The Ouseburn Barrage Order 2007

11.—(1) Before beginning to construct any specified work, the Council shall submit to the Environment Agency plans of the work and such further particulars available to it as the Environment Agency may within 28 days of the submission of the plans reasonably require.

(2) Without prejudice to sub-paragraph (1) above, the Council shall secure and provide the Environment Agency with all necessary hydraulic and other information necessary to identify and quantify potential effects of construction, maintenance and operation of any specified work upon flood defence and such information shall be accompanied by an assessment of the likely effects and of any remedial measures necessary to address them.

(3) No specified work shall be constructed except in accordance with such plans as may be approved in writing by the Environment Agency, or determined under paragraph 19.

(4) Any approval of the Environment Agency required under this Part—

(a) shall not be unreasonably withheld;

(b) shall be deemed to have been given if it is neither given nor refused in writing (and in the case of a refusal accompanied by a statement of the grounds for refusal) within 2 months of the submission of plans for approval; and

(c) may be given subject to such reasonable requirements as the Environment Agency may impose in the discharge of its environmental and recreational duties for the protection of any drainage work or the fishery or for the protection of water resources, or for the prevention of flooding or pollution.