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Flood and Water Management Act 2010

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Requirement for approvalE+W

7(1)Construction work which has drainage implications may not be commenced unless a drainage system for the work has been approved by the approving body.E+W

(2)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)construction work means anything done by way of, in connection with or in preparation for the creation of a building or other structure, and

(b)construction work has drainage implications if the building or structure will affect the ability of land to absorb rainwater.

(3)Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to work requiring development consent under section 31 of the Planning Act 2008 (nationally significant infrastructure projects).

(4)The Minister may by order—

(a)provide that a specified class of work is to be or not to be treated as construction work;

(b)provide for work to be or not to be treated as having drainage implications in specified circumstances;

(c)provide exceptions to sub-paragraph (1).

(5)For the avoidance of doubt, anything that covers land (such as a patio or other surface) is a structure for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(a).

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I1Sch. 3 para. 7 in force at 2.5.2018 for specified purposes for W. by S.I. 2018/557, art. 2(b)

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