planning for ponds new one on me neighbour just put one in with a dozer even got some funds to do it i asked him about the authorities and he said it wasn't big enough
pond / reservoir construction
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Planning permission
Under the Town and Country Planning Acts a “change of use” of land requires planning permission. When looking at creating or possibly extending ponds then you are proposing to change land into water. Therefore you must consult with your local planning authority to see whether your plans require planning permission.
Very often for small, simple pond creation, planning permission is not required. However if this is the response you receive, be sue to get confirmation in writing, so you can prove your position if questioned in the future.
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For some proposed pond creations planning permission will be required, so it is always best to check. This is better than being in the position where the local planning authority detects the creation and requires you to fill in the pond or seek retrospective planning permission, which has no guarantee of success.
Consent for interaction with waterways
The governments of each home country have a body that regulates water usage. If your pond creation or extension takes water directly from or puts water directly into a watercourse, you need to discuss whether consent is needed. If you are creating a pond which does not interact with a watercourse you need not consult.
Examples that require consent:
Planning permission
Under the Town and Country Planning Acts a “change of use” of land requires planning permission. When looking at creating or possibly extending ponds then you are proposing to change land into water. Therefore you must consult with your local planning authority to see whether your plans require planning permission.
Very often for small, simple pond creation, planning permission is not required. However if this is the response you receive, be sue to get confirmation in writing, so you can prove your position if questioned in the future.
3
For some proposed pond creations planning permission will be required, so it is always best to check. This is better than being in the position where the local planning authority detects the creation and requires you to fill in the pond or seek retrospective planning permission, which has no guarantee of success.
Consent for interaction with waterways
The governments of each home country have a body that regulates water usage. If your pond creation or extension takes water directly from or puts water directly into a watercourse, you need to discuss whether consent is needed. If you are creating a pond which does not interact with a watercourse you need not consult.
Examples that require consent:
- Diverting a stream to fill a pond
- Draining water into a watercourse from the pond,
including an overflow pipe
- Widening a stream to create a pool
davidroberts30
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
you got the mrs on the digger already
wasnt the pond there already and you just cleared it out
Exfarmer
Member
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
Sounds to me like you are just dredging out that old pond in the middle of the field you have just bought, crack on with it.
boyo
Member
- Location
- pembrokeshire
I ment it will give her something to look into! Her + digger = messyou got the mrs on the digger already
wasnt the pond there already and you just cleared it out
Come to think of it, me +digger = mess
davidroberts30
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
We dug one out about 15 yrs ago to create flood storage for a building site down stream, the builders had to state where they were creating the replacement flood plain in their planning ap, so the council knew about it but never bothered to query PP for digging it.