Blyth (Extension of Limits) Harbour Revision Order
On 14 September 2022, Blyth Harbour Commissioners (“the applicant”) made a formal application to the Marine Management Organisation (“MMO”) under Section 14 of the Harbours Act 1964 for a Harbour Revision Order (“HRO”).
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The Order extends the harbour limits of Blyth Harbour within which the applicant exercises jurisdiction as Statutory Harbour Authority to include an additional area known as Ash Barge Dock. The HRO does this by amending section 11 of the Blyth Harbour Act 1986, which provides for the existing limits of Blyth Harbour, to include Ash Barge Dock being the area shown on the Ash Barge Dock Limits Plan accompanying the application for the order.
A statutory 42-day public consultation on the HRO ran from 9 June 2023 until 20 July 2023.
The MMO approved the making of the Order on 7 May 2025, details of the decision-making process can be viewed in the HRO and decision report attached to this page. The Order will be laid before parliament on 12 May 2025 and will come into force on 2 June 2025.
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Blyth (Extension of Limits) Harbour Revision Order update.
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