We are seeking your comments on an environmental permit application received from Waste Lubricating Oils Limited for Unit 2 Hogsbrook Greendale Business Park Woodbury Salterton EX5 1PY We can take account of Relevant...
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We are seeking your comments on an environmental permit application received from Nick Stevens and Heather Stevens for Connetts Farm Compost Land to West of Flightway Business Park Dunkeswell EX14 4RD We can take account of ...
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We are seeking your comments on an environmental permit application received from Salisbury Poultry (Midlands) Limited for Salisbury Poultry Vulcan Road Bilston WV14 7DX We can take account of Relevant environmental regulatory...
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Operators applying for an environmental permit for a ‘relevant waste operation’ must be members of (and comply with) a government approved technical competency scheme. Most existing waste environmental permit holders must also comply with a government approved technical competency scheme through...
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We are seeking your comments on an environmental permit application received from W J Drennan Limited for High Hedley Hope Farm East Hedley Hope Bishop Auckland DL13 4PR We can take account of ...
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We are seeking your comments on an environmental permit application received from Dinsdale Farming Limited for Fox Hills Farm Hag Lane Raskelf YO61 3LW We can take account of Relevant environmental regulatory requirements and...
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We are seeking your comments on an environmental permit application received from O.C.O Technology Limited for Aggregates Manufacturing Facility (Leeds) Knowsthorpe Gate Leeds LS9 0NX We can take account of ...
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We are seeking your comments on an environmental permit application received from Phoenix Park NW CIC for: Phoenix Park Recycling Facility Wallend Road Preston PR2 2HW We can take account of Relevant environmental regulatory requirements and...
Closed 4 December 2023
We are seeking your comments on an environmental permit application received from Allstone Sands Gravels Aggregates Trading Co. Ltd. for Allstone Aggregate Recycling Facility Myers Road Gloucester GL1 3QD We can take account of ...
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Odour issues at Escrick Waste Treatment Facility, North Yorkshire Page updated on 20 October 2023 This page is intended to provide information on the ongoing odour issue in the Escrick and Riccall areas. This odour is from waste activites associated with Acumen Waste Services Ltd at...
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Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes
Sellafield Limited applied to the Environment Agency to vary its radioactive substances activity permit in July 2023.
The radioactive substances activity permit controls receipt and disposal of radioactive waste and imposes conditions and limits on radioactive discharges to the environment.
We asked for your comments during a consultation on the application from 7 August to 3 September 2023.
When we consulted, we explained that we could not take account of anything outside the scope of the Environmental Permitting Regulations. For example, Government policy and Nuclear Decommissioning Authority strategies impacting on Sellafield operations.
During the consultations we shared information and explained that, once we had assessed all the information and responses received during the consultation, we would produce a decision document for the permit variation. We emphasised that we would not make any final decisions until we had considered all relevant responses to the consultation.
We received 64 responses from organisations and members of the public.
All responses to our consultation (if the respondent gave permission) are published on this page.
Information about which organisations responded and how each response has been considered is included in our final decision document.
We would like to thank everyone who responded to the consultations.
We have assessed the permit application, reviewed the evidence, and carefully considered the responses we received from consultation.
Our final decision is that we should grant the permit variation the operator has requested. We have added new plant notification levels and conditions in the permit to protect people and the environment.
The final permit and decision document are published below.
This outcome summary is available as a bilingual English/Welsh document in the 'Files' section below.
NNB Generation Company (Hinkley Point C) Limited applied to the Environment Agency to change its water discharge activity permit in December 2022.
The water discharge activity permit is a permit to discharge returned abstracted seawater from the cooling water system, fish recovery and return system, and other liquid trade effluents (including treated sewage effluent) to the Bristol Channel.
We asked for your comments during a consultation on the application from 24 January to 2 March 2023 (see Consultation), and on our proposed decision and draft permit from 25 April to 25 May 2023.
When we consulted, we explained that the consultations were not about the need for nuclear power, UK energy policy or policy relating to the siting of nuclear power stations.
During the consultations we shared information and explained our proposed decision. We emphasised that we would not make any final decisions until we had considered all relevant responses to the consultation.
We received 245 responses from organisations and members of the public
All responses to our consultation (if the respondent gave permission) are published on this page.
Information about which organisations responded and how each response has been considered is included in our final decision document.
The Hinkley C project team would like to thank everyone who responded to the consultations and attended the online engagement meetings.
We have assessed the permit application, reviewed the evidence and carefully considered the responses we received from both consultations.
Our final decision is that we should grant the permit variation the operator has requested. We have added new limits and conditions in the permit to protect people and the environment.
The previous permit version (EPR/HP3228XT/V004) regulated the operational water discharge activities from Hinkley Point C – they are discharges of these non-radioactive liquid effluents:
The final varied permit will also now regulate the returned seawater through a fish recovery and return system.
As a result of our assessment on the impact of the fish recovery and return system discharge, we have included limits on volume, rate and the total biomass discharged from the fish recovery and return system outlet.
We have removed all conditions (or parts of conditions) relating to the acoustic fish deterrent (AFD).
We have concluded that there would be no adverse effect on the integrity of the relevant European designated sites (in relation to pollution from regulated discharges to waters) if there is no AFD in place. This includes those sites functionally linked to the Severn Estuary. The discharges will not result in the condition of relevant SSSIs deteriorating or prevent them from improving or recovering.
We have also concluded that the permit variation will not cause the current status of the water bodies to deteriorate or prevent them from achieving their objectives.
The final varied permit includes the requirement to use an additional operating technique and an improvement condition. It also includes 2 pre-operational conditions which need Environment Agency approval before the proposed power station can be commissioned or begin to operate. These are included to make sure that NNB Generation Company (Hinkley Point C) Limited builds and operates the proposed power station according to the commitments made in its permit variation application.
The final permit, decision document and public summary are published below and on GOV.UK
Read more about our work regulating Hinkley.
NNB Generation Company (Sizewell C) Limited applied for 3 environmental permits that it would need to operate its proposed new nuclear power station at Sizewell, Suffolk.
We consulted on the applications from July to October 2020 and on our proposed decision and draft permits from July to September 2022.
When we consulted, we explained that the consultations were not about the need for nuclear power, UK energy policy or policy relating to the siting of nuclear power stations.
During the consultations we shared information with people, explained our proposed decisions and considered the feedback we received. We emphasised that we would not make any final decisions until we had considered all relevant responses to the consultation.
We received 212 responses from organisations and members of the public:
All responses to our consultation (if the respondent gave permission) are published on this page.
The Sizewell C project team would like to thank everyone who responded to their consultations.
We have assessed the 3 permit applications and considered the responses we received from both consultations.
Our final decision is that we should grant the permits for the 3 operational activities. The limits and conditions attached to the permits will make sure that people and the environment are protected from the 3 operational activities under normal operation.