Our people have experience with Marine Management Organisation (MMO) licences, Water Framework Directive applications, Marine Environmental Impact Assessments and Habitats Regulations Assessments.
We are used to working across different regulatory regimes and can advise across a range of issues.
With a nationally available team, we are well placed to assist in marine developments and licencing projects.
Our multi-disciplinary team can deliver results across a range of services including:
- Marine Management Organisation/Water Framework Directive licence and permit applications in both coastal and estuarine environments.
- Environment Agency/MMO/Natural England negotiation and agreements.
- Habitat Regulations Assessments, including Habitat surveys, HRA screening, HRA reviews and expert witness. In addition, we offer mitigation, habitat creation and habitation management services.
- Ecology and Biodiversity surveys (including seabirds and other protected species); advice; supervision; mitigation design/implementation; monitoring; Ecological Impact Assessments; Biodiversity Net Gain design and assessment, and species licensing.
- Marine and Benthic Ecology, managing all aspects of benthic survey execution, including regulatory consultations to finalise survey design, planning, fieldwork, and reporting.