Statutory guidance

SR2015 No 31: channel habitat structure made of natural materials

Standard rules for channel habitat structures made of natural materials occupying up to 100 metres of a main river.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 6 April 2016
• Last updated: 31 July 2019 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

SR2015 No 31: channel habitat structure made of natural materials

Ref: LIT 10437

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Generic risk assessment for SR2015 No 31

Ref: LIT 10451

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Details

These rules allow you to install habitat structures made of natural materials occupying up to 100m of a main river.

The structures must occupy less than:

• half the width of the watercourse
• 100m length of the watercourse
• a quarter of the bank height

These rules do not allow the activity within:

• 8 metres of flood defences
• 50 metres of any river control works in or on the watercourse
• the fish breeding season

Published 6 April 2016

Last updated 31 July 2019 + show all updates

1. 31 July 2019

   Updated operational conditions and screening distances associated with each standard rule. The aim of this is to improve the uptake of flood risk standard rules permits.

2. 6 April 2016

   First published.