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Marine Planning update

Marine Planning update. Steve Brooker Head of Marine Planning. Contents. Context Marine planning at the MMO Basis and benefits of marine planning Marine planning and licensing Marine Plan Areas Area selection process East inshore and offshore Next Steps. Marine planning at the MMO.

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Marine Planning update

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  1. Marine Planning update Steve Brooker Head of Marine Planning

  2. Contents • Context • Marine planning at the MMO • Basis and benefits of marine planning • Marine planning and licensing • Marine Plan Areas • Area selection process • East inshore and offshore • Next Steps

  3. Marine planning at the MMO Executive Operational Support Networks and Decision Support Operations Fisheries Management Regulation & Licensing Planning Plan making in plan areas Policy Implementation, Monitoring, Reporting & Sustainability appraisal Non-plan making

  4. Basis of marine planning • Aim: contribute to and help deliver sustainable development • Marine & Coastal Access Act • Marine Policy Statement (MPS) • In England, Marine Plans will translate the MPS into detailed policy objectives and spatial guidance for each Marine Plan area (MMO)

  5. Benefits of marine planning • National planning will be used to help coordinate delivery of MSFD, MCZs, CFP and WFD • Sustainable development • Integrates economic, social and environmental objectives • Early involvement of stakeholders • Consistent, evidence-based decision making • Greater certainty for investors/developers • Integration with coastal, estuarine and terrestrial plans • Plan for new activities and emerging technologies • Improved basis for addressing cumulative effects

  6. Transitional arrangements will be in place for the period when marine plans are still in development Marine planning and licensing New streamlined licensing process Guidance Screening Scoping Marine Policy Statement Marine plans Investigation and preparation Submit Consult and review Decision Appeal

  7. Marine plan area selection process • Defra provided guidance on criteria, streamlined by the MMO to seven: - Stakeholder engagement in plan area selection - Assessment of coastal stakeholder partnerships - Technical report of economic, environmental and social evidence - Implications of current and proposed marine protected areas - Future pressures and impacts - Implications of planning inshore and offshore together - Implications of planning with bordering nations

  8. Summary of findings • Stakeholders favoured East, South West, and North West • Coastal partnerships exist in all inshore areas, albeit with varying governance arrangements and level of preparedness • Technical report showed socio-economic gain in East, environmental gain in North West, South West and South • Greatest overall increase in Marine Protected Areas (proposed SACs and SPAs) in East inshore • Greatest future pressure from increase in activity in East offshore • Efficiencies for delivery partners by planning an inshore and an offshore together • Look to plan at the border areas when the MMO, Marine Scotland, and the Welsh Assembly Government can align planning timetables

  9. Areas selected

  10. Some East Inshore & Offshore statistics • In 2009, of 123.63 km² dredged for aggregates in England. Around 55% of this was in the selected plan areas, of which around 30% was ‘high intensity’¹ • Three large Round 3 areas allocated for wind energy projects: Hornsea, Norfolk and Dogger Bank. Cumulative capacity to generate over 20GW² • Location of highest proportion of oil and gas infrastructure in English waters³ Larger bar length indicates increased proportion of activity Figures extrapolated from ‘Marine Aggregate Dredging 2009’ published by TCE and MPA. High intensity is seabed dredged for more than 1 hr 15 minutes per year The Crown Estate Drawn from CEFAS technical feeder report to ‘Decision on first marine plan areas’

  11. Next steps • Statement of Public Participation by April 2011 - Online questionnaire, mid-November - Three workshops in January 2011 - Consultation of draft SPP in February 2011 • Begin plan making in April 2011 • MMO needs to make decisions on best available evidence • Role of coastal partnerships • Opportunities for engagement in the East inshore and offshore areas • Information sharing with the non-Plan making areas

  12. Contact us Email: planning@marinemanagement.org.uk Telephone: 0191 376 2790

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