Environment Agency

Appeal: Heybridge urban extension approved despite flooding fears

31.10.2019

An inspector has approved a ‘garden suburb’ of more than 1,100 homes north of Heybridge, Essex, calling the appellant’s plans for flood prevention and surface water drainage ‘a perfectly normal arrangement...

Appeal: Grampian condition is necessary for quarry expansion

25.06.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has approved plans to expand a quarry in Somerset subject to a negatively worded condition, ruling that the need to protect the water table and a nearby ancient monument amounted to ‘clear...

£112m Leeds flood scheme submitted

07.12.2018

Prithvi Pandya

A £112.1 million Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme has been submitted by Leeds City Council and the Environment Agency to reduce the risk of flooding along the River Aire.

Legal briefs: Omagh gold mine challenge fails; Wokingham village green appeal

30.11.2018

Matt Moody

A round-up of legal news: 24 November-30 November, 2018

Legal briefs: Landlord without HMO licence fined £20,000; Ramsgate allotment row ruling

16.11.2018

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 10 November-16 November 2018

Legal briefs: Mayor Khan joins Heathrow trial; Canterbury wins challenge over appeal decision

29.06.2018

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 23 June-29 June, 2018

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England at risk of water shortages, warns Environment Agency

25.05.2018

Laura Edgar

Climate Change | England | Environment Agency | Water & Marine

A report by the Environment Agency has suggested that climate change and the demands of a growing population could see England suffering from ‘significant’ water supply deficits by 2050.

Funding for English lakes announced

20.03.2018

Laura Edgar

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Natural England and the Environment Agency have launched a £27 million scheme that aims to improve England’s water environment.

Appeal: Riverside home allowed after appellant proves 1968 flood was misrepresented

26.05.2017

Plans for a house on land previously considered part of a flood plain in Hertfordshire can go ahead after the appellant successfully challenged the Environmental Agency over an inaccurate representation of...

MPs call for flood management commissioner

02.11.2016

Laura Edgar

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee wants an overhaul of flood management in England and the creation of a national flood commissioner responsible for flood management.

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