The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 No. 1154

SCHEDULE 3 E+W Exempt facilities and waste operations to which section 33(1)(a) of the 1990 Act does not apply: descriptions and conditions

PART 4 E+W Exempt flood risk activities: descriptions and conditions

Raised flood defences in England E+W

26.—(1) The construction of raised flood defences around one to six adjoining properties in England.

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph, the specific conditions are—

(a) the works are not within 8 metres of a main river,

(b) the dimensions of the flood defences are no more than 1 metre in height and 6 metres in width,

(c) the defences are located at least 20 metres from any building not owned by the owners of the properties,

(d) the total area protected by the defences is no more than 150m² for each property,

(e) the defences are to protect existing buildings, and

(f) the works are within the existing boundary of the properties.