Marine Planning Strategic Scoping Report PublishedA report on key marine activities has been published by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO).
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Strategic Scoping Report (SSR) identifies natural resources and activities – both recreational and industrial – in England’s marine area, and will inform marine plans that are being developed to shape the future of our seas. The SSR is a key document in the development of marine plans, helping the MMO to establish the distribution of activities, ecosystems and resources in each marine plan area before plans are formed.
Marine plans will inform and guide marine users and regulators, managing the sustainable development of marine industries taking account of local communities and the need to protect leisure uses and the environment.
The report gives a national picture of the key activities and resources associated with each of England’s marine plan areas – there are 11 in total with the East and South marine plans already underway. It pulls together existing information from a range of sources to provide planners with a national picture before making planning decisions at a plan area level.
DEFRA Access Newsletters
No 57– Somerset coastal access report published On 17 October 2013 Natural England submitted its proposals to the Secretary of State for coastal access for the 90 km stretch of the coast between Brean Down and Minehead, Somerset. Objections and representations should be made to Natural England no later than midnight on 12 December 2013.
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No 58 October 2013 – Kent coastal access report published On 28 October 2013 Natural England submitted its proposals to the Secretary of State for coastal access for the 61 km stretch of the coast between Folkestone and Ramsgate, Kent. Objections and representations should be made to Natural England no later than 17:00 on 22 December 2013.
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DEFRA Access Newsletter, No 56 July 2013Norfolk Coastal Access Report published for the 41 km stretch of the coast between Sea Palling and Weybourne, Norfolk. Objections and representations should be made to Natural England not later than midnight on 16 September 2013.
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DEFRA Access Newsletter, No 55 July 2013Natural England’s review for the revised Coastal Access scheme. And reports for the Cumbria and Durham Coastal Access
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Environment Agency – Challenges and Choices ConsultationThe Agency are developing Water Framework Directive second cycle river basin management plans that will cover the period 2015 to 2021. These plans will describe what businesses, water users and other organisations will need to do to protect and improve the water environment. River basin management plans describe what needs to be done to protect and improve the water environment and everyone can contribute with views on what you think are the most significant issues.
There are two consultations:
England’s waters: Challenges and choices (national) This consultation takes place between 22 June and 22 September 2013 and is concerned with the most significant issues in England. .
River basin district: Challenges and choices and strategic environmental assessments This consultation takes place between 22 June and 22 December 2013. For each river basin district the Agency is consulting on the Challenges and Choices consultation and a scoping document for the strategic environmental assessment work.
Details for both consultations are at www.environment-agency.gov.uk/research/planning/33252.aspx
Marine Management Organisation – Marine Planning Newsletter, June 2013 For news of Draft East Inshore and South Marine Plan Areas Click here. More information for Marine Planning Areas is available at
www.marinemanagement.org.uk/marineplanning/areas/index.htm.