Fishing Ponds.

I hope someone may offer some insight,

Legally speaking when are fishing ponds not “legally” classed as fishing ponds, basicaly there are a set of ponds that were originally dug around 100 years or so ago for clay pits, now fast forwward many years later and bought by two or three different people in that time. Back in the mid 90s some of the ponds were filled in to make a car park on site, there was a planning application for change of use from “fishing ponds”to “car park” for the area that was filled in. The ponds has never been open commercially since that I can see of, perhaps for personal use, but are advertised as being open. Is there a type of grandfather rights that would have applied in the first place to be used legally as fishing ponds.....or is there legislation that reqs it to have a “piece” of paper to say it is legal under law to operate as fishing ponds.........TIA

Matt said:

think you need something to run it as a commecial fishery. depends how big you want to get it to.

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What is that “something” that is needed ?

Matt said:

i am trying to remember. we had a syndicate wanting to take on our pools as was not been used and they said they needed to get a bit of paper. however a quick google i cant see anything to jog my memory along the lines they said about.
Maybe need a license to move fish? but other than that and insurance im not sure.

Permission to move live fish to or from a fishery

Get consent to introduce (site permit) or remove fish (excluding fish farms): application forms and rules.

www.gov.uk

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Ah rite, who was asking for the evidence, environmental agency? ....