Statutory guidance

Regional flood defence and land drainage byelaws

Check what activities and locations apply to the byelaws.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 28 September 2022

Documents

Regional flood defence and land drainage byelaws: activities and locations covered by the byelaws

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Anglian region flood defence and land drainage byelaws

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North West region flood defence and land drainage byelaws

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Northumbrian region flood defence and land drainage byelaws

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South West region flood defence and land drainage byelaws

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Southern region flood defence and land drainage byelaws

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Thames region flood defence and land drainage byelaws

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Midlands and Severn Trent region flood defence and land drainage byelaws

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Yorkshire region flood defence and land drainage byelaws

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Wessex region flood defence and land drainage byelaws

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Details

You must follow these byelaws when carrying out activities:

• on or near a main river
• on or near a flood defence structure
• in a flood plain
• on or near a sea defence

You are breaking the law if you do not follow them and your activities increase flood risk or cause harm to land drainage or the environment.

Published 28 September 2022