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Hydroelectric power schemes: get advice before you apply

Get advice using the Environment Agency's enhanced pre-application advice service before you apply for a hydroelectric power scheme.

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Hydroelectric-power schemes – Pre-application form (form WR315)

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Hydroelectric‐power schemes – Pre‐application form guidance (form guidance WR316)

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Read the guidance notes and complete this form to submit an enhanced pre-application enquiry to get advice before you apply for a hydroelectric power scheme. The form is designed to help you, and the Environment Agency, understand your proposed hydroelectric power scheme. It will help you to prepare the information the Environment Agency will need to consider a formal application for your scheme.

The costs and benefits of getting enhanced advice before you apply are explained in the guidance on how to get advice before you apply for a water abstraction or impounding licence.

You should also check the main guidance on how to apply to build a new hydropower scheme before you apply.

Published 12 May 2011
Last updated 13 December 2023 + show all updates
  1. Removed the reference to Account Manager as this is no longer part of the process. Added prompt to use the guidance notes when filling out the form.

  2. Update to the guidance and form. Added links to the charging scheme and the forms that need to be filled out to support the application. Update to provide different contact details. Update to 6.1 and 3.3 to provide a more accurate grid reference.

  3. Updated version of WR316: Hydroelectric‐power schemes – Pre‐application form.

  4. First published.