{"id":53458,"date":"2015-02-05T12:34:46","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T12:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=3be12fa8695f73ef8475d33cd66ef2ec"},"modified":"2015-02-05T12:34:46","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T12:34:46","slug":"press-release-the-future-of-dredging-at-her-majestys-naval-base-devonport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=53458","title":{"rendered":"Press release: The future of dredging at Her Majesty\u2019s Naval Base Devonport"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The MMO<\/abbr> has held negotiations with representatives of the \u2018Stop Dumping in Whitsand Bay\u2019 campaign group which brought a claim for judicial review challenging the MMO<\/abbr>\u2019s decision to grant a marine licence for dredging activity at HMNB<\/abbr> Devonport and disposal of material at the Rame Head South disposal site. <\/p>\n

Having reviewed the matter the MMO<\/abbr> actively sought to resolve these proceedings by reaching agreement with the campaign group on an order quashing the licence. This order was made by the High Court on Monday 2nd February.<\/p>\n

While the MMO<\/abbr> believes its decision about the existing licence in relation to the dredging and disposal activities was substantially correct and in accordance with relevant environmental law, it acknowledges that its records in this case do not adequately record or explain its decision making. <\/p>\n

The MMO<\/abbr> has recently been involved in talks with the Ministry of Defence (MoD<\/abbr>) about the future of important dredging activity at HMNB<\/abbr> Devonport and disposal of material at the Rame Head South site. <\/p>\n

Following these discussions the MoD<\/abbr> has committed to looking at the future of dredging and disposal operations at the site and the destination of material removed from its approaches. In the interim the MoD<\/abbr> is making an application to the MMO<\/abbr> for limited plough dredging at critical berths. This application will be published on the MMO<\/abbr> website in due course. The application will not include the disposal of material at sea due to the nature of the proposed dredging activity.<\/p>\n

The MoD<\/abbr> will continue to work with the MMO<\/abbr> to explore alternative disposal site options. <\/p>\n

The MMO<\/abbr> is also undertaking a strategic review of disposal sites around the coast of England to provide additional information to assist future decision making on marine licensing applications. This review will look at the current status of each site, sensitivities and forthcoming designations, and the process for identifying and using disposal sites. As part of this review the MMO<\/abbr> will involve relevant stakeholders and look to assess the best available evidence, including any new evidence in relation to the designation of new Marine Conservation Zones and European Marine Sites. <\/p>\n

Further information<\/h3>\n

Dredging at HMNB<\/abbr> Devonport was recognised as an important activity for the operation of the facility in the order of His Honour Judge Collins granting permission for the judicial review challenge to proceed<\/a> which was made on the 8 October 2014.<\/p>\n

Further information about the HMNB<\/abbr> Devonport case is available in the MMO<\/abbr>\u2019s selected cases section.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The MMO has provided an update on proposed changes to dredging and disposal activities on behalf of HMNB Devonport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53458"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53458\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}