Guidance and regulation

The standard terms that apply when we charge for giving planning or marine licence advice.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 1 April 2024

The strategy sets out the Marine Management Organisation's overall approach to achieving compliance.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 2 June 2020

Contact details for all enquiries relating to marine licences

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 19 December 2018

Guidance for laboratories on physical and chemical determinands for sediment sampling to support marine licence applications.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 18 January 2018

This guidance outlines the circumstances under which a marine licence may be required from the MMO.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 30 May 2019

This guidance outlines the circumstances under which a marine licence may be required from the Marine Management Organisation.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 30 May 2019

Laying telecommunications and power cables within UK territorial waters (up to 12 nautical miles) requires a marine licence.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 6 January 2021

A magazine for our Marine Management Organisation customers, partners and other stakeholders.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 18 January 2023

Offshore generating stations may require a marine licence and other consent.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 11 June 2014

Information on selected marine licence cases, including licensed dredging and disposal activity within the Teesside area.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 18 April 2023

The MMO monitors marine licence activities to ensure compliance with the conditions of a licence.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 3 May 2019

Detailed guidance on the Planning Inspectorate’s procedures if the Secretary of State decides to recover the application.

• From: Planning Inspectorate
• Updated: 10 June 2019

The West of Walney Marine Conservation Zone is off the North West coast of England.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 15 September 2020

Application forms and terms and conditions for fishing vessel owners.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 7 September 2020

We aim to deliver timely, cost-proportionate and evidence-based determinations; providing excellent customer service through a user-friendly system.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 19 December 2018

These are the fishing quota allocations for 2019 for England and the UK.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 16 April 2019