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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
Find marine planning information for England, including data on marine licenses, environmental designations and policy information from regional marine plans.
This guidance provides definitions for some commonly-used terms on the subject of marine licensing.
Details of sediment and sample analysis for marine licence applications.
Find out which activities may be exempt from requiring a marine licence and what you need to do in such circumstances.
Harbour Orders are a form of delegated legislation made under the Harbours Act 1964 (HA 1964), which either amends existing harbour legislation or introduces new harbour legislation.
Information about impact assessments for marine licence applications.
The timeline illustrates how the assessment and approval process works once an application for a marine licence has been validated.
Why you need a marine wildlife licence if you are going to disturb a protected species, how to apply and how to report an incident.
Fees information for the different marine licences and associated work.
This guidance outlines the circumstances under which a marine licence may be required from the Marine Management Organisation.
These are the Marine licence requirements for construction activities taking place within the Marine Management Organisation's jurisdiction.
This guidance outlines the circumstances under which a marine licence may be required from the marine management organisation.
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.
Work out if your activity qualifies for the self-service marine licensing process
How to notify the Marine Management Organisation that you are carrying out a seismic or geophysical survey.
An accelerated licensing process may apply to some applications for dredging activity.
Contact details for all enquiries relating to marine licences
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