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

Excavation of scrapes and shallow wetland features25

1

The excavation of scrapes and shallow wetland features in a floodplain.

2

For the purposes of this paragraph, the specific conditions are—

a

the area of the excavation is no more than 0.1 hectare and takes place at least 100 metres from any other excavation in the floodplain,

b

the excavation is no more than 500mm deep at any point,

c

where spoil from the excavation is spread on the floodplain, the spoil is spread to a depth of no more than 100mm, and

d

the excavation is at least 8 metres from any structure forming part of a flood defence and from the landward side of each bank of the main river.