This month in the Solent area there are no applications open for consultation, 10 other applications and one wildlife application. Applications open for Consultation MLA/2017/00148 Renewal of Groynes adjacent to Sunderland Hanger at Calshot Activities Centre MLA/2017/00154 Pier extension to existing structure in Alum Bay, Isle of Wight MLA/2017/00170 Portsmouth Harbour Entrance range reinstatement and … Continue reading Marine Licensing Application update – July 2017
Category: Marine Management
Solent Marine Licensing update – June 2017
This month in the Solent area there are two applications open for consultation and 7 other applications. Applications open for Consultation MLA/2017/00152 Pontoon Reconfiguration and Piling, Hamble Point Marina, Hamble MLA/2017/00161 Hamble Point Marina Hoist Dock Applications not open for Consultation MLA/2017/00122 Repair of Jetty and Sea wall defences , Hayling ENQ/2017/00086 Sparkes Marina Maintenance Dredging … Continue reading Solent Marine Licensing update – June 2017
MCZ Tranche 3 and public consultation
Natural England and the Marine Management Organisation are holding public consultations on the latest round of Marine Conservation Zones (MCZ). A 'Local Community Stakeholder' event will be held at Riverside Community Centre, Newport, I.O.W on Wednesday 22nd March from 14:00 – 19:00. For further details, please take the following links: Natural England MCZ update. Natural … Continue reading MCZ Tranche 3 and public consultation
SPS Welcomes the latest announcement on Marine Conservation Zones
The following article explains the Society's thinking on the latest MCZ development: MCZ January 2016
SPS latest submission on MCZs
The Solent Protection Society has sent the following letter to Defra concerning the current consultation about Marine Conservation Zones: SPS-April-2015-Defra-MCZ
MCZs – Tranche 2
MCZs: Defra consultation on the second tranche. The Solent Protection Society welcomes the Marine Conservation Zone initiative and considers that MCZs will greatly benefit the environs and ecology of the Solent, provided that designation and enforcement are based on sound science and wise management. On Friday 30th January, Defra announced the consultation on the second … Continue reading MCZs – Tranche 2
MCZ developments in the Solent
Four Solent MCZ being considered for designation by 2015. On 24th February 2014, Defra announced that four Solent rMCZs are being considered for designation by the end of 2015. Further scientific research and assessment is being carried out. The research will underpin future management measures which will be specific to each MCZ. SPS will be … Continue reading MCZ developments in the Solent
Capsized by a breaking wave
Not in the Solent, but a really alarming demonstration of how a small wave can capsize a yacht, have a look at this VIDEO picked up the RSS feed on our Solent Now page.
RYA challenges government approach to MCZ evidence
RYA have released a statement that claims government is paying insufficient attention to social and economic factors when considering proposed MCZ designations. In the Solent, the candidate sites for the second tranche of designations would cover much of the northern shoreline of the Isle of Wight, from Bembridge to the Needles
Cumulative Effects-the questionnaire
For some time the SPS has taken the view that being able to deal with multiple projects is central to the objective of Marine Planning as developed by MM0 under the Marine and Coastal Access Act. This includes the ability to assess the 'Cumulative Effects' of projects on the environment. We first identified this as a significant … Continue reading Cumulative Effects-the questionnaire
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