Flood Control: Licensing
(asked on 3rd June 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for Flood Risk Activity Permits were made in 2024.
Answered by
Emma Hardy
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 10th June 2025
Flood Risk Activity Permits are issued under the Environmental Permitting for work:
- on or near a main river
- on or near a flood defence structure
- in a flood plain
- on or near a sea defence
In 2024, the Environment Agency received 2191 permit applications for Flood Risk Activities. Approximately 3% of these met the threshold to qualify for a Standard Rules Permit and 97% required a Bespoke Permit.