Flood risk activity permit application (FRAP): information about your proposed works

This page explains the information you may need to provide as part of your flood risk activity permit application.


Location map

You must upload a location map, this should:

  • be 1:10000, 1:2500 or 1:1250 scale
  • show the general location of the site
  • include local features (streets, roads, buildings)
  • include watercourses or other bodies of water in the surrounding area

Site map

You must upload a site map, this should:

  • be 1:200 or 1:1500 scale
  • show the general location of the site
  • include local features (streets, roads, buildings)
  • include watercourse or other bodies of water in the surrounding area
  • highlight where on the river the works will take place
  • show the location of any structures that might influence river hydraulics, for example:
    • bridges
    • pipes
    • ducts
    • ways of crossing the watercourse
    • culverts
    • screens
    • embankments
    • walls and outfalls

Photographs 

You must upload photographs of the site to show:

  • the location of the work
  • any key features highlighted on the location map and site map

Detailed drawings

You must include detailed drawings or sketches of the existing and proposed features, for example:

  • the location of any proposed service pipes or cables which may affect the future maintenance of the watercourse
  • details of any tree, shrub, hedgerow, pond or wetland area that may be affected by the proposed works


Cross sections or elevations

If your work affects a watercourse, you must include drawings of cross sections or elevations.

These should show:

  • the river channel from one bank to the other
  • details of existing and proposed features
  • water levels at the time of survey


Longitudinal section drawings

If you are installing a culvert or bank protection, you must include longitudinal section drawings.

These should:

  • show the river channel from upstream to downstream
  • be taken along the centre line of the watercourse
  • show the existing and proposed features including water levels
  • extend upstream and downstream of the proposed location of the activity

Method statement

Applications for temporary works must include a method statement.

This should include details of how the work will be carried out, and any environmental protection/mitigation measures that will:

  • minimise disruption
  • reduce any unwanted effects on the environment
  • reduce flood risk impacts

Environmental assessments

You may need to provide environmental assessments to make sure that your proposed activity does not affect water quality, the environment or increase the risk of flooding.

You can use our one to one advice service to determine if you need to provide a:


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