Ramsden Dock, Port of Barrow, Barrow-in-Furness - Harbour Revision Order

HARBOURS ACT 1964 (AS AMENDED)

PROPOSED THE PORT OF BARROW (CLOSURE OF HARBOUR FACILITIES IN PART OF RAMSDEN DOCK) HARBOUR REVISION ORDER

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A HARBOUR REVISION ORDER

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Associated British Ports (“the applicant”) has applied to the Marine Management Organisation (“MMO”) for a Harbour Revision Order under section 14 of the Harbours Act 1964.

If made, the proposed HRO would close the harbour facilities relating to the former gas condensate works within Ramsden Dock in the Port of Barrow. Upon the closure of the harbour facilities, the area of the former gas condensate works would cease to form part of the Port of Barrow, all rights, duties and obligations imposed on Associated British Ports as a statutory harbour authority under any enactment with respect to or in connection with the former gas condensate works would cease, and any and all rights of navigation in relation to the jetty forming part of the former gas condensate works at Ramsden Dock be extinguished so long as the jetty structure remains in place.

The proposed Order would not authorise the construction or alteration of a project or confer development consent. Accordingly, Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (as amended) which is codified by Council Directive 2011/92/EU (as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU) does not apply to the proposals and no environmental statement has been supplied.

A copy of the draft Order and accompanying documents is deposited at the offices of the applicant at: Barrow Port Office, Ramsey Way, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria LA14 2GR. These may be inspected at all reasonable hours until the expiry of the forty-two day period referred to below.

The draft Order and accompanying documents are also available for inspection at the offices of the MMO in Newcastle Upon Tyne by appointment at the email address below or may be viewed on the MMO’s website at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/harbour-orders-public-register. 

Any person desiring to make an objection or representation concerning the application should write to the Harbour Orders Team, Marine Management Organisation, Tyneside House, Skinnerburn Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 7AR 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 HRO/2025/00003

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.

Further guidance on submitting an objection or representation is available on the MMO’s website at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/submitting-objectionsrepresentations-to-harbour-orders. 

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 decides whether or not to make the Order.

Dated: 13 May 2026

Winckworth Sherwood LLP on behalf of Associated British Ports