The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016

Bankside wildlife refuge structuresE+W

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27.—(1) Construction of bankside wildlife refuge structures.

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph, the specific conditions are—

(a)the length of bank excavated during construction of the structure is no more than 1.5 metres,

(b)the height of the structure is no more than 1.5 metres or no more than 75% of the height of the bank, whichever is less,

(c)the structure is not located within 50 metres of another man-made structure on or in the main river,

(d)the structure is not located within 8 metres of a flood defence structure or river control works,

(e)the works are not carried out in, or within 100 metres of, a water body in England that is part of a main river classified as of high morphological status by the Agency in accordance with the relevant directions, and

(f)the structure does not project beyond the line of the bank prior to the works being carried out.