Collection: Environmental appeals

Updated: Waste Carrier added to the document collection

  • Environmental liability
  • Environmental permitting
  • Water Abstraction and Impoundment
  • Hazardous Substances Consent
  • Waste Carrier


Form: Environmental liability: appeal form

Updated: appeal form updated since gdpr

The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (England) Regulations 2015 (the ‘regulations’) impose obligations on operators of economic activities requiring them to prevent, limit or remediate environmental damage caused by their operations.

Liability to Remediate

If the enforcing authority decides that damage is environmental damage it must notify the operator of any activity or activities that caused the damage.

Regulation 21 gives an operator a right of appeal against a notice, served by the enforcing authority

Remediation Notices

Following an operator’s submission of proposals to remediate the environmental damage, or if a proposal is not received within a specified time limit, the enforcing authority must serve a remediation notice on the operator.

An appeal may only be brought against those parts of the remediation notice that are different from the proposals made by the responsible operator.

Defra Guidance

Defra Environmental Liability Guidance



Collection: Flood and coastal erosion risk management: current schemes and strategies

Updated: Added Elmer flood scheme.

The Environment Agency considers a wide range of different measures to address the flood and coastal erosion risk to communities and property. The measures needed for each location are considered on a case by case basis. Some of the measures that may be considered include:

  • building flood and coastal defences
  • flood storage reservoirs
  • land management
  • portable defences

The strategies and schemes are grouped by the geographic areas the Environment Agency operates from.

View the map showing the geographic areas of the Environment Agency’s operations.



Statutory guidance: EU ETS Phase III: guidance for installations

Updated: We have amended this guidance to reflect the changes to requirements in the UK Regulations which came into force 27 December 2017. In summary, the key changes are the revised reporting and surrender deadlines relating to the 2018 scheme year.

This guidance will help you meet your obligations under the UK Regulations and applicable European legislation.

It explains:

  • whether you need a permit under the UK Regulations
  • how to make applications (including permit applications)
  • how to comply with the conditions in your permit

It’s divided into 5 sections:

  1. Do I have any obligations under the EU ETS?
  2. How do I apply for a permit?
  3. I have a permit, what do I need to do now?
  4. Things have changed, what should I do?
  5. I’m not happy with a decision, what should I do?


Statutory guidance: Grant in aid forms: flood risk management authorities

Updated: Updated Memorandum relating to capital grants for local authorities and internal drainage boards in England (2016) and Form CPA2: Application for formal approval of coast protection project.

Guidance and forms required for technical and financial approval of flood and coastal erosion risk management projects funded by grant in aid.

The 2011 and 2012 Grant Memorandum’s are no longer provided directly on GOV.UK, these are available on request by contacting The Environment Agency.