Marine licences: changes to fees, exemptions and self-service licences
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- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
PublishedPublished:- 20 June 2025
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Applies to England and Northern Ireland
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On 20 June 2025, Defra launched a public consultation on changes to marine licensing fees, exemptions and self-service licences. The consultation lasted 10 weeks and closed on 29 August 2025.
Defra received 146 responses. This consultation response provides a summary of the responses received and sets out the government response and proposed next steps.
Original consultation
Summary
Seeking views on proposed changes to marine licence fees, exemptions and self-service licences.
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Consultation description
We are seeking views on proposed changes to:
- increase fees for the marine licence service provided by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO)
- change the list of activities that need a marine licence – to add 5 new exemptions, amend 4 exemptions and remove some existing exemptions
- add 2 new self-service licences
These changes aim to improve the marine licensing service’s efficiency and cost recovery, whilst supporting the government’s plans for growth and nature recovery.
The consultation applies to the English inshore and offshore region and the Northern Ireland offshore region regulated by the MMO.
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Extended the consultation closing date to 29 August 2025.