The UK will be one of the first countries to plan for all of its marine area. The new streamlined licensing regime will reduce the number of licences required for a marine project, and all licensing decisions will be made in accordance with the marine plan. This will provide greater certainty for developers and regulators [...]

Marine plans will be used to identify activities, resources and impacts within their areas with the aim of integrating these activities sustainably. Marine plans must be consistent with the Marine Policy Statement, which brings together existing national policies, to apply area-specific policies to the management of marine resources and activities. This will provide a guide [...]

The Marine Policy Statement (MPS) will be the first stage in the new UK marine planning system, providing a framework under which Marine Plans will be developed. It will bring together existing policies relating to the UK marine area, helping to strategically manage our seas and aim towards sustainable development of our marine resources. The [...]

University College London  – 23 November 2010 The autumn meeting for the CPN aimed to identify and address some of the major issues facing marine planning, using the announcement of the first two marine plan areas as a point of focus. Workshop sessions clarified roles for Coastal Partnerships (CPs) within marine planning with the event creating [...]

Annual Coastal Partnerships Forum 2010 Marshall Meadows Country House Hotel, Berwick upon Tweed – 17-18 March 2010 (Text in bold to link to: CPWG_Forum_Report_MARCH_2010FINAL) Annual Coastal Partnerships Forum 2009 Autumn Meeting – 20 November 2008 Minutes of the Committee Meeting – 12 May 2008 Annual Coastal Partnerships Forum 2008 Minutes of Meeting – 20 June [...]

Flooding – Time to Act Turning Legislation into Reality
CIWEM Rivers and Coastal Group Annual Conference
27th January 2011, 09:00-16:00
Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, London
Conference Programme

The Chair of the Coastal Partnerships Network, Jim Masters, will be presenting “Coastal Partnerships and delivery” at the Coastal Futures 2011 conference.

Conference programme.

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Consultation start: 19/01/2010 Consultation end: 13/04/2010 Summary from Defra: This consultation sought your views on the Government’s proposals to amend The Prohibition of Keeping or Release of Live Fish (Specified Species) Order 1998, and the subsequent Amendment Order 2003. The amendment is intended to restrict the availability of potentially damaging non-native species and thus lessen [...]

Consultation start: Open date 22/03/2010 Consultation end: Close date 14/06/2010 Summary from Defra: This consultation seeks your views on the core provisions that each order setting up and IFC district must specify, e.g. the seaward and landward boundaries of the districts, the numbers of MMO appointees and local authority members and the rationale for deciding [...]

Consultation start: 21/07/2010 Consultation end: 13/10/2010 Summary from Defra: The Marine Planning System consultation sets out the marine planning system in England for the new Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and other interested organisations and persons. It aims to provide a context for the Marine Policy Statement consultation by outlining the planning system in England as [...]

Consultation start: 21/07/2010 Consultation end: 13/10/2010 Summary from Defra: The Marine Policy Statement (UK) will be the first part of new systems of marine planning being introduced around the UK. It will provide the high level policy context within which Marine Plans will be developed, and set the direction for marine licensing and other relevant [...]

Consultation start: 26/07/2010 Consultation end: 30/10/2010 Summary from the Environment Agency: An invitation to shape the nature of England. Our natural environment underpins our economic prosperity, our health and our wellbeing. As a result, protecting the environment and enhancing biodiversity is one of Defra’s top three priorities, as outlined in the Department’s Structural Reform Plan. [...]

Consultation start: 29/11/2010 Consultation end: 07/01/2011 Summary from Defra: A new Marine Licensing System introduced by the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 will be launched in spring 2011.  The consultation (England only) sets out policy proposals for the fees for the new marine licensing system. Defra invite your views on the proposals for the [...]

Consultation start: 20/12/2010 Consultation end: 28/01/2011 Summary from the Environment Agency: The Flood and Water Management Act 2010 has made a number of changes to the Regional Flood Defence Committees (RFDCs). As well as agreeing to the Environment Agency’s regional programme, the name of the RFDCs will change to Regional Flood and Coastal Committees (RFCCs). [...]

Consultation start: 11/11/2010 Consultation end: 03/02/2011 Summary from Defra: The financial administrative penalties (FAP) scheme for Common Fisheries Policy offences has been in operation in England for two years. Part of our commitment to industry, at the inception of the scheme, was to review the scheme two years after implementation. In view of this, we [...]

Consultation start: 04/01/2011 Consultation end: 15/02/2011 Summary from the Environment Agency: We are currently updating our draft strategy report which sets out a framework for managing flood and erosion risk for the next 100 years on the River Ouse from the A27 road bridge to Newhaven, and the coastline between Newhaven and Seaford. We are [...]

Consultation start: 24/11/2010 Consultation end: 16/02/2011 Summary from Defra: This consultation invites views on potential reforms to the way in which capital grant-in-aid is allocated to projects in England in order to manage the risk of flooding and coastal erosion. The current funding system means that the costs of risk management are almost entirely borne [...]