Members in the north east, north west, south east and south west may be interested to learn about new developments in marine planning within these areas; a series of information sessions are planned to explore the sustainable growth of marine areas, with opportunities to find out more about the forthcoming Statement of Public Participation and the Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report.
The Marine Management Organisation writes:
The next phase of marine planning will begin on Monday 11 April 2016 with the launch of public consultation and a series of local events.
The marine plans, which will cover the north east, north west, south east and south west, will guide what happens in the marine area, making sure activities take place at the right time and in the right place, enabling sustainable growth.
Building on the work and knowledge of the East Marine Plans and the draft South Marine Plan, this next phase will complete the network of marine plans, ensuring that all marine areas are covered by a plan by 2021. As part of this, we are holding a number of events in the north east, south east, south west and north west of England.
The events, which are open to anyone with an interest in the marine area, are an introduction to marine planning, providing the opportunity to meet your local marine planner and to find out more about what marine planning will mean for your area and how you can get involved. There will also be demonstrations of the online Marine Information System and evidence base, where you can see some of the information and evidence we already have gathered for the areas.
We are also launching public consultation on the Statement of Public Participation and the Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report for this next phase of marine plans.
The Statement of Public Participation includes details on how, when and to whom we will engage with through the marine planning process. The Sustainability Appraisal assesses the social, economic and environmental impacts of a marine plan. Both consultations will be published on 11 April on the marine planning pages of gov.uk.
More information on marine plans
Find out more details for the events view the news release
