Before you apply to renew any licence, please make sure you have read and understood the guidance on 'Accessing England's Protected Wreck Sites'.
If you need help with this application, please contact the Maritime Archaeology Team at English Heritage on 02392 856735, or email maritime@english-heritage.org.uk.
Please submit one renewal form per wreck and per type of licence.
Please include a valid email address. You will receive confirmation of receipt of your application via email. The confirmation will include a copy of your submitted application details.
Please tell us immediately, if any of the details are inaccurate or need to be amended. If we do not hear from you within five business days after sending you the confirmation of receipt, we will assume that your details are accurate and you agree to the Terms and Conditions (see Appendix I) of this application.
Your renewal application, with English Heritage's recommendation, will be considered by the Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites (ACHWS), who will then recommend to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether or not a licence should be granted. The Advisory Committee may also recommend that certain conditions are attached. You will be informed of the Secretary of State's decision within ten business days after the next ACHWS meeting.
Please note that the ACHWS meets three times a year, normally in March, July and December. Therefore your application can only be considered and, if approved, be issued by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) after one of the above mentioned meetings has taken place. The exact dates for the next ACHWS meeting can be found on our website on the ACHWS pages, or alternatively email maritime@english-heritage.org.uk.
If your licence application requires a separate project proposal and/or project design as defined in the Terms and Conditions, please email this in form of a Microsoft Word 2002 document or pdf to maritime@english-heritage.org.uk. We will acknowledge receipt of this document by email within five working days.
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Printable version: Licence Renewal Application (
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Appendix 1: Terms and Conditions (
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