Apply for ordinary watercourse land drainage consent

apply for land drainage consent if you are planning to carry out works on, near or under an ordinary watercourse.

Application takes around 30 minutes

● location of proposed works, including name of river or watercourse and the 12 digit National Grid reference

● plans and drawings, drawn by a competent engineer or surveyor and showing Ordnance Datum Newlyn (the height above sea level)

● location plan

● site plan (general arrangement)

● environmental/ecological reports

● detailed method statement

● cross/longitudinal sections drawings

● detailed drawings for permanent and/or temporary works

● details of any planning permissions you may have or are applying for that relates to this proposal

● land ownership document

● supporting information from the Environment Agency if the works involve or affect, impounding, abstracting water, fish or fisheries, disposing of waste material or water quality

● a debit or credit card to pay the application fee

Ordinary watercourses are passages of water that do not form part of a main river. This can include streams, ditches, drains, mills, dams, culverts, and weirs.

The fee for consent is £50 per activity, this includes permanent and/or temporary works.

To ensure that the correct payment is made, the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) recommend you contact us at llfa@stockton.gov.uk regarding your proposed works prior to submitting a land drainage consent application form.

The application process will be determined within an 8 week period, the service will contact you within 28 days of your application being submitted.

For more information view the guidance notes (opens in new tab).

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