Protected wreck site
- Total
- 54
Protected wreck sites - Publishers
- 1 of 1
- Latest resource collected on
- 2021-08-31
- Collector last ran on
- 2022-05-26
Protected wrecks are records of wreck sites, documented losses and seabed archaeological features. They can be protected by designation under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973, the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 and the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986.
The Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 allows the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to designate a restricted area around the site of a vessel lying on or in the seabed in UK territorial waters. They do so with advice from Historic England.
Where a protected wreck site is within local authority boundaries then it will be considered a designated heritage asset for the purpose of the NPPF and offered the same level of protection in planning decisions as is afforded to scheduled monuments and highly graded listed buildings.
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