Extending marine planning zones: consultation

Introduction

Marine planning zones set out the spatial limits for particular local authorities responsibilities for planning controls of marine fish and shellfish farms in Scottish waters. The current marine planning zones extend out to 3 nautical miles.

This consultation paper seeks views on Scottish Ministers proposals to extend existing marine planning zones out to 12 nautical miles, via a Scottish Statutory Instrument (SSI).

The paper contains illustrative and interactive maps displaying the proposed marine planning zones, and an overview of the methodology used to extend the current marine planning zones.

This paper seeks views on the proposal to extend marine planning zones and on the maps which define the proposed zones.