy Assessment

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  • Marine and Land-use Planning

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  • Marine Plan use Guidance and Resources

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