Main River Consultation Area
Summary
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.
Statutory Main Rivers Map defines statutory watercourses in England designated as Main Rivers by Environment Agency.
This new GIS layer is showing the 20 metre easements either side of Main Rivers using the Statutory Main River Map Variations including the river itself. A precautionary approach has been taken around structures like culverts, for example when there was a different line shown on our Asset Information Management System compared to the Main River line.
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Use limitation statement
There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
Licence
Open Government LicenceAttribution statement
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.
Technical information
Update frequency
irregular
Lineage
The Main River Consultation Area is derived from the following information sources, which together define the boundary of the main river: Flood Defence Assets (including culverts) Estuaries Statutory Main River Map All land between these features (together with an appropriate easement) forms part of the Bank Top ePlanning Zone.
Spatial information
Coordinate reference system
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700Geographic extent
- Latitude from: 49.943 to 55.816
- Longitude from: -6.236 to 2.072
Metadata information
Language
English
Metadata identifier
246c6321-9f56-49ce-8022-d36c29078f49
Published by
Environment Agency
Contact publisher
Defra Data Services ForumDataset reference dates
Creation date
06 December 2024
Revision date
06 December 2024
Publication date
26 August 2025
Period
- N/A
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Data and Supporting Information
| Data services and download by area of interest | Link | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Download data by area of interest | N/A | Open link |
| Main River Consultation Area - WMS | Copy link | Preview |
| Main River Consultation Area - WFS | Copy link | N/A |
| OGC API - Features service | Copy link | Open link |
| Full downloads and supporting documentation | Format | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Main River Consultation Area Product Description.pdf | Download | |
| Main_River_Consultation_Area.lyr | LYR | Download |