SCHEDULES

Valid from 06/04/2011

SCHEDULE 1 E+W Risk Management: Designation of Features

Valid from 01/08/2012

Consent to alteration, removal or replacement E+W

6 (1) The responsible authority may by notice given to the owner— E+W

(a) consent to specified alterations, or alterations of a specified kind, to a designated structure or feature;

(b) vary or withdraw consent under paragraph (a) (but not retrospectively).

(2) The responsible authority may by notice given to the owner consent to the removal or replacement of a designated structure or feature.

(3) The authority may give notice under sub-paragraph (1) or (2)—

(a) on the application of the owner, or

(b) if it otherwise thinks it appropriate.

(4) Consent may be—

(a) general or specific;

(b) absolute or conditional.

(5) The responsible authority may refuse to give consent applied for under sub-paragraph (3)(a) only on the ground that, in the authority's opinion, the proposed alteration, removal or replacement would affect a flood risk or a coastal erosion risk.