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Geographical extent of prinicpal marine works: England and Wales

There are many pieces of legislation that are relevant for carrying out marine works in England and Wales. The nature and location of these works will change the licences, consents or permissions required.

For more information on where the legislation is applicable,please see our diagram that shows the geographical extent of each of the major pieces of legislation.

You may view this as a large image by clicking the image at the bottom of the page or by downloading a PDF version (PDF 307 KB).

The information contained in the diagram is also below, listed by legislation.

• Town and Country Planning Act 1990: on land up to mean low water or boundary of internal waters.
• Land Drainage Act 1991 and Water Resources (Industry) Act 1991: on land up to 3 nautical miles (controlled waters).
• Local harbour powers (if within harbour limits): on land up to harbour limit.
• Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009: from mean high water springs or mean high water to anywhere at sea.
• Transport and Works Act 1992: this is for large-scale projects and applies on land up to 12 nautical miles (limit of territorial waters).
• Petroleum Act 1998: from mean high water springs or mean high waters to 12 nautical miles (limit of territorial waters).
• Electricity Act 1989, Energy Act 2004, landowner/Crown estates and Planning Act 2008: on land up to 12 nautical miles (limit of territorial waters).