External Decision Making and Implementation Mapping of Marine Plans (MMO1155) MMO1155: External Decision Making and Implementation Mapping of Marine Plans February 2019 Report prepared by: MarineSpace Ltd and Howell Marine Consulting Project funded by: Marine Management Organisation Version Author Note 0.1 Consultant Internal draft 0.2 Consultant Internal draft 0.3 Consultant First draft of chapters 1 to 5 0.4 Consultant Internal draft 0.5 Consultant Comments addressed, chapter 7 and 8 drafted 0.6 Consultant Comments addressed 0.7 MMO Amendments made to finalise report 1 MMO Approved © Marine Management Organisation 2019 You may use and re-use the information featured on this publication (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. 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A report produced for the Marine Management Organisation, MMO Project No: 1155, February 2019, 77pp Table of Contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Objectives ..................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Background ................................................................................................... 1 2 Mapping of decision makers ............................................................................ 4 2.1 Government Departments ............................................................................. 7 2.1.1 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ............................. 8 2.1.2 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy .................... 10 2.1.3 Department for Transport ..................................................................... 12 2.1.4 Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government .................. 13 2.1.5 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport ................................. 14 2.1.6 Ministry of Defence ............................................................................... 15 2.1.7 Home Office .......................................................................................... 16 2.2 Agencies and other Public Bodies ............................................................... 17 2.2.1 Marine Management Organisation ....................................................... 17 2.2.2 Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities ................................... 20 2.2.3 Seafish.................................................................................................. 21 2.2.4 Planning Inspectorate ........................................................................... 22 2.2.5 Natural England .................................................................................... 23 2.2.6 Joint Nature Conservation Committee .................................................. 25 2.2.7 Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science ............... 26 2.2.8 The Crown Estate ................................................................................. 27 2.2.9 Maritime and Coastguard Agency ........................................................ 28 2.2.10 Environment Agency ......................................................................... 30 2.2.11 Local Planning Authorities ................................................................. 31 2.2.12 Local Flood Authorities ...................................................................... 32 2.2.13 Regional Flood and Coastal Committees .......................................... 33 2.2.14 Historic England ................................................................................ 33 2.2.15 Oil and Gas Authority ........................................................................ 34 2.2.16 Harbour Authorities ........................................................................... 35 2.2.17 Animal and Plant Health Agency ....................................................... 35 2.2.18 Local Enterprise Partnerships ........................................................... 36 2.2.19 Big Lottery Fund ................................................................................ 36 2.2.20 Visit England ..................................................................................... 36 2.2.21 UKHO ................................................................................................ 37 2.2.22 Office of National Statistics ............................................................... 37 2.3 Summary of Findings .................................................................................. 38 3 Stakeholder engagement ............................................................................... 40 3.1 Questionnaire development ........................................................................ 40 3.2 Survey responses ....................................................................................... 40 3.3 Demographic of respondents ...................................................................... 41 3.4 Awareness of marine plans ......................................................................... 44 4 Decision-making processes ........................................................................... 45 5 Compliance with marine plans ....................................................................... 54 5.1 When to consider marine plans ................................................................... 54 5.2 How to use marine plans ............................................................................. 55 5.3 Risks to decision makers ............................................................................ 55 6 Implementation of marine plans by Multiple Parties .................................... 57 6.1 Coastal Concordat ...................................................................................... 57 6.1.1 Overview ............................................................................................... 57 6.1.2 Implementation ..................................................................................... 58 6.1.3 Challenges ............................................................................................ 58 6.1.4 Opportunities ........................................................................................ 59 6.2 Offshore wind resource planning ................................................................. 62 6.2.1 Overview ............................................................................................... 62 6.2.2 Challenges ............................................................................................ 63 6.2.3 Opportunities ........................................................................................ 64 6.3 Marine Protected Areas .............................................................................. 65 6.3.1 Overview ............................................................................................... 65 6.3.2 Management ......................................................................................... 66 6.3.3 Challenges ............................................................................................ 67 6.3.4 Opportunities ........................................................................................ 68 7 Recommend a proposed approach to engaging parties in joint-working within the timeline of marine plan development and during plan implementation ....................................................................................................... 69 Part 1. Closer engagement with Government departments and advisers ............. 69 Part 2: Clear communication of consenting and permitting processes in relation to marine plans ......................................................................................................... 72 Part 3: Decision-making bodies that haven’t been engaged via this study or where there has been limited communication to date ..................................................... 73 8 References ....................................................................................................... 75 List of tables Table 1 Defra policy responsibilities ........................................................................... 8 Table 2 Defra delivery responsibilities .......................................................................