This guidance from the Environment Agency (EA) provides information on using the pre-application advice service to find out the likelihood of getting a licence, what restrictions it may have and what you need to send with your application.
The following information has been added:
– Explained what you need to do before you request pre-application advice.
– Explained how the enhanced service can help you decide whether to apply for a licence and what to include with your application.
– Set out where to get pre-application advice for hydropower, heat pumps and abstracting groundwater activities.
Source: EA.