Marine works application form
General marine works
Please read the attached guidance notes before completing this form
1. Applicant details
Name
Company Name
If applicable
Address
County
Post Code
Telephone Number
Email
2. Correspondence details
If different from above
Name
Company Name
If applicable
Address
County
Post Code
Telephone Number
Email
3. Detail of works
Location:
Are the works New or a Modification to existing works?
Please indicate the range and nature of works to be undertaken:
Works
New
Modification
Private or Commercial?
Breakwater
Pontoons
Reclamation
Jetty
Slipway
Pier
Deployment of research
equipment
Intrusive research works (e.g.
grab samples or bore holes)
Other
Use the space below to summarise the nature of the works to be carried out and enclose
relevant supporting information. This should include the nature of the activity, the purpose of
the works and the methodology and equipment.
Please indicate if the works relate to any of the following business areas: aggregates, cables,
pipelines, CCS, offshore wind, tidal current energy or wave energy.
If your application is connected to an existing seabed agreement with Crown Estate Scotland,
please provide details here noting if the proposed activity will take place wholly within the
existing agreement area. This could be an existing lease, licence, agreement for lease or an
exclusivity agreement.
Start Date:
Completion Date:
Yes
No
Are additional temporary working areas required?
Are additional temporary storage areas required?
The location/positions of the proposed activity must be submitted with this application. Crown
Estate Scotland will undertake a check of the proposed activity location in order to identify any
potential conflicts with current seabed activity.
The processing of your application will be speeded by the provision of spatial information in GIS
format. The preferred method of submission is an ESRI GIS shapefile. The co-ordinate and
datum (ideally WGS84) must be specified on this form.
If you are not able to create an ESRI GIS shapefile, co-ordinates must be supplied within an Excel
spreadsheet as WGS84 Decimal Degrees. If you are unable to submit co-ordinates as either a
shapefile or on the Excel sheet, please record this below and give further details of the way in
which co-ordinates have been provided.
Has a GIS shapefile been submitted with this application?
If a shapefile has been submitted, please state co-ordinate system
and datum for the shapefile.
Has a completed version of the Excel co-ordinates workbook been
appended to this application?
4. Plans / drawings
In addition to a shapefile or co-ordinates, plans of the proposed works should be enclosed with
your application showing the following (as relevant):
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Location of works
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Engineering drawings of all structures to be installed, built or modified.
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Construction drawings showing completed project.
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Footprint of foreshore / seabed required for works.
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Any temporary working areas required
Plans should be scaled 1/5,000 or larger.
5. Other consents
Please ensure that you apply for and obtain all necessary statutory consents for the works being
carried out. Please refer to the Section 6 of the guidance notes and note that Crown Estate
Scotland consent is conditional on all necessary statutory consents being granted.
I have applied for all other consents already1
I have not yet applied for all other consents
6. Declaration
I have read and accept the Notes for Guidance. I confirm the information in this form is complete
and correct.
Please sign and date the form below:
Signed:
Name:
Date:
Please return this form with full supporting information to:
Coastal Management Team
Bidwells, 5 Atholl Place
Perth PH1 5NE
or email your application to: [email protected]
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Please enclose copies of application and/or consents.
Marine works - guidance notes
1.
Crown Estate Scotland
Crown Estate Scotland manages leasing of the seabed out to the 12 nautical mile territorial
limit, as well as around half of the foreshore, 37,000 hectares of rural land and commercial
properties.
The foreshore and seabed within Crown ownership is no different to any other land and our
permission is required before use is made of it. As with any other landowner we issue leases,
licences and consents for activities and developments on our land, such as:
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Ports and harbour development
Coastal protection and flood defence works
Cables and pipelines
Offshore energy installations
Dredging and dumping of material from, and onto, the seabed
Filming on Crown Estate Scotland foreshore
Laying of moorings
Laying of outfall and intake pipes
Temporary works
Rents and charges are made for use of our land and the revenue surplus from Crown Estate
Scotland is paid to the Scottish Government.
2.
Scope of guidance notes
These guidance notes have been prepared to assist applicants obtain our consent for marine
works.
3.
Pre-application stage
For significant works, you are strongly advised to contact Crown Estate Scotland before
starting the application process. Our local agents and marine officers have excellent local
knowledge and will be able to discuss your proposals prior to the formal submission of your
application.
4.
Application form
An application form should be completed for all development proposals and returned to
Bidwells who manage the application process on behalf of Crown Estate Scotland.
A completed form should provide all the basic information needed to assess your proposal
but any additional supporting information you can provide may speed up the application
process.
Please also note that should work commence on our land without consent, legal action may
be taken to remove the works and to recover the costs incurred.
5.
Application process
Once an application has been received it will be checked against our records to check the
extent to which your proposal affects assets managed by Crown Estate Scotland and existing
Crown Estate Scotland customers. You will be advised whether enough information has been
supplied and whether the information is sufficient to be accepted as an application or
whether further information is needed.
Provided enough information is supplied in the application and there are no conflicts with
existing customers, our managing agents will discuss the most suitable type of agreement
for your proposal.
6.
Other consents
An agreement from Crown Estate Scotland enables you to occupy the relevant seabed. In
addition, you are likely to need consent from statutory authorities. It is your responsibility
to obtain these and our agreement is conditional on all other necessary consents being in
place.
Depending on the type of development proposed you may need statutory consents from the
Scottish Government (through Marine Scotland), your local authority and Harbour Authority
(where appropriate).
Other consent may however be required, for example SEPA consent for discharges from an
outfall, or approval from SNH if in an area of nature conservation interest and you should
satisfy yourself that all necessary consent have been obtained for your proposal.
7.
Agreements and charges
The precise form of agreement to be used will be dependent on the proposed
activity/development and our Managing Agents will discuss this with you. An agreement
with Crown Estate Scotland is a legally binding document and you may wish to seek legal
advice at an early stage.
Please note that as with any landowner we charge for occupancy of our land and this applies
to both private and commercial uses. The rent payable will depend on many factors and our
managing agents will discuss this with you.
Where necessary, the applicant will also be responsible for meeting the costs incurred in the
preparation of plans, solicitors’ fees and surveyors’ fees. This would include costs incurred
even if the proposal is abandoned before being completed.
An agreement will be prepared once the type of consent and terms have been agreed and
will require signing by both parties.
8.
Managing agent details
The day to day management of the marine estate is carried out through our managing agent
(Bidwells) offices spread around the Scottish coast, they will be more than happy to help with any
enquiries you may have.
General Enquiries
Marine Officers
Clyde and the South West
Darren Hirst
5 Atholl Place
Perth PH1 5NE
Telephone:
01738 494 109
[email protected]
Colin Brown
Port Appin
Telephone: 07775 927370
[email protected]
Argyll and the Inner Isles
Graeme Ferguson
Carn Dearg House
North Road
Fort William PH33 6PP
Telephone: 01397 702 433
Tony Bennett
Ardfern
Telephone: 07979 905445
[email protected]
[email protected]
Northern Scotland
Alastair Campbell
Elm House
Cardlehall Business Park
Inverness IV2 5GH
Telephone: 01463 796 053
[email protected]
South East Scotland (South of Montrose)
Peter Galloway
5 Atholl Place
Perth
PH1 5NE
Telephone: 01738 494126
[email protected]
North East Scotland (North of Montrose)
Andrew Robertson
70 Carden Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1UL
Telephone: 01224 974130
[email protected]
Rob Adam
Gairloch
Telephone: 07775 652 911
[email protected]