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Guidance on activities that may require a marine licence.
Details of how to apply for a marine licence, what documents you need to provide, how much it costs and how long it will take
Find marine planning information for England, including data on marine licenses, environmental designations and policy information from regional marine plans.
This guidance provides definitions for some commonly-used terms on the subject of marine licensing.
Guidance note to show how users, decision-makers and applicants could apply marine plans and use the Explore Marine Plans service
Are you a decision-maker, applicant or advisor in any of England’s marine plan areas? Do you have experience of using the Marine Plans in another capacity, or a strong interest in marine planning in England? If so, this is y…
The Marine Planning Team at the Marine Management Organisation are in the second stage of Marine Plan replacement, Issues with Supporting Evidence, in the east marine plan areas.
Map showing how England's inshore and offshore waters have been split into 11 marine plan areas.
Marine plan for the east inshore and east offshore marine areas
Published June 2021 the South West Inshore and South West Offshore Marine Plans provides guidance for sustainable development from the border with Wales to the River Dart in Devon.
Published June 2021 the North East Inshore and North East Offshore Marine Plans provides guidance for sustainable development from the Scottish Border to Flamborough Head in Yorkshire.
The South Marine Plans were published on 17 July 2018.
The timeline illustrates how the assessment and approval process works once an application for a marine licence has been validated.
Published June 2021 the North West Inshore and North West Offshore Marine Plans provides guidance for sustainable development from the border with Scotland to the border with Wales.
Updates from the MMO Marine Planning team (Autumn 2024).
The strategy sets out the Marine Management Organisation's overall approach to achieving compliance.
Published June 2021 the South East Inshore Marine Plan provides guidance for sustainable development from Felixstowe in Suffolk to near Folkestone in Kent.
East Inshore and Offshore Marine Plan Areas - Statement of Public Participation
The 12-stage process on how a marine plan is made from selection to implementation and monitoring and how you can get involved.
Map showing the East Inshore and East Offshore marine plan areas.
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