Form CPA 1: Certificate of statutory consultations and responses to them
Certificate of statutory consultations and
responses to them
Please read through this form and write
clearly in the spaces provided.
This form is to go with the Business Case or Short Form,
whichever applies. It is for a work scheme for grant
funding.
You need to send this form and the Outline Business Case
to the appropriate Area Flood and Coastal Risk Manager.
You will find their contact details on previous letters we
have sent you.
Customer service line: 08708 506 506
This form relates to: The Flood and Water Management
Act 2010 Coastal Protection Act 1949 sections 5(1) to
5(6).
Note:
Your authority’s Chief Executive Officer, or another officer
authorised to sign the project appraisal report, should fill in
and sign this certificate.
Contents
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Published notice of the project
Served notice to bodies
Consulted the following bodies
Gained the following necessary permission
Natural England has confirmed
Ownership of the site of work
The Data Protection Act 1998
Declaration
Contact us
Address
I,
confirm that:
Name of authority
has kept to:
Postcode
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Project name
the Coast Protection Act 1949 (‘the act’);
the Coast Protection (Notices) (England) Regulations
2002 SI 2002/1278 (‘the regulations’); and
the grant memorandum relating to scheme approvals and
grants under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010
(‘the memorandum’).
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National project number (Capital Investment Plan reference
number)
In particular, we have done the following:
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Published notice of the project (using the form in the regulations) in the following local
newspapers
Name of newspaper
Date notice
published
(DD/MM/YYYY)
Number of
responses
Number of
objections
If an objector made a conditional agreement to withdraw an objection, please give details below.
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Served notice to bodies under the Coast Protection Act 1949 section 5 (2 and 3)
Name of body
Date notice
served
(DD/MM/YYYY)
Number of
objections
If an objector made a conditional agreement to withdraw an objection, please give details below.
When is the latest expiry date of any of the above notices?
Date (DD/MM/YYYY)
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Consulted the following bodies about the scheme under the conditions set out in the
memorandum (section 15 of the memorandum refers to Natural England only)
Name of body
Date of service
(DD/MM/YYYY)
Date of
response or
permission
(DD/MM/YYYY)
Permission given
(say whether with or
without condition −
see note 1 below)
Crown Estate Commissioners
Natural England (see section 5 below)
Duchy of Cornwall (see note 2 below)
Duchy of Lancaster (see note 2 below)
Ministry of Defence land agent
Note 1: If permission was conditional, please give details below.
Note 2: Councils in Cornwall, Lancashire and Merseyside (north of the River Mersey) and others where the Duchy is known to
have an interest.
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Gained the following necessary permission?
Yes
No
If permission was granted, say who by.
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Date (DD/MM/YYYY)
Planning reference
List any conditions that apply.
Planning permission is not needed for any of the proposed work?
Yes
No
If no, give the reason (or reasons).
(b) All other necessary permission (for example building consent, listed building consent) has been gained?
Yes
No
Type of permission
Permission given by
Date (DD/MM/YYYY)
No other permission was needed?
Yes
No
(c) All necessary marine licences under part 4 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 will have been gained before work
starts.
Yes
No
The Marine Management Organisation has confirmed that no marine licences under part 4 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act
2009 are necessary.
Yes
No
If no, give the reason (or reasons).
(d)
A resolution was passed by our authority, cabinet or a subcommittee with delegated powers authorising the application for
the proposed work.
Yes
No
Date resolution passed (DD/MM/YYYY)
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Where necessary, Natural England has confirmed the following
Please tick the appropriate box.
The work does not need an appropriate assessment, under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations
2010
Natural England agrees with the conclusions of the appropriate assessment, under the Conservation of Habitats
and Species Regulations 2010
Natural England letter dated (attached) (DD/MM/YYYY)
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Ownership of the site of work
Please tick the appropriate box.
We own the whole site
The following people or bodies own some of the site, or the entire site, and have agreed we can access the site to carry out
the work and any necessary maintenance
Name of person or body
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The Data Protection Act 1998
Date of agreement
(DD/MM/YYYY)
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Declaration
We, the Environment Agency, will process the information you
provide so that we can deal with your application, make sure
you keep to the conditions of the licence, permit or
registration, and process renewals.
We may also process or release the information to:
Please tick the appropriate box.
I confirm that we have not started any part of the
permanent or temporary work relating to this scheme
(other than work relating to designing the scheme)
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I am authorised to sign on the authority’s behalf
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offer you documents or services relating to environmental
matters;
consult the public, public organisations and other
organisations (for example, the Health and Safety
Executive, local authorities, the emergency services, the
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) on
environmental issues;
carry out research and development work on
environmental issues;
provide information from the public register to anyone
who asks;
prevent anyone from breaking environmental law,
investigate cases where environmental law may have
been broken, and take any action that is needed;
assess whether customers are satisfied with our service,
and to improve our service; and
respond to requests for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information
Regulations 2004 (if the Data Protection Act allows).
Signature
Date (DD/MM/YYYY)
Name
Title (Mr, Mrs, Miss, Other)
First name
Last name
Job title
We may pass the information on to our agents or
representatives to do these things for us.
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Contact us
If you need help filling in this form, please contact the person
who sent you it or contact us as shown below.
Grant Administration Team
Environment Agency
Manley House
Kestrel Way
Exeter
EX2 7LQ
Telephone: 02030 252221
Email: [email protected]
Website: Flood and coastal defence funding: for risk
management authorities - GOV.UK
Please tell us if you need information in a
different language or format (for example, in
large print) so we can keep in touch with you
more easily.
For Environment Agency use only
Note for AFCRM: Please send this CPA1, together with the Business Case or Short Form, to the grant administration team.
Name
Section 51 approval Signature of AFCRM
Title (Mr, Mrs, Miss, Other)
Date (DD/MM/YYYY)
First name
Last name
Title
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