Paragraph 13 Site investigation boreholes and trial pits
(1)
Site investigation boreholes and trial pits within a flood plain.
(2)
For the purposes of this paragraph, the specific conditions are—
(a)
the works are more than 5 metres from any culvert, remote defence or flood defence structure on the main river and from any sea defence,
(b)
the works are more than 8 metres from the banks of a non-tidal main river,
(c)
the works are more than 16 metres from the banks of a tidal main river, and
(d)
the works are completed, including refilling of the borehole or pit, within 48 hours.