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

PART 4Exempt flood risk activities: descriptions and conditions

Footbridges5

1

The construction of footbridges.

2

For the purposes of this paragraph, the specific conditions are—

a

the length of the footbridge measured from the top of one bank of the main river to the top of the other bank is no more than 8 metres,

b

the footbridge has no support in the watercourse, a deck width of no more than 1.5 metres and a kickerboard of no more than 100mm in height,

c

the footbridge does not reduce the cross-sectional area of the channel in the main river,

d

the works do not have a significant adverse effect on species included in a list published by the Secretary of State under section 41 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 M1, or by Welsh Ministers under section 7 of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 M2, that are not protected species,

e

no works take place within 100 metres of any non-agricultural building in the floodplain or another man-made structure on or in the main river,

f

the bed of the main river is not affected by the construction,

g

the length of bank disturbed by the construction extends to no more than 1 metre on either side of the footbridge,

h

the footbridge is securely attached to foundations which are no closer than 1 metre to the edge of the bank,

i

construction of the footbridge does not require reinforcement of the bed or banks,

j

the approach ramp or steps for the footbridge do not extend more than 4 metres from the landward side of the bank,

k

the lowest point of the underside of the bridge is at least 600mm higher than the top of both banks of the main river,

l

all excavated material not re-used on the site of the works is removed from the floodplain,

m

the height of the land at each end of the footbridge is not changed by the construction,

n

the works are not carried out in, or within 100 metres of, a water body in England that is part of a main river classified as of high morphological status by the Agency in accordance with the relevant directions, and

o

any parapet of the footbridge is of open construction comprising—

i

post and rail,

ii

post and wire mesh fencing of at least 100mm spacing, or

iii

post and wire strands.