NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Lymington Harbour Commissioners (“the applicant”) has applied to the Marine Management Organisation (“MMO”) for a harbour revision order under section 14 of the Harbours Act 1964 (“the Act”).

The proposed order would make provision to construct two overlapping breakwaters to protect the harbour, one to the east of the main navigation channel and the other on the western side.

The MMO has determined the proposed order relates to a project which falls within Annex I or Annex II of Council Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment and is considered a relevant project for the purposes of schedule 3 to the Act. Accordingly, an environmental statement is required and has been submitted with the application.

The MMO does not consider the project is one which is likely to have significant effects on the environment in another EEA state and consequently paragraph 16 of schedule 3 to the Act does not apply.

A copy of the draft order and accompanying documents may be inspected, free of charge, at all reasonable hours until the expiry of the forty-two day period referred to below at Lymington Harbour Commissioners, Harbour Office, Bath Road, Lymington, SO41 3SE. A copy of the environmental statement may be purchased at that address at a cost of £100 for a paper copy and free for a CD.

The draft order and accompanying documents may also be viewed on the MMO’s website at http://www.marinemanagement.org.uk/licensing/public_register/harbour.htm.

Any person desiring to make an objection or representation concerning the application should write to the Inshore Marine Licensing Team, Marine Management Organisation, Lancaster House, Hampshire Court, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE99 4YH or email to harbourorders@marinemanagement.org.uk. An objection or representation should :

• i be received before the expiry of a period of 42 days starting with the date at the foot of this notice;
• ii be made in writing quoting reference DC9798;
• iii state the grounds of the objection or representation;
• iv indicate who is making the objection or representation; and
• v give an address to which correspondence relating to the objection or representation may be sent.

The MMO will pass to the applicant a copy of any objections and other representations received.

If an objection is duly made and not withdrawn then the MMO may cause an inquiry to be held. Any objections duly made and not withdrawn and any representations duly made will be considered before the MMO makes a determination in respect of the application.

28 September 2013

Lester Aldridge LLP

Solicitors

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Carlton Crescent

SOUTHAMPTON

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