Temporary field sites
27.—(1) A temporary field site must not be—
(a)in a field liable to flooding or becoming waterlogged,
(b)within 50 metres of a borehole, spring or well or within 10 metres of surface water or a land drain (other than a sealed impermeable pipe),
(c)located in any single position for more than 12 consecutive months, or
(d)located in the same place as an earlier one constructed within the last two years.
(2) Solid poultry manure that does not have bedding mixed into it and is stored on a temporary field site must be covered with an impermeable material.
(3) Further—
(a)topsoil must not be removed from the ground upon which a temporary field site is to be constructed,
(b)a temporary field site must not be located within 30 metres of a watercourse on land identified on the risk map as having an incline of greater than 12°, and
(c)the surface area of a temporary field site must be as small as reasonably practicable to minimise the leaching effect of rainfall.