Issue - meetings

Executive Member for Climate Change, Coastal Protection and Flooding updated Members in regard to a Marine Licence and outlined the options as detailed in the report advising the recommendation was that option three be taken forward.

Members raised concerns regarding the potential environmental impact and that the council’s objection to the Marine Management Organisations granting of the Marine Licence had not been acknowledged on their website.

RESOLVED that:-

(1)            The existing objection to Marine Licence MLA/2016/00372/2 be maintained pending resolution of outstanding issues; and

(2)             The Marine Management Organisation is recommended to support properly representative sediment testing methodologies be incorporated within Marine License criteria, and that any application process or current License where this cannot be adequately demonstrated  be suspended.

(The vote was unanimous)