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A practical, experience-based guide to help applicants understand and navigate the marine licensing process, based on learning from the Ports Sandbox.
Details on what you need to do to apply for a standard marine licence.
Laying telecommunications and power cables within UK territorial waters (up to 12 nautical miles) requires a marine licence.
This guidance has been compiled to help recreational divers to ascertain whether diving activities may be licensable.
This guidance explains when construction, alteration or improvement works may need a marine licence from the Marine Management Organisation.
Read guidance on how to invite users to your Defra account and give them access to Get permission for marine work.
This guidance can be used to assist your completion of a standard marine licence application within the MMO’s Marine Case Management System MCMS.
This guidance outlines the circumstances under which a marine licence may be required from the Marine Management Organisation.
The standard terms that apply when we charge for giving planning or marine licence advice.
The strategy sets out the Marine Management Organisation's overall approach to achieving compliance.
Guidance for laboratories on physical and chemical determinands for sediment sampling to support marine licence applications.
Brighton Marina Dredge and Disposal marine licence application (MLA/2024/00394).
This page is dedicated to live MMO surveys relating to Marine Planning and Marine Licensing services. Further information and links to live surveys can be found below.
Information on selected marine licence cases, including licensed dredging and disposal activity within the Teesside area.
Guidance for offshore wind developers on post-consent monitoring standards.
This guidance outlines the circumstances under which a marine licence may be required from the MMO.
The MMO monitors marine licence activities to ensure compliance with the conditions of a licence.
Detailed guidance on the Planning Inspectorate’s procedures if the Secretary of State decides to recover the application.
The West of Walney Marine Conservation Zone is off the North West coast of England.
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