SR2015 No 36: site investigation boreholes and temporary trial pits
Standard rules for installing and using boreholes and temporary trial pits within a floodplain.
Applies to England
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These rules allow you to install and use site investigation trial pits and boreholes within a main river flood plain for up to 4 weeks.
They do not allow you to make boreholes or pits on or within:
- 5 metres of the bank of a main river, culvert or remote defence
- 8 metres of a flood defence or river control work
Updates to this page
Last updated 31 July 2019 + show all updates
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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.
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First published.