SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3Sustainable Drainage
Requirement for approval
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1
Construction work which has drainage implications may not be commenced unless a drainage system for the work has been approved by the approving body.
2
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—
a
construction work means anything done by way of, in connection with or in preparation for the creation of a building or other structure, and
b
construction work has drainage implications if the building or structure will affect the ability of land to absorb rainwater.
3
Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to work requiring development consent under section 31 of the Planning Act 2008 (nationally significant infrastructure projects).
4
The Minister may by order—
a
provide that a specified class of work is to be or not to be treated as construction work;
b
provide for work to be or not to be treated as having drainage implications in specified circumstances;
c
provide exceptions to sub-paragraph (1).
5
For the avoidance of doubt, anything that covers land (such as a patio or other surface) is a structure for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(a).