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Know Your Flood Risk Campaign produces ‘Homeowners Guide to Flood Resilience’ document

Know Your Flood Risk Campaign is a partnership based initiative set up to help initiate and facilitate flood risk management. Flooding poses the largest natural threat to the UK. With the help of technical experts, the campaign has produced a structured report called “Homeowners Guide to Flood Resilience” which documents various ways in which homes can

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Coastal Concordat Update 2014

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has updated the “Coastal Concordat” for England for 2014. The Coastal Concordat comprises of an agreement between the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Department for Transport, the Marine Management Organisation, the Environment Agency, Natural England and the Local

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LGA Coastal SIG Newsletter – Autumn 2014 Edition

The Local Government Association (LGA) Coastal Special Interest Group (SIG) has issued their newsletter for Autumn 2014. The content of the newsletter includes an update of new members to the Coastal SIG, outcomes of the meeting with the Secretary of State for the Environment regarding flooding recovery initiatives, details of the 2014 AGM hosted by

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16th Annual ‘Area Involved’ Report Published – The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) and The Crown Estate

The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) and The Crown Estate have come together to produce their 16th Annual ‘Area Involved’ Report providing updates to changes in dredging activity and associated licensing within seabed environments of the UK during 2013. BMAPA and The Crown Estate’s alliance began in 1999 to form the ‘Area Involved’ initiative, aiming to

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Consultation Report on the Management of Inshore Special Areas of Conservation and Marine Protected Areas Approaches – Marine Scotland Report

The Scottish Government has published a report called ‘2014 Consultation on the Management of Inshore Special Areas of Conservation and Marine Protected Areas Approaches’. The report reviews an array of management practices proposed for 16 protected areas in Scotland (8 Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and 10 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), with 2 having both designations).

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Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Newsletter – November 2014

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries have issued their newsletter for November 2014. The content of the newsletter includes the appointment of Commissioner Vella for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and how he seeks to make the European sea’s environmentally and economically sustainable, Political agreements for deep sea fishing opportunities within the North-East Atlantic for 2015-2016, an update on

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Consultation input to the South Inshore and Offshore Marine Plans

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) are currently developing marine plans for the southern inshore and offshore areas of the UK. The plans occupy the marine environment from Folkestone to the River Dart in Devon. Consultation on the “Vision and Objectives” has been completed and a Consultation Summary Report has been produced explaining how the consultation

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Consultation on North West Coastal Connections Project (NWCC)

National Grid is currently undertaking “The North West Coastal Connections Project” which seeks to generate new energy projects for homes and businesses in Cumbria and Lancashire. New power sources are being built that connect to the existing transmission network in the North West. A 3.4 GW nuclear power station will be built near Sellafield in

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New Directive Establishing a Framework for Maritime Spatial Planning

The European Commission and European Parliament has today published Directive 2014/89/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Framework for Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) This long-anticipated Directive has been developed as part of the EU’s Integrated Maritime Policy, which aims to support sustainable development of the marine environment, to develop coordinated and

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Consultation on Historic Environment Good Practice Advice in Planning

Closes 5th September English Heritage is currently seeking feedback on a series of recently published Good Practice Advice Notes aimed at helping local planning authorities, applicants, consultants,  and other interested parties to implement the historic environmental policy contained within the National Planning Policy Framework and related guidance. The Good Practice Advice Notes published in July 2014 are: Historic Environment

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