Coastal Areas: Planning
Commons · Question 70850 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 4 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Rosie Duffield
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Marine Management Organisation is taking to ensure that cumulative impacts of offshore developments are properly assessed in relation to fisheries.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 4 Sep 2025
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has two roles involved in assessments of offshore developments in two parts: As the competent authority under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 to approve marine licences below MHWS. As a statutory consultee a...