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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



Advice
Practical advice on caring for the environment.
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 environment.
Offshore Wind Energy
The Government committment to energy production from renewable resources has lead to considerable development of offshore energy installations around the UK coast. Find out how the RYA is involved.
Marine Conservation Zones
The Marine and Coastal Access Act created a new type of Marine Protected Area, called a Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ).
RYA's Planning and Environmental Strategy
'Boating For Life' is the RYA's Planning and Environmental Strategy for sustainable boating.
Planning for Boating Facilities
The RYA aims to provide planning authorities with information which promotes the sustainable future development of recreational boating facilities.
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.

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