Foreshore Administration
The foreshore is classed as the land and seabed between the high water of ordinary or medium tides (shown HWM on Ordnance Survey maps) and the twelve mile limit (12 nautical miles equals approximately 22.24 kilometres).
- Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009 - Regulatory Impact Analysis (pdf 758Kb)
- Foreshore Applications
- Foreshore Licences/Leases/Permissions
- Offshore Electricity Generating Stations
List of Deeds Relating to Foreshore Issued
- Deeds under the Foreshore Act 1933 up to 2009 (xls 812Kb)
For further information please see the Foreshore Application and Guidelines (doc 197Kb)
Please read the appropriate guidelines prior to making an application for a foreshore lease/licence.


