Marine Planning Issues with Supporting Evidence

Closes 10 Jan 2025

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Past Economy

Within this section, we are referring to the issues identified during plan development for the first East Inshore and Offshore Marine Plans, published in 2014. These were developed between 2012 and 2014 by collaborating with interested stakeholders, informed by national policy, technical data collation and sub-national plans and policies. We are keen to understand if these issues remain of significance within the marine environment, or if there have been notable contextual changes since then.

The report for the issues and evidence identified in 2014, can be found on our government webpage here. The past issues identified for the economy theme group have been summarised in the survey questions below.

Please note: the questions are not compulsory, if you do not wish to respond please leave them blank.

How to Upload Evidence

Each survey question provides you with an opportunity to upload any supporting evidence you are aware of / hold to support the issues discussed.

  • Files uploaded must be under 25 MB.
  • You can only upload one file per survey question.
  • If you require several pieces of evidence to be uploaded, please link to the available evidence within a word document and upload that.

To upload this evidence:

  1. Click on ‘Choose file’
  2. Search your documents for the required evidence
  3. Click ‘open’ to upload the evidence
  4. The document will appear to the right of the ‘choose file’ button once uploaded

To re-submit evidence, please click ‘clear file’ and follow the process above to re-upload.

If you have any queries, please email: planning@marinemanagement.org.uk

1. Aggregates: do you think the statement below is still an issue in the east marine plan areas?

Issue: The safeguarding of existing aggregate license areas, extraction and storage sites was identified as a key priority given the competing need for space with other marine sectors and increasing demand for aggregates in developments.

There is a limit of 800 characters

If you have any evidence to support this issue or your comments, please attach it here.

Please make sure your file is under 25MB
2. Aquaculture: do you think the statement below is still an issue in the east marine plan areas?

Issue: The potential growth of the industry creates a number of opportunities and benefits, however with increasing need for space the potential to co-exist with other sectors is unknown.

There is a limit of 800 characters

If you have any evidence to support this issue or your comments, please attach it here.

Please make sure your file is under 25MB
3. Cables: do you think the statement below is still an issue in the east marine plan areas?

Issue: The potential impacts of increasing cable deployment on both the environment and other marine sectors needs a strategic approach to assess the cumulative impact.​ 

There is a limit of 800 characters

If you have any evidence to support this issue or your comments, please attach it here.

Please make sure your file is under 25MB
4. Carbon Capture and Storage: do you think the statement below is still an issue in the east marine plan areas?

Issue: The development of the carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) industry presents an opportunity however the current infrastructure in place may not be suitable for expansion. 

There is a limit of 800 characters

If you have any evidence to support this issue or your comments, please attach it here.

Please make sure your file is under 25MB
5. Dredging and Disposal: do you think the statement below is still an issue in the east marine plan areas?

Issue: Increased levels of dredging and disposal can create challenges for other marine sectors as well as the marine ecosystem.

There is a limit of 800 characters

If you have any evidence to support this issue or your comments, please attach it here.

Please make sure your file is under 25MB
6. Nuclear: do you think the statement below is still an issue in the east marine plan areas?

Issue: The National Policy Statement highlights a number of factors that should be considered when choosing sites for new nuclear power infrastructure. These can present both challenges (for example flood risk, effects on water quality) and opportunities (for example socioeconomic impacts of increased employment).

There is a limit of 800 characters

If you have any evidence to support this issue or your comments, please attach it here.

Please make sure your file is under 25MB
7. Oil and Gas: do you think the statement below is still an issue in the east marine plan areas?

Issue: The expansion of gas infrastructure required to exploit new fields may cause spatial conflict with other marine activities and have implications for the environment. 

There is a limit of 800 characters

If you have any evidence to support this issue or your comments, please attach it here.

Please make sure your file is under 25MB
8. Ports and Shipping: do you think the statement below is still an issue in the east marine plan areas?

Issue: A balance is needed between the current shipping activity levels and the proposed growth with the requirements of existing and future marine industries.

There is a limit of 800 characters

If you have any evidence to support this issue or your comments, please attach it here.

Please make sure your file is under 25MB
9. Renewables: do you think the statement below is still an issue in the east marine plan areas?

Issue: The increasing deployment of renewable energy infrastructure must be strategically planned to minimise the impacts on existing marine industries and the marine environment.

There is a limit of 800 characters

If you have any evidence to support this issue or your comments, please attach it here.

Please make sure your file is under 25MB
10. Wave and Tidal: do you think the statement below is still an issue in the east marine plan areas?

Issue: It is anticipated that the amount of wave and tidal energy being generated will increase markedly up to and beyond 2020.

There is a limit of 800 characters

If you have any evidence to support this issue or your comments, please attach it here.

Please make sure your file is under 25MB