Guidance
Construction, alteration or improvement of works
These are the Marine licence requirements for construction activities taking place within the Marine Management Organisation's jurisdiction.
Applies to England and Northern Ireland
Construction, alteration or improvement of works
A marine licence is required to carry out a construction activity within English waters and Northern Ireland offshore waters.
A construction activity comprises any works, no matter their scale:
- in or over the sea
- on or under the sea bed
鈥楥onstruction鈥� means to build or make something and includes 鈥榤aintenance鈥�, 鈥榓lteration鈥� and 鈥榠mprovement鈥� activities.
鈥楳aintenance鈥� means the upkeep or repair an existing structure or asset wholly within its existing three dimensional boundaries.
鈥楢lteration鈥� or 鈥榠mprovement鈥� means to change an existing structure or asset so that it differs in character from that which already exists.
Updates to this page
Published 30 May 2019