Independent investigation in marine spatial planning: necessary or discretionary?

Heather Ritchie, Jim Claydon, Linda McElduff and Anne-Michelle Slater

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2024, vol. 67, issue 2, 401-425

Abstract: Public Inquiry is an established process for effective testing and scrutiny of plans in terrestrial planning and is regarded as a means of providing credibility and accountability. Independent Investigation is its marine equivalent and was included as a provision in the UK marine planning regime and subsequent legislation since its inception. However, it has been noticeably absent in practice. This paper investigates the reasons behind this situation within the context of the proposed and actual role of II in the marine planning process in the UK. It additionally considers the future use of II in enhancing the quality and effectiveness of the marine planning system. This paper concludes that as the use of the marine resource of the UK becomes increasingly contested and controversial, II could be utilized to enhance marine plans and marine planning decisions and thus warrants further investigation.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2115345

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