Regional information
Basic facts on marine waters
- Territorial sea (12 nm zone): approximately 5,924 km²
- Exclusive Economic Zone: N/A
Regional projects
- N/A
Overview of MSP related maritime uses
Current main uses:
| Offshore renewable energy | Shipping |
| Ports | Nature conservation |
| Fisheries | Aquaculture |
| Coastal protection | Cables and pipelines |
| Tourism and Leisure |
Which marine spatial plans exist?
Name of the plan |
Update of the State Spatial Planning Programme of Lower Saxony (Landes-Raumordnungsprogramm, LROP) |
|---|---|
Scale of the plan |
Federal state |
Pre-planning |
Status: Complete |
Analysis for planning |
Status: Underway |
Development of the management plan |
Status: N/A |
Completion of the management plan |
Status: N/A |
Approval of the management plan |
Status: N/A |
Implementation of the management plan |
Status: N/A |
Revision of the management plan |
Status: N/A |
National authority in charge of MSP |
Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community |
Financing |
N/A |
Time required to complete the plans |
Completed by summer 2022 |
Drivers of MSP |
Federal policy; nuclear phase-out; climate protection and adaptation to climate change; connection of the offshore wind farms in the EEZ; sea level rise |
Stakeholder participation |
Finished for the level of general planning intentions |
Sectors included in planning |
Energy (power generation, network operators); shipping; coastal and nature conservation; water management; raw material extraction; fishing; tourism; marine research |
Relation to coastal management |
It exists, issues are checked and included |
Relation to marine protected area management |
Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park and UNESCO World Heritage |
Plan approval |
Underway; the last update was in 2017 |
Legal status of the plan |
Enactment with binding effect for public bodies |
Plan revision |
The update is in process |
Performance monitoring and evaluation |
N/A |
Legal framework
- Federal Spatial Planning Act (ROG)
- Regional Planning Act of Lower Saxony (NROG)
- Regional Planning Programme of Lower Saxony, 2017
Contact
N/A