Consultation closes: May 12th, 2025 Defra is consulting on the Marine Recovery Fund (MRF). They are asking for your views on how this will function. What is the Marine Recovery Fund (MRF)? The Marine Recovery Fund is a proposed voluntary mechanism to pay into strategic compensatory measures (SCMs) for adverse environmental impacts on protected sites. […]
This grant is only available in England but there may be similar grants available in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. People who are on a low income, getting certain benefits or living in a certain postcode could be eligible for free energy saving improvements to their homes via this local grant. Follow this link to […]
Consultation closes: July 1st, 2025 The Welsh Government is seeking your views on Changes to Permitted Development Rights, including: Air Source Heat Pumps Off-street Parking EV Chargers Temporary Camp Sites Development by Statutory Undertakers (electricity) Affordable Housing and Meanwhile Uses And change to the definition of major development. The Welsh Government is also seeking your […]
Consultation closes: April 25th, 2025 This is a consultation on Land Use in England. The aim is to gather views and lived experiences of farmers, developers and citizens. Currently, there is a plan to shift power from Whitehall to individuals and communities that use the land. The consultation process will determine the role of the […]
We would like to announce that the conference outputs from the ‘Coastal Habitat Restoration and Creation in North West England 2025: Exploring progress and potential’ conference are now available. On March 6th and 7th the North West Coastal Forum held a Coastal Habitat Conference in Carlisle. During this conference delegates listened to presentations, engaged in […]
The North West Coastal Forum is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 NW Awards for Coastal Excellence – an award scheme that recognises and celebrates outstanding achievement in and contribution to the long-term management of the North West’s coasts and near-shore marine environment. Coastal Champion: This award is made to an individual in […]
Closed: April 7, 2025 The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is holding a formal consultation on a proposed byelaw to prohibit anchoring activity in Allonby Bay HPMA. The byelaw is proposed to allow recovery of species and habitats alongside ecosystem processes in Allonby Bay HPMA. The byelaw would include a whole site prohibition of anchoring […]
Consultation closed: Sunday 6th April, at 11:59 pm. The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has developed a Local Nature Recovery Strategy. Local Nature Recovery Strategies set out to support the restoration and enhancement of nature. These strategies are being designed across England and outline the most valuable habitats in the area. Further, they present […]
Consultation closed: April 22nd, 2025 The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is consulting on their Draft Business Plan. This plan reflects the Strategy published in 2021. The key activities and progress across the NDA’s sites throughout the next 3 years are outlined in this plan. The NDA works with decommissioning UK’s nuclear sites. They carry out an […]
The workshops, organised by the Diverse Marine Values project, Defra and the OCT, will be part of a series of workshops to co-develop an ocean literacy strategy for England. Defined as ‘having an understanding of the ocean’s influence on your, and your influence on the ocean’, ocean literacy has been positioned as a key mechanism […]