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Planning consideration

Main river consultation area

The Main River Consultation Area defines the easement associated with the Statutory Main River Map enabling Local Planning Authorities to check when statutory consultation with the Environment Agency is required in line with Town and Country Planning Act 2015.

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Background information

Each planning consideration we work on passes through the stages of our design process, where we research and answer specific questions to help us collect more information.

Backlog

  • Who asked for 'Main river consultation area' data?

  • What is the driver for the request?

  • Which 2024 focus area does the request support?

Screen

  • What is the 'Main river consultation area' consideration?

  • Is there legislation that defines 'Main river consultation area'?

  • Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Main river consultation area'?

  • Which organisations do we think should publish the data?

  • Is the Main river consultation area a trigger?

  • Is the Main river consultation area something to consult during plan making?

  • Is there any Main river consultation area data already available?

  • Do we think the data should come from a single source?

  • Will a data standard be required?

Research

  • Do we understand the lifecycle of a Main river consultation area?

  • Do we understand how the data is created/produced?

  • Where will or should the data be used?

  • Who are the statutory consultees for Main river consultation area?

  • Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of Main river consultation area? How do we expect them to use Main river consultation area?

  • What are the planning needs for this data?

  • Who are the types of users who might benefit from having access to Main river consultation area data?

  • What are some potential uses of Main river consultation area data?

  • What's the value of adding Main river consultation area data to the platform?

  • From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Main river consultation area data available?

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Last updated: 2025-09-15 07:42:01