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Planning & Environment
Practical resources for clubs and boaters on caring for the environment and keeping on the right side of planning laws
Clubs Advice
Advice to clubs and waterside facilities regarding planning and environmental issues.
Marine and Coastal Access Act
This Act will ensure clean, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas, by putting in place better systems for delivering sustainable development of the marine and coastal enviornment.
Offshore Energy Developments
The Government has committed to produce 15% of its total energy production from renewable resources by 2020 which has lead to development of offshore energy installations around the UK coast.
Planning for Boating Facilities
The RYA aims to provide planning authorities with information which promotes the sustainable future development of recreational boating facilities.
RYA's Planning and Environmental Strategy
'Boating For Life' is the RYA's Planning and Environmental Strategy for sustainable boating.
Shoreline, coastal defence and flood management plans
These management plans are non statutory documents which broadly outline how the coastline should be managed for the future.
The Green Blue
The Green Blue is the environmental awareness initiative developed by the RYA and British Marine Federation (BMF).
UK Atlas of Recreational Boating
The Royal Yachting Associations comprehensive set of charts which define the cruising routes, general sailing and racing areas used by recreational craft around the UK coast.
Water Framework Directive
The Water Framework Directive (WFD) applies to all water bodies - including rivers, lakes, coasts and estuaries and is monitoring the status of the ecology, morphology and quality of each water body.
Marine Conservation Zones
The Marine and Coastal Access Act created a new type of Marine Protected Area, called a Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ).
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