CMPP- Consultation Response Form

As part of the process of developing this draft plan, CMPP consulted widely and made changes, including the pre-consultation held in 2019. Further changes are expected to be made as result of the present formal statutory consultation. Please answer as many or as few of the questions as you wish.

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    Section 1: Introduction

    Vision, Aims and Guiding Principles

    Q1a. To what extent do you agree that the vision, aims and guiding principles continue to provide an appropriate strategic direction for the Plan? (p7-p10)

    Q1b. Please provide any further information for your answer and identify any aspects of the vision, aims or guiding principles that you believe should be strengthened, updated or clarified?

    Background

    Q2. Do you have any comments on the section ‘Background to the Clyde Regional Marine Plan’? (p11-p17)

    Using this Regional Marine Plan

    Q3. Do you have any comments on the section ‘Using this Regional Plan’? (p18-p28)

    Q4. Do you have any comments on the inclusion of recommendations in the Plan (recommendations are included to encourage developers and marine users, they are not enforceable)?

    Section 2: General Policies

    General Policy 1: Climate Change

    Q5a. To what extent do you agree/disagree that the policies in General Policy 1 provide an appropriate framework for guiding decision-making in line with the Plan’s objectives in relation to climate change?

    Q5b. Please provide any further information for your answer and suggest any changes you would like to see made to the policies.

    General Policy 2: Historic Environment

    Q6a. To what extent do you agree/disagree that the policies in General Policy 2 provide an appropriate framework for guiding decision-making in line with the Plan’s objectives in relation to the historic environment?

    Q6b.. Please provide any further information for your answer and suggest any changes you would like to see made to the policies.

    General Policy 3: Landscape and Seascape

    Q7a. To what extent do you agree/disagree that the policies in General Policy 3 provide an appropriate framework for guiding decision-making in line with the Plan’s objectives in relation to the landscape and the seascape?

    Q7b.. Please provide any further information for your answer and suggest any changes you would like to see made to the policies.

    General Policy 4: Coastal Processes, Coastal Flood and Storm Damage

    Q8a. To what extent do you agree/disagree that the policies in General Policy 4 provide an appropriate framework for guiding decision-making in line with the Plan’s objectives in relation to coastal processes, coastal floor and storm damage?

    Q8b. Please provide any further information for your answer and suggest any changes you would like to see made to the policies.

    General Policy 5: Natural Heritage

    Q9a. To what extent do you agree/disagree that the policies in General Policy 5 provide an appropriate framework for guiding decision-making in line with the Plan’s objectives in relation to natural heritage?

    Q9b. Please provide any further information for your answer and suggest any changes you would like to see made to the policies.

    General Policy 6: Non-native Species

    Q10a. To what extent do you agree/disagree that the policies in General Policy 6 provide an appropriate framework for guiding decision-making in line with the Plan’s objectives in relation to non-native species?

    Q10b. Please provide any further information for your answer and suggest any changes you would like to see made to the policies.

    General Policy 7: Marine Litter

    Q11a. To what extent do you agree/disagree that the policies in General Policy 7 provide an appropriate framework for guiding decision-making in line with the Plan’s objectives in relation to marine litter?

    Q11b. Please provide any further information for your answer and suggest any changes you would like to see made to the policies.

    General Policy 8: Connecting People to the Clyde Marine Region

    Q12a. To what extent do you agree/disagree that the policies in General Policy 8 provide an appropriate framework for guiding decision-making in line with the Plan’s objectives in relation to connecting people to the Clyde Marine Region?

    Q12b. Please provide any further information for your answer and suggest any changes you would like to see made to the policies.

    Recommendations

    Q13a. To what extent do you think that the recommendations in Section 2 provide useful guidance to developers, decision-makers and marine users?

    Q13b. Please provide any further information for your answer.

    Section 3: Sector Policies

    Sector Policy 1: All Sectors

    Q14a. To what extent do you agree/disagree that the policies in Sector Policy 1 provide an appropriate framework for guiding decision-making in line with the Plan’s objectives in relation to all sectors?

    Q14b. Please provide any further information for your answer and suggest any changes you would like to see made to the policies.

    Sector Policy 2: Sea Fisheries

    Q15a. To what extent do you agree/disagree that the policies in Sector Policy 2 provide an appropriate framework for guiding decision-making in line with the Plan’s objectives in relation to sea fisheries?

    Q15b. Please provide any further information for your answer and suggest any changes you would like to see made to the policies.

    Sector Policy 3: Aquaculture

    Q16a. To what extent do you agree/disagree that the policies in Sector Policy 3 provide an appropriate framework for guiding decision-making in line with the Plan’s objectives in relation to aquaculture?

    Q16b. Please provide any further information for your answer and suggest any changes you would like to see made to the policies.

    Sector Policy 4: Sport, Recreation and Tourism

    Q17a. To what extent do you agree/disagree that the policies in Sector Policy 4 provide an appropriate framework for guiding decision-making in line with the Plan’s objectives in relation to sport, recreation and tourism?

    Q17b. Please provide any further information for your answer and suggest any changes you would like to see made to the policies.

    Sector Policy 5: Shipping, Ports, Harbours and Ferries

    Q18a. To what extent do you agree/disagree that the policies in Sector Policy 5 provide an appropriate framework for guiding decision-making in line with the Plan’s objectives in relation to shipping, ports, harbours and ferries?

    Q18b. Please provide any further information for your answer and suggest any changes you would like to see made to the policies.

    Sector Policy 6: Energy, Subsea Cables and Pipelines

    Q19a. To what extent do you agree/disagree that the policies in Sector Policy 6 provide an appropriate framework for guiding decision-making in line with the Plan’s objectives in relation to energy, subsea cables and pipelines?

    Q19b. Please provide any further information for your answer and suggest any changes you would like to see made to the policies.

    Sector Policy 7: Marine Aggregates

    Q20a. To what extent do you agree/disagree that the policy in Sector Policy 8 provides an appropriate framework for guiding decision-making in line with the Plan’s objectives in relation to marine aggregates?

    Q20b. Please provide any further information for your answer and suggest any changes you would like to see made to the policies.

    Recommendations

    Q21a. To what extent do you think that the recommendations in Section 3 provide useful guidance to developers, decision-makers and marine users?

    Q21b. Please provide any further information for your answer.

    Annex 1

    Q22. Do you have any comments on Annex 1: Guidance on National and Regional Authorisation, Enforcement and Assessments?

    Annex 2

    Q23. Do you have any comments on Annex 2: Historic Environment Management and Consenting Processes?

    Glossary

    Q24. Do you have any comments on the Glossary?

    Associated Assessments

    Q25. Do you have any comments on the Strategic Environment Assessment?

    Q26. Do you have any comments on the Children's Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment (CRWIA)?

    Q27. Do you have any comments on the Island Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA)?

    Q28. Do you have any comments on the Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA)?

    Q29. Do you have any comments on the Habitat Regulations Appraisal (HRA)?

    Q30. Do you have any comments on the Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA)?

    Other Comments

    Q31. Do you have any other comments or feedback you would like to provide?

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