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2.—(1) The 1995 Order is amended as follows.
(2) In the table in article 10 (consultations before the grant of planning permission)—
(a)for paragraph (p) substitute—
“(p) | Development involving— (i) the carrying out of works or operations in the bed of, or within 20 metres of the top of a bank of, a main river which has been notified to the local planning authority by the Environment Agency as a main river for the purposes of this provision; or (ii) the culverting or control of flow of any river or stream | The Environment Agency” |
(b)after paragraph (zc) insert—
“(zd) | Development, other than minor development, which is to be carried out on land— (i) in an area within Flood Zones 2 or 3; or (ii) in an area within Flood Zone 1 which has critical drainage problems and which has been notified for the purpose of this provision to the local planning authority by the Environment Agency | The Environment Agency |
(ze) | Any development of land of one hectare or more | The Environment Agency”. |
(3) In article 10(2)—
(a)after subparagraph (g), insert—
“(ga)in paragraph (p), “main river” has the same meaning as in section 113 of the Water Resources Act 1991(1);”;
(b)after subparagraph (n), insert—
“(o)in paragraph (zd)—
“Flood Zone 1” means land which has a less than a 1 in 1000 annual probability of river or sea flooding(2);
“Flood Zone 2” means land which has—
between a one in 100 and 1 in 1000 annual probability of river flooding; or
between a one in 200 and 1 in 1000 annual probability of sea flooding;
“Flood Zone 3” means land which has—
a 1 in 100 or greater annual probability of river flooding; or
a 1 in 200 or greater annual probability of sea flooding;
“minor development” means—
development of an existing dwelling-house, or development within the curtilage of such a dwelling-house, for any purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling-house as such;
the extension of an existing building used for non-domestic purposes where the floorspace created by the development does not exceed 250 square metres; and
the alteration of an existing building where the alteration does not increase the size of the building; and”.
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Maps showing the various Flood Zones are available from the Environment Agency at http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk.
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