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Environment AgencyRegulation and support for business
Richard PennEnvironment Planning and Engagement Manager
The role of the Environment Agency Kent and South London
Our environmental remitFlood and coastal risk management
Regulation of major industry Waste management Contaminated land
Agriculture Navigation Fisheries
Conservation and ecology Water quality and resources
Our role and permits
g Managing flood risk
Using water wisely
Wildlife and green space
g Preventing pollution
g Managing waste
Land contamination
Sustainable construction
Recreation, society and health
• flood defence consents
• abstraction licences
• fisheries licence• navigation
• discharge consents• installations permits• COMAH
• waste treatment or transfer licence• producer responsibility
• permit to discharge to ground
Flood Defence Consents (FDC)
Issued to manage flood risk by controlling works and development by others
in, over or under the main river network within main river floodplain specified byelaws distance
Water Resources
Licences issued under the Water Resources Actabstraction licenceimpoundment licencetransfer licence
Deregulated activitiestrickle irrigationdewatering
Exemption if less than 20 cubic metres per day
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Environmental Permitting Regulations
Waste management, installations and discharges to the environment
Three levels of regulationbespoke permitstandard rules permitexemptions
Conditions protect both amenity and the environment
Enforcement options range from advice and guidance to formal prosecution
Water quality
Protect water quality through permit conditions volume type of effluent (discharge)limits to the quantity of polluting matter
Relates to ‘controlled waters’rivers, lakes, coastal and ground waters
Domestic and industrial premises, sewage works, and construction sites
Duty of CareEarly engagement in regulatory processLevel playing field for legitimate industryFuture Implications
Waste management
UNCLASSIFIED
Environmental Permitting Regulation
Enforcement
RegulationCompliance
Illegal
PermittedExempt
Waste Management Regulation and Enforcement
Our role in the planning process
Local planning authority
Developer
Environment Agency
Planning application
Consultation Objection, proposed condition or advice
Check LPA’s view on scheme
Pre-application consultation with us
Enabling sustainable planning
We take a ‘Yes if’ approach
Early assessment of flood and environmental risks is crucial to ensure good design
Pre-app advice saves time and expense
Plan for the life-time of the development (ongoing maintenance)
Speak to us early
Incident Hotline – 0800 80 70 60
National Customer Contact Centre – 03708 506 506