Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice on working with public bodies in the infrastructure planning process, Annex B: - Marine Management Organisation

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This advice is intended to explain the generic aspects of the public bodies involvement with the applicant and the Planning Inspectorate during the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) process.

Adapted edition

Document type
Reference Guide
Format
DOCX
Pages
6
Language
English
Version
1.0
Updated
2026-09-17
Description

This advice is intended to explain the generic aspects of the public bodies involvement with the applicant and the Planning Inspectorate during the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) process. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.

Contents
  • Introduction
  • The functions of the MMO
  • The geographical extent of MMO responsibilities
  • The Planning Act 2008 regime
  • The MMO's roles under the 2008 Act regime
  • The 2008 Act regime - the MMO as statutory consultee and interested party
  • The MMO as a consenting body
  • Marine licences
  • Harbour provisions
  • Environmental impact assessment (EIA)
  • Nature conservation provisions
  • Relevant guidance and advice
  • MMO contact details
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Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice on working with public bodies in the infrastructure planning process, Annex B: - Marine Management Organisation

Planning Inspectorate

AttributionPlanning Inspectorate, ‘Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice on working with public bodies in the infrastructure planning process, Annex B: - Marine Management Organisation’ (updated 19 August 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.

Version history
  • v1.017/09/2026
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