Area 407, South-East of Ventnor - Continued Marine Aggregate Extraction

THE MARINE AND COASTAL ACCESS ACT 2009

THE MARINE WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT)

REGULATIONS 2007 (as amended)

APPLICATION FOR Area 407 Marine Aggregate Extraction

Notice is hereby given that Cemex UK Marine Ltd, Baltic Wharf, Marine Parade, Southampton, SO14 5JF, has applied to the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) for a marine licence to carry out a regulated activity under the Marine and Coastal Act 2009. The project requires an environmental impact assessment (EIA) consent and is subject to the requirement for an EIA under the Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2007 (the EIA Regulations). An environmental statement has been prepared by the applicant.

The application is for a marine licence to permit continued marine aggregate extraction at Area 407, located approximately 14km south-east of Ventnor, Isle of Wight, for a period of 20 years. The proposal is to extract a total of up to 20,000,000 tonnes of aggregate from Area 407 for 20 years, with a maximum of 2,000,000 tonnes extracted per year.

Copies of the environmental statement and the above documents can be viewed online in the MMO Public Register at:

www.gov.uk/check-marine-licence-register

A copy of the application, environmental statement and other documents required by the EIA Regulations are also available for public inspection, free of charge, during normal office hours at:

- Portsmouth Central Library (Portsmouth Central Library, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth PO1 2DX), and

- Lord Louis Library (Orchard Street, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1LL)

for a period of 42 days from the date of the first notice (11/09/2026).

Copies of the same documents may also be inspected free of charge, during normal office hours and by prior appointment at the offices of the MMO, Tyneside House, Newcastle upon Tyne, during the same period.

If printed copies of the above documents are requested, a charge (not exceeding reasonable copying costs) may be payable.

Representations in respect of the application should ordinarily be made by:

- Visiting the MMO Public Register

(www.gov.uk/check-marine-licence-register) and accessing the Public Representation section of case reference MLA/2026/00243.

However, we will also accept representations via the following formats:

- By email to marine.consents@marinemanagement.org.uk; or alternatively

- By letter addressed to Marine Management Organisation, Tyneside House, Skinnerburn Road, Newcastle Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7AR

In all cases, correspondence must:

- Be received within 42 days of the date of the first notice (11/09/2026);

- Quote the case reference MLA/2026/00243; and

- Include an address to which correspondence relating to the representation or objection may be sent.

Representations received from members of the public will be dealt with in accordance with Schedule 5 of the EIA Regulations. Copies of written representations received by the MMO will be sent to the applicant and may also be made publicly available.

The MMO is an appropriate authority under the EIA Regulations. In determining the application, the MMO, as appropriate authority, will make the EIA consent decision for the project. The MMO will also make a decision whether to grant regulatory approval (for a marine licence) under Part 4 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.