THE MARINE AND COASTAL ACCESS ACT 2009

THE MARINE AND COASTAL ACCESS ACT 2009 AND THE MARINE WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2007 (as amended) APPLICATION FOR A MARINE LICENCE
Notice is hereby given that Hanson Aggregates Marine Ltd, (Burnley Wharf, Marine Parade, Southampton, SO14 5JF) and Tarmac Marine Dredging Ltd (UMA House, Shopwhyke Road, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 2AD) are jointly applying to the Marine Management Organisation to undertake a regulated activity under Part 4 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. The application is for a marine licence to dredge marine aggregate from Area 127, West of Isle of Wight. The applicants propose to extract a total of 9.75 million tonnes (3.75 million tonnes by Hanson Aggregates Marine Ltd and 6 million tonnes by Tarmac Marine Dredging Ltd) over a period of 15 years, with a maximum total single year extraction of 1.3 million tonnes (0.5 million tonnes by Hanson Aggregates Marine Ltd and 0.8 million tonnes by Tarmac Marine Dredging Ltd). Area 127 is located approximately 14 km west of the Isle of Wight and covers an area of seabed of approximately 10.99 km². The limits of the extraction area are defined by the following co-ordinates. (WGS84 degrees decimal minutes).

50 36.1813 N      01 45.1843 W
50 36.7313 N      01 43.1845 W
50 34.5982 N      01 40.8847 W
50 34.4315 N      01 43.2844 W

A copy of the application and environmental statement, or as the case may be, supplementary information is available for inspection during normal office hours for free at: Central Library, Civic Centre, Southampton, SO14 7LW. Lord Louis Library, Orchard Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1LL; Until 12.04.2013 Copies of the Environmental Statement may also be inspected free of charge and by prior appointment at the offices of the Marine Management Organisation, Newcastle upon Tyne or via the Marine Management Organisation's public register available at: https://marinelicensing.marinemanagement.org.uk/mmo/fox/live/ MMO_PUBLIC_REGISTER/search?area=3 Representations or objections in respect of the application should be made in writing, giving an address to which correspondence relating to the representation or objection may be sent, to the Marine Management Organisation, Marine Licensing Team, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7YH, or alternatively emailed* to kathryn.watson@marinemanagement.org.uk within 42 days of the date of the first notice (12.04.13), quoting reference MLA/2013/00037 and MLA/2013/00038.
The Marine Management Organisation will pass to the applicant a copy of any objection or representation we receive.
*If representations are provided by e-mail and an undeliverable message is received, please post representations to the above address.