Closed consultation

Water abstraction and impounding licensing in England: changes to the regulatory framework

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 29 September 2021
• Last updated: 16 March 2022 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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Detail of feedback received

We received 109 responses to this consultation. To give us time to analyse the responses received and develop the next steps, we are delaying the publication of the summary of responses. We expect to publish the response in summer 2022.

If you have any questions regarding the consultation, email us at water.abstraction@defra.gov.uk

Summary

Seeking views on our plans to move water abstraction and impounding licensing into the Environmental Permitting Regulations regime.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 29 September 2021 to 11:45pm on 22 December 2021

Consultation description

We want to know what you think of our plans to move the regulation of water abstraction and impounding licensing into the Environmental Permitting Regulations regime.

These changes will give businesses and other licence holders who abstract water, access to a more streamlined, modernised service.

The changes are part of our Water Abstraction Plan 2017.

Published 29 September 2021
Last updated 16 March 2022 + show all updates

1. 16 March 2022

   Updated to reflect that we expect to publish the summary of responses to this consultation in summer 2022.

2. 29 September 2021

   First published.