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

Raised flood defences in England

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.