Sarah Allison, Integrated Marine Manager, reflects on the highlights, conversations and takeaways from Coastal Futures 2026. This year’s Coastal Futures conference took place on the 28 and 29 January in the Royal Geographical Society building in Kensington. If you haven’t been …
North East In recent months, Kathleen had been focusing on developing the employment and heritage assets policies for the East Marine Plan. This has been a collaborative process, as we refine policies based on stakeholder feedback and insights from an …
In Autumn 2025, MMO announced plans to move away from the current Marine Case Management System (MCMS) to a new and improved marine licensing service fit for the future. The service improvements involve replacing the current technology with the aim …
We’ve recently published a number of evidence projects that support marine planning and policy development that explore local decision-making, opportunities for co-existence, and socio-economic trends. A local approach to decision-making for marine planning: a spatial framework for a pilot phase …
The Marine Planning Team at the Marine Management Organisation are inviting all interested parties in the development of the East Marine Plan to participate in an online engagement session as part of the plans ongoing development. There will be two sessions available to attend online. To …
Our Coastal Planners have been working with partners, attending key events, and supporting projects that strengthen collaboration and ensure England’s seas are managed sustainably. North East In between developing the Heritage Assets and Employment policies for the revised East Marine …
Compared to the process that produced marine plans published in 2021, let alone the preparation of the first marine plan (for the East) in 2014, there are now other strategic and spatial planning initiatives and projects in play. Notable examples …
We are pleased to share that the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has published a new guidance document, The Consenting Lifecycle of Marine Geological CO₂ Stores. The MMO has been closely involved in shaping this guidance, with our …
Members of the Marine Planning team and the Evidence and Evaluation team from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) attended the Coastal Partnership Network (CPN) conference in Liverpool held in October. The CPN provide support for collaboration work across the UK …
The South West Coastal Planners from the Marine Planning team recently attended the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) conference in Exeter, joining sessions on planning conditions, flood risk standing advice from the Environment Agency, and Nature-Based Solutions. These discussions offered …