Fish Farm Consents: guidance and support

Guidance

• Scottish Government Circulars and Planning Advice: the main circulars for aquaculture are 1/2007: Planning Controls for Marine Fish Farming and 1/2015: The Relationship Between the Statutory Land Use Planning System and Marine Planning and Licensing

• Working Arrangements: a consultation protocol for marine aquaculture planning applications and the requirements of Statutory Consultees to the planning system

• Guidance on The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2018: Guidance on use of permitted development rights for finfish and shellfish developments.

• Marine Scotland Science Requirements: for planning applications and Environmental Impact Assessments

• Marine Scotland Locational Guidelines: for the Authorisation of Marine Fish Farms in Scottish waters

• SSPO Protocol for preparing planning applications for aquaculture

• Food Standards Scotland Guidance for Shellfish Industry

Related Information

• SSPO Code of Good Practice

• SSPO Community Engagement Charter

• ASSG Code of Good Practice

Policy Documents

• Scotland’s National Marine Plan covers the management of both Scottish inshore waters (out to 12 nautical miles) and offshore waters (12 to 200 nautical miles)

• Scotland’s planning strategy and policy is set out in the National Planning Framework and Scottish Planning Policy

Useful Contacts

The list below includes consenting bodies, regulators, statutory consultees, representative bodies and other interested parties:

• Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

• Marine Scotland

• Food Standards Scotland (FSS)

• The Crown Estate

• Local Authorities

• NatureScot

• Association of Salmon Fishery Boards (ASFB)

• Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB)

• Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)

• Scottish Salmon Producers' Organisation (SSPO)

• Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers (ASSG)

• British Trout Association (BTA)

• Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC)