# Flood and Water Management Act 2010, Paragraph 7


(1) Construction work which has drainage implications may not be commenced unless a drainage system for the work has been approved by the approving body.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—
(a) construction work means anything done by way of, in connection with or in preparation for the creation of a building or other structure, and
(b) construction work has drainage implications if the building or structure will affect the ability of land to absorb rainwater.
(3) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to work requiring development consent under section 31 of the Planning Act 2008 (nationally significant infrastructure projects) or work requiring infrastructure consent under section 19 of the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024.
(4) The Minister may by order—
(a) provide that a specified class of work is to be or not to be treated as construction work;
(b) provide for work to be or not to be treated as having drainage implications in specified circumstances;
(c) provide exceptions to sub-paragraph (1).
(5) For the avoidance of doubt, anything that covers land (such as a patio or other surface) is a structure for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(a).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/29/schedule/3/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/flood-and-water-management-act-2010/schedule-3/paragraph-7
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