Flood Risk Activity Permit Applications
This permit, which is issued by the Environment Agency, is required if you want to do work: on or near a main river, on or near a flood defence structure, in a flood plain, on or near a sea defence.
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- Apply for a Flood Risk Activity permit
- Required for all flood risk activities
- Expert guidance through the process
- Have everything in place to be able to follow the rules
- Liaison service with the Environment Agency
- Ensure that your application is completed efficiently
There are several steps to applying for a Flood Risk Activities standard permit, all of which our environmental consultants can guide you through. They include:
- Ensuring your business can follow the rules stated
- Filling in the application form and providing any supporting material
- Checking your activity against the generic risk assessment
- Checking if you can’t apply for a standard permit because your works are too close to a flood defence structure of an environmentally sensitive location
- Prepare an Environmental Management System that describes how you’ll manage any risk