Rother Local Plan 2020-2040 (Regulation 18)

Comment

Representation ID: 26555

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: Marine Management Organisation

The full submission (as attached) suggests policies from the South Inshore and Offshore Marine Plan
that we believe are most relevant to the Draft Rother Local Plan 2020-2040.
These suggested policies have been identified based on the activities and content within
the document entitled above. They are provided only as a recommendation, and we would
suggest your own interpretation of the South Marine Plan is completed.

Within your Draft Rother Local Plan 2020-2040, there is a brief mention of the Marine
Management Organisation in paragraph 1.20 but no mention of the relevant South Inshore
and Offshore Marine Plan or the Marine Policy Statement. Under the Marine and Coastal
Access Act, any authorisation or enforcement decisions must be made in accordance with
the marine plan. Any other decisions which may impact the marine area must have regard
to the marine plan. Highlighting the South Inshore and Offshore Marine Plan within your
plan would show you have regard to the marine plans.