This guide details who should use marine plans, when and how they should be used.
Questions this practice may help answer
- What are marine plans (in England)?
- Who should use a marine plan?
- How and when should marine plans be used?
Implementation Context
To support the development of marine planning in England, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), the responsible authority for marine planning, undertook a number of activities to facilitate marine planning across the six marine plan regions (which will total 10 marine plans).
Marine plans are to be applied to decision making concerning activities and developments taking place in or affecting a marine area - both inshore and offshore (from 0 to 200nm) and up to the mean high water spring mark or the tidal extent of an estuary.
Aspects / Objectives
This guide details who should use marine plans, when and how they should be used.
Method
This guidance document was drafted by the MMO in 2015.
Main Outputs / Results
User guide available online at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/marine-plan-user-guide/marin…
Transferability
This user guide focusses on the process in England, but may be of interest, from a process perspective, to other countries implementing marine planning.
Responsible Entity
Marine Management Organisation
Costs / Funding Source
Marine Management Organisation
Contact Person
Marine Management Organisation
Lancaster House
Hampshire Court
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 7YH
Tel: 0300 123 1032
Email: planning
marinemanagement.org.uk (planning[at]marinemanagement[dot]org[dot]uk)
Website: www.marinemanagement.org.uk