Wild Mooring - Anglian Waterways

Wild Moorings offer the chance for owners of riverside properties to moor their own boat inline with their property, where the bank is Environment Agency-registered land

You may need to apply for a wild mooring on Environment Agency land, depending on the land type adjacent to the river:

Environment Agency land ownership from fence line

Image 1 - Environment Agency land ownership from fence line - permit required.

Where Environment Agency land ownership extends from a fence line, an application for a Wild Mooring on Environment Agency land requires an:

You may also need planning permission from your Local Authority.

Environment Agency land ownership from flood bank

Image 2 - Environment Agency land ownership from flood bank - permit required.

Where Environment Agency land ownership extends from a flood bank, an application for a Wild Mooring on Environment Agency land requires an:

You may also need planning permission from your Local Authority.

Environment Agency land ownership from road

Image 3 - Environment Agency land ownership from road - permit required.

Where Environment Agency land ownership extends from road, an application for a Wild Mooring on Environment Agency land requires an:

You may also need planning permission from your Local Authority.

Image 4 - Riparian land ownership - permit not required.

You do not need to apply for an EA Wild Mooring Agreement on private land. An Environmental Permit is required from the EA to install a mooring structure in these circumstances. Planning permission may also be required from your Local Authority and permission from the land owner.