This condition applies to all dredging activities within The Wash and North Norfolk Special Area of ConservationĪll dredging activities must be discontinued if dead or distressed fish are observed during periods of hot weather and low river flows. This is to avoid disturbance to seals during the breeding season No dredging activities may be carried out between 1 June and 31 July This condition does not apply if maintenance dredging activities are located alongside a working industrial wharf, jetty, berth or quay used 365 days a year, or within an associated berth pocket, or both. Within 150 metres of exposed intertidal area. This condition applies in all special protection areas (SPAs) and Ramsar sites with overwintering bird interests if dredging activities are located: inside or adjacent to SPA and Ramsar site, This is to avoid disturbing over-wintering, feeding and roosting birds on intertidal mudflats Poole, Chichester Harbour, Workington (where maintenance dredging is not considered in the MDP maintenance dredging baseline document) ,īirds (overwintering and feeding) Conditionīetween 1 October and 31 March, dredging activities may only be carried out up to 3 hours either side of high water Southampton water (River Hamble – upstream of dock-head in Southampton Water in Itchen and Test estuaries) , Lymington River and Estuary (upper reaches of the estuary) , River Tamar (above the village of Cargreen), Fowey (above Wiseman’s Point but not including area of commercial port activity) , Lynher River (upstream of Jupiter Point) , This condition applies in the following areas, and potentially to all dredging applications: Plymouth Sound, This is to avoid any detrimental impacts on migratory fish populations No dredging activities may be carried out between 1 March and 30 November Each condition will include who you would need to contact if you wanted to discuss the relevance of the precautionary conditions to your specific project. These precautionary conditions have been developed in consultation with Natural England and Environment Agency. Where your application does not meet this accelerated licensing for dredging criteria the full marine licensing process will need to be followed. You must provide 2 surface samples that are representative of the area to be dredged for activities between 1,000 and 3,000 cubic metres a campaign and less than 10,000 cubic metres a year. You must provide 1 surface sample that is representative of the area to be dredged for activities between 500 and 1,000 cubic metres a campaign and less than 10,000 cubic metres a year. You must provide information on the physical and chemical characteristics of the dredged material with the application for it to be considered full and complete. Other criteria relating to environmental protection and interference with other legitimate uses of the sea must also be met before a dredging activity can be confirmed as appropriate for the accelerated licensing process.
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