Consultation for the Draft North East, North West, South East and South West Marine Plans

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is asking for your views on the Consultation Draft North East, Draft North West, Draft South East and Draft South West Marine Plans and associated documents in accordance with the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.

The consultation is open from 14 January to 20 April 2020. This is the final stage of statutory public consultation before we submit the North East, North West, South East and South West Marine Plans to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for adoption.

Marine Planning makes sure the right activities happen in the right place, at the right time and in the right way, placing sustainable development at the centre of all decisions.

Once the consultation has closed on 20 April 2020 all comments received will be analysed by the MMO and there will be a period where the draft Marine Plans are amended, as appropriate, ahead of adoption.

A consultation summary will produced following the consultation and a summary of responses and changes made will be published once the Marine Plans are adopted.

You can download the Draft Marine Plan documents for each area which are open for consultation:

Draft North East Marine Plan documents

Draft North West Marine Plan documents

Draft South East Marine Plan documents

Draft South West Marine Plan document

The Habitats Regulations Assessment reports are available for information, but are not being consulted on.

We recommend that you respond to the statutory consultation for the draft North East, draft North West, draft South East and draft South West Marine Plans using the online Citizen Space tool:

Draft North East Marine Plan documents consultation

Draft North West Marine Plan documents consultation

Draft South East Marine Plan documents consultation

Draft South West Marine Plan documents consultation

This ensures there is no misinterpretation or ambiguity, that responses are specific to the section intended by the stakeholder, and can be analysed in the most effective way possible.

If you are unable to use the Citizen Space tool, please contact planning@marinemanagement.org.uk or:

The Marine Management Organisation
Marine Planning Team
Lancaster House
Hampshire Court
Newcastle Business Park
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 7YH

Stakeholders wishing to respond on behalf of multiple consultees that are not already covered through a response made on their behalf by an organisation can contact the MMO for an alternative method of response.