Marine licensing

Check if you need a licence

Activities that need a marine licence Activities that may be exempt from requiring a marine licence

Before you apply

Environmental Impact Assessment for marine activities Request an environmental impact assessment (EIA) screening opinion for a marine licence Request an environmental impact assessment (EIA) scoping opinion for a marine licence Request a sampling plan for a dredge or disposal marine licence application

Apply for a licence

Marine licensing low risk activities (band 1) Applying for a marine licence Marine licence application forms Applying for a marine licence for projects using adaptive management or project phasing

Licence fees

Marine licence fees

Change, transfer, or discharge conditions from, a licence

Apply to change or transfer (vary) a marine licence Apply to discharge conditions and/or for monitoring approvals of your marine licence Submit data to the Marine Noise Registry

Information to support your application

How to carry out a Water Framework Directive (WFD) assessment for a marine licence application How a Habitats Regulations Assessments (HRA) is undertaken in the marine licensing process Marine protected areas Conservation Advice for European marine sites (Reg 37) Shoreline Management Plans Assessing coastal squeeze Marine development