Section 7. Consents Directory
Contact Details of Solent Organisations and Agencies
- For contact details of Solent local authorities, harbour authorities and government agencies, please use the Solent Forum Directory.
- For community groups around the Solent that you may need to consult visit the Solent Forum's Community Directory.
- For Solent based research and reports, visit our Disc database.
Links for National Organisations and Agencies
- Crown Estate
- Defra Marine Pages
- Environment Agency
- Hydrographic Office
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency - Legislation and Guidance
- Marine Management Organisation (MMO) - Marine Licensing
- Marine Management Organisation (MMO) - Marine Planning
- Natural England
- Planning Portal
- Southern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority
- Solent European Marine Sites (SEMS)
- Trinity House
Useful Documents
- For local planning documents visit the website of the relevant local authority, use the Solent Forum Directory for their contact details
- Environmental Permitting Regulations (England and Wales) 2010
- Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009
- North Solent Shoreline Management Plan
- Isle of Wight Shoreline Management Plan
- Hurst Spit to Durlston Head Shoreline Management Plan
- Beachy Head to Selsey Bill Shoreline Management Plan
- MMO Licensing Guides
- Planning Policy Statement 20: Coastal Planning
- Planning policy Statement 25 supplement: Development and Coastal change
- South East River Basin Management Plan
- Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive (2001/42/EC)
- Town and Country Planning Act 1990
- Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations
- UK Marine Policy Statement
- Water Framework Directive (WFD)
- Wildlife License (MMO)


