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Please note: the Marine Planning Iteration 3 engagement period ended on 29 March 2019. An engagement summary can be viewed below.
East Inshore and Offshore Marine Plan Areas - Statement of Public Participation
The Sustainability Appraisal (SA) provides an independent assessment of economic, social and environmental sustainability.
The Marine Planning Monitoring Surveys ran from 11 November 2024 to 27 January 2025 and was developed to gain insights into the use of marine plans and the real-world effects that they may be having.
Find out what seascape character assessments are and how they can be used.
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.
A magazine for our Marine Management Organisation customers, partners and other stakeholders.
Revised statements of public participation - South West
Surveys were run between 9th May to 30th June 2023 for the North East, North West, East, South, South East, and South West Marine Plans.
Revised statements of public participation - South East
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs delegated marine planning functions to MMO in 2010.
The Statement of Publication Participation outlines who may be involved in marine planning and how and when people can get involved.
A report that summarises outputs of the workshops and highlights actions and next steps for implementation and monitoring.
Map showing the South Inshore and South Offshore marine plan areas.
A high-level view for all European marine sites and the first tranche of Marine Conservation Zones in English waters, including some current actions on site management.
Details of how the first English marine plans were developed following the marine planning stepped process.
An Independent Investigation of a marine plan will take place if there are unresolved issues.
Newsletter from the MMO marine planning team Summer 2018
Marine plan monitoring surveys were carried out between the 5th January and the 7th March 2022 for the North East, North West, East, South, South East and South West Marine Plans.
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