Open Consultations
To view Solent Forum consultation responses visit our consultation response page.
MMO Corporate Plan
The MMO are inviting informal views on its Corporate Plan 2011-15 that sets out the work it will deliver over the next four years. It will use your ideas and feedback to produce our next Corporate Plan, which will posted on its website for further input later in the year. In order to inform the next Corporate Plan, it welcomes your initial informal feedback. In addition, it welcomes views on whether you feel there is anything in particular you believe the Marine Management Organisation should focus on. Please send your responses to stakeholder@marinemanagement.org.uk.
Portsmouth Port Master Plan
A Master Plan for the Port of Portsmouth for the next 15 years has been published and is open to public consultation. This important new document outlines key strategies for growth at the Port. Six strategies are outlined to keep the Port a profitable going concern in the 15 years to 2026: major infrastructure investments; corporate social responsibility; land use; business planning; carbon reduction and improved energy management; and future infrastructure. The Master Plan was unveiled at an international summit on the port industry held in Portsmouth on 20 October 2011 as part of the EU’s Ports Adapting to Change (PATCH) project.
Southampton Coastal Flood and Erosion Risk Management Strategy
A new plan to reduce the risk of coastal flooding to thousands of homes and businesses in Southampton has been drawn up and will be made available to the public to comment on. As part of the Coastal Flood and Erosion Risk Management Strategy, led by Southampton City Council and supported by the Environment Agency, flood walls, flood gates, land raising and much more is recommended for different areas of the 22km long water frontage in Southampton, which spans from Woodmill on the River Itchen, to Redbridge on The River Test. The plan shows how some communities will need to be protected from coastal flooding from 2015, with long term plans in other areas recommended from 2060. The draft strategy will be available for public comment from November 7, 2011 until January 31, 2012. From November 7 the documents can be viewed and downloaded from http://www.southamptoncoastalstrategy.co.uk or a hard copy will be available to view in Central Library/Gateway.
C-SCOPE Marine Plan
Dorset Coast Forum officers have been working on the C-SCOPE project since March 2009. The Draft C-SCOPE Marine Plan is now complete, and you are invited to comment on it. Your feedback is particularly important as this is a pilot project which could help to inform national marine planning. The Draft C-SCOPE Marine Plan is a non-statutory plan which aims to provide users, managers and regulators of the marine plan area, whether in public, private or voluntary sectors, with direction, policies and advice to ensure that their plans and activities contribute to sustainable development in the area. While the Plan should be taken as a whole, it is also intended to be complementary to existing plans and strategies. It seeks to avoid duplication as far as possible but does sign-post users to other relevant plans and strategies where they overlap. Additionally there is an aspiration that the C-SCOPE Marine Plan will become a material consideration for local planning and regulatory authorities when making decisions on new applications for development, and eventually be given some statutory recognition through incorporation into local plans and national marine plans when they are developed. The main document (in two parts) and appendices, as well as supporting documents and the Sustainability Appraisal can all be found and downloaded on the C-SCOPE website. The consultation period is twelve weeks, and you are asked to respond by Friday the 9th of March 2012.
Navitus Bay Wind Park
Eneco has now entered the formal consultation period for the project and will be holding eight public exhibitions to provide people with information and updates on Navitus Bay, along with the next steps. There will also be an opportunity to speak with a member of the development team and provide feedback on the proposals. The public exhibitions will be held at the following venues and times:
- Swanage: Mowlem Theatre – Tuesday 21stFebruary 2012, 2pm to 8pm
- Poole: RNLI Lifeboat College – Wednesday 22nd February 2012, 2pm to 8pm
- Christchurch: Christchurch Borough Council Chambers – Thursday 23rd February 2012, 2pm to 8pm
- Bournemouth: Pavilion Theatre – Saturday 25th February 2012, 10am to 4pm
- West Moors: West Moors Memorial Hall – Tuesday 28th February 2012, 2pm to 8pm
- New Milton: New Milton Memorial Centre – Wednesday 29th February 2012, 2pm to 8pm
- Lymington: Lymington Community Centre – Friday 2nd March 2012, 2pm to 8pm
- Newport, Isle of Wight: Riverside Centre – Saturday 3rd March 2012, 10 am to 4pm
The final design of Navitus Bay Wind Park, both onshore and offshore, will be determined only after comprehensive consultation with the public and relevant organisations throughout the formal consultation period of the project which will last until the end of 2013.
If you are unable to attend any of the public exhibitions, but would like more information, please visit the website at www.navitusbaywindpark.co.uk. Alternatively, contact Eneco by post to: Round 3 development, Eneco Wind UK Ltd, 3 Athena Court, Athena Drive, Tachbrook Park, Warwick CV34 6RT. Or by email to: info@enecowindoffshore.co.uk.
