Planning and Infrastructure Bill – in the House of Commons at 10:00 pm on 9 June 2025.
Amendments made: 100, page 93, line 19, at end insert—
“(2A) In preparing an EDP that specifies as the development area an area that includes waters adjacent to England (see section 53(2)(b)), Natural England must also have regard to—
(a) any marine plan,
(b) the marine policy statement, and
(c) the UK Marine Strategy,
so far as Natural England considers them to be relevant.”.
This amendment requires Natural England to have regard to the marine policy statement, marine plans and the UK Marine Strategy when it prepares an EDP that covers development in the territorial sea.
Amendment 101, page 93, line 20, leave out “subsection (2)” and insert “subsections (2) and (2A)”.
This amendment is consequential on Amendment 100.
Amendment 102, page 93, line 29, at end insert—
“‘marine plan’ has the meaning given in section 51(3) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009;
‘marine policy statement’ has the same meaning as in the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (see section 44 of that Act);
‘the UK Marine Strategy’ means the strategy developed under the Marine Strategy Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1627).”. —(Matthew Pennycook.)
This amendment is consequential on Amendment 100.
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