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Guidance on activities that may require a marine licence.
Definitions of some commonly used terms in marine licensing.
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
Details of how to correctly sample and analyse sediment in support of a marine licence application.
Find out which activities may be exempt from requiring a marine licence and what you need to do in such circumstances.
Information to help you answer your query before you contact us.
Information about impact assessments for marine licence applications.
Find marine planning information for England, including data on marine licenses, environmental designations and policy information from regional marine plans.
This guidance outlines the circumstances under which a marine licence may be required from the Marine Management Organisation.
Fees information for the different marine licences and associated work.
The timeline illustrates how the assessment and approval process works once an application for a marine licence has been validated.
This guidance outlines the circumstances under which a marine licence may be required from the marine management organisation.
Why you need a marine wildlife licence if you are going to disturb a protected species, how to apply and how to report an incident.
These are the Marine licence requirements for construction activities taking place within the Marine Management Organisation's jurisdiction.
Marine Management Organisation guidance on the environmental benefits of advanced mooring systems over traditional moorings, as well as the consent and marine licencing process.
Work out if your activity qualifies for the self-service marine licensing process
An accelerated licensing process may apply to some applications for dredging activity.
How to notify the Marine Management Organisation that you are carrying out a seismic or geophysical survey.
This guidance has been compiled to help recreational divers to ascertain whether diving activities may be licensable.
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