Announcements

Notice of Environmental Impact Assessment consent decisions
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has carried out Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) under the Marine Works (EIA) Regulations 2007 SI 2007/1518 (as amended) (the MWRs) for the following marine aggregate extraction projects:
Application number: MLA/2013/00037
Project name Area: 127
Applicant Hanson Aggregates Marine Ltd
Duration: 15 years
Permitted extraction (tonnes): 3,750,000
Application number: MLA/2013/00038
Project name: Area 127
Applicant: Lafarge Tarmac Marine Ltd
Duration: 15 years
Permitted extraction (tonnes): 6,000,000
Application number: MLA/2013/00040
Project name: Area 137
Applicant: CemexUKMarineLtd
Duration: 15 years
Permitted extraction (tonnes): 15,000,000
The MMO has decided to grant EIA consents for each of the above projects, in accordance with Regulation 22 of the MWRs, subject to certain conditions being imposed on the regulated activities. Full details of the decisions including the environmental information taken into consideration, the main reasons and considerations on which the consent decisions were based and the conditions attached to the consents may be obtained:
-  electronically on the MMO's marine licence register which can be found on our website at the following address: https://marinelicensing.marinemanagement.org.uk/mmo/fox/live/ MMO_PUBLIC_REGISTER/
-  in hard copy from the MMO at the address below for a charge not exceeding a reasonable amount for copying; and
-  by inspection during normal office hours free of charge and on prior appointment at the following location:
Marine Licensing Team, Marine Management Organisation, Lancaster House, Hampshire Court, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE4 7YH. Tel: 0300 123 1032 Email*: Marine.consents@marinemanagement.org.uk
The MWRs implement, In relation to certain marine works, Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (the "EIA Directive") Mo UK Law.
The ElAs for the above projects were carried out following applications for marine licences under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. The MMO must ensure that applications for activities that require an EIA are compliant with the MWRs before a marine licence is granted.
* If representations are provided by e-mail and an undeliverable message is received, please post your representations to the above address.