Consultation closes: 24 January 2025 at 11:59pm Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), together with Ofwat and the Environment Agency, have collated draft information and guidance on storm overflows. The consultation covers existing policy and legislation with the aim of supporting water, sewerage companies and regulators in managing and regulating storm overflows. […]
Consultation closes: 27 January 2025 The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is seeking views on how you use the Marine Plans. The survey covers different aspects of how you use the Marine Plan and should take around 30 minutes to 1 hour to complete. It is recommended that you consider the relevant marine plan when […]
Closes: Friday April 25th, 2025 Sea Changers have recently announced the launch of their Coastal Fountain Fund 2025. Funded by Bunzl, this gives the opportunity for non-profit organisations to apply for grants up to £2,500 towards the cost of a fountain. The purpose of the fund is to reduce single-use plastic waste. They aim to […]
We are pleased to announce that booking is now open for the North West Coastal Forum’s free-to-attend regional conference – Coastal Habitat Creation and Restoration in North West England 2025. This is an in-person event taking place in Carlisle on 6th and 7th March. About the Conference On the 6th March there will be a […]
MMO Marine Plan Implementation Training Sessions The Marine Planning Team at the Marine Management Organisation are holding a series of marine plan implementation training sessions. These sessions have been designed to provide marine planning training and guidance to support applicants, decision-makers, and other stakeholders to effectively implement the marine plans across all areas and sectors in […]
Closes 15 November 2024 The first public consultation on the Mersey Tidal Power project is now open. It offers local people and organisations the opportunity to comment on initial proposals for a tidal barrage across the River Mersey and its associated infrastructure. The scheme will then be reviewed to finalise the proposals which will be […]
Mersey Tidal Power is a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project under the Planning Act and will need a Development Consent Order which will be determined by the Planning Inspectorate on behalf of Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. The application for a DCO is likely to be submitted in 2026 and will contain […]
Closes 21 Nov 2024 Defra is seeking views on proposed amendments to Annex A of the Joint Fisheries Statement (JFS). The JFS was published in November 2022 by the four UK fisheries policy authorities (the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers, and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland), […]
Closes 14 January 2025 The Welsh Government is consulting on marine licence exemption proposals. These will inform an order under Part 4, Section 74 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act. A full list of activities proposed to be exempt from requiring a marine licence are included in the consultation document. They include: maintenance of coast […]
Closes 19 Jan 2025 Defra is seeking views on the proposed cockle Fisheries Management Plan (FMP), its policies and proposed actions. They are also seeking views on the likely environmental effects of the FMP, as set out in the environmental report. The cockle FMP sets out a pathway to the long-term sustainable management of the cockle fisheries […]