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Guidance on activities that may require a marine licence.
Details of how to apply for a marine licence, what documents you need to provide, how much it costs and how long it will take
Definitions of some commonly used terms in marine licensing.
Issues with Supporting Evidence’ final report.
Information to help you answer your query before you contact us.
Find marine planning information for England, including data on marine licenses, environmental designations and policy information from regional marine plans.
The timeline illustrates how the assessment and approval process works once an application for a marine licence has been validated.
Published June 2021 the South East Inshore Marine Plan provides guidance for sustainable development from Felixstowe in Suffolk to near Folkestone in Kent.
Map showing how England's inshore and offshore waters have been split into 11 marine plan areas.
Published June 2021 the South West Inshore and South West Offshore Marine Plans provides guidance for sustainable development from the border with Wales to the River Dart in Devon.
The Sustainability Appraisal (SA) provides an independent assessment of economic, social and environmental sustainability.
Published June 2021 the North East Inshore and North East Offshore Marine Plans provides guidance for sustainable development from the Scottish Border to Flamborough Head in Yorkshire.
Marine plan for the east inshore and east offshore marine areas
This page is dedicated to live MMO surveys relating to Marine Planning and Marine Licensing services. Further information and links to live surveys can be found below.
The 12-stage process on how a marine plan is made from selection to implementation and monitoring and how you can get involved.
Published June 2021 the North West Inshore and North West Offshore Marine Plans provides guidance for sustainable development from the border with Scotland to the border with Wales.
The South Marine Plans were published on 17 July 2018.
Guidance note to show how users, decision-makers and applicants could apply marine plans and use the Explore Marine Plans service
The strategy sets out the Marine Management Organisation's overall approach to achieving compliance.
East Inshore and Offshore Marine Plan Areas - Statement of Public Participation
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