The Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) requires EPR permits to be reviewed when the relevant Best Available Techniques Reference Document (BRef) for the sector is published. The Large Combustion Plant BRef has been published.
The Environment Agency is issuing Regulation 61 notices under EPR to initiate the permit review process. Hard copies of the Regulation 61 notice will be sent to the permitted site and the registered office for each site that we have identified as requiring a...More
We are seeking your comments on an environmental permit application received from Crapper & Sons Landfill Limited for
Park Grounds Landfill
Brinkworth Road
Wootton Bassett
Wiltshire
SN4 7SB
We can take account of
Relevant environmental regulatory requirements and technical standards.
Information on local population and sensitive sites.
Comments on whether the right process is being used for the activity, for...More
We are seeking your comments on an application received from H20 Power Ltd .
The application is for a full licence to abstract water from the River Weaver at Dutton Sluices, National Grid Reference (NGR) SJ 58755 77050.
This consultation is closed and the permit has been granted/refused. If you wish to view the application documents, please contact the Permitting Support Centre. You can find the contact details at the top of this page.
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We are seeking your comments on two applications received from The Forestry Commission .
The first application is for a full licence to abstract (take) water from the Comb Beck in the Whinlatter Forest Park near Keswick at National Grid Reference NY 21352 24620.
The second application is for a licence to obstruct or impede the flow of water at the abstraction point at National Grid Reference NY 21352 24620. By installing an intake weir across the...More
We are seeking your comments on two applications received from The National Trust .
The first application is for a full licence to abstract water from Combe Gill (tributary of River Derwent) at National Grid Reference (NGR) NY 25104 12405.
The second application is for an impounding licence to impound water immediately upstream of the abstraction point on Combe Gill to facilitate hydro-electric power generation.
This consultation is closed and the permit...More
This consultation will enable us to collect stakeholder views on the partial permit transfer application from the Magnox Ltd site to Inutec Ltd, both at the Winfrith nuclear site in Dorset.
The Magnox reactor research and development site is in an accelerated decommissioning phase and is expected to be decommissioned by 2023. Inutec Ltd (trading as Tradebe Inutec) is a nuclear waste management facility on the Winfrith Site. Inutec Ltd has operated as a tenant on the Winfrith Nuclear...More
We are seeking your comments on an environmental permit application received from Endless Energy Limited for
Endless Energy Facility
Airedale Road
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD21 4LW
We can take account of
Relevant environmental regulatory requirements and technical standards.
Information on local population and sensitive sites.
Comments on whether the right process is being used for the activity, for example...More
We are seeking your comments on an application received from Aquazoom Ltd .
The application is for a full licence to abstract water from the River Frome at Beckington Mill at National Grid Reference ST 79620 51983 .
This consultation is closed and the permit has been granted. If you wish to view the application documents, please contact the Permitting Support Centre. You can find the contact details at the top of this page.
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The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 allow us to offer standard permits to reduce the administrative burden on business whilst maintaining environmental standards. They are based on sets of standard rules that we can apply widely.
This consultation proposes a revision to a standard rule set SR2018 No9 to allow secondary abatement for tranche B specified generators.
Responding to this consultation
Information is provided throughout the...More
The Environment Agency proposes to remove the following sections of watercourse from the main river map and designate them as ordinary watercourse, a process referred to as de-maining, or de-mainment:
The River Tud, between Dereham and Costessey, Norfolk - 25.4 km . The Environment Agency is proposing to transfer responsibilities to Norfolk Rivers Internal Drainage Board.
The Tunstall Dyke, near Acle, Norfolk – 1.4 km . The...More
We have received an application from Sellafield Ltd to vary its Radioactive Substances Activities (RSA) permit at the Sellafield site in Cumbria. The RSA permit controls receipt and disposal of radioactive waste at the site.
Fuel reprocessing is due to come to an end at the site over the next few years. The site will see significant reductions in discharges to the environment. Sellafield Ltd needs to have new environmental permits to better reflect the new disc harge levels and...More
We are seeking your comments on an environmental permit application received from United Utilities Water Limited for
Wigton Trade Effluent Dosing Installation
Wigton Wastewater Treatment Works
Standing Stones
Oulton Road
Wigton
Cumbria
CA7 9DP
We can take account of
Relevant environmental regulatory requirements and technical standards.
Information on local population and sensitive sites.
Comments on...More
Working Together is the first consultation in the process of reviewing and updating the river basin management plans for 2021. It sets out the steps and consultation measures to be taken, the proposed timetable and the ways that you can get involved in preparing the updated plans.
Everyone’s views are welcomed. Responding to the consultation is just one way of getting involved in the process. You can also engage with us and our partners both locally and nationally on river basin...More
September 2018
Properties in Violets Lane, Furneux Pelham, by the Old Brewery are at risk of flooding from the River Ash during periods of heavy rainfall. This last occurred during winter 2013/14. We have been investigating the viability of options to reduce this flood risk.
What we have been doing
We have recently investigated a range of options to reduce flooding from the River Ash along Violets Lane. One option was deemed to be viable based on the...More
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (EPR) allow us to make standard rules to reduce the administrative burden for applicants while maintaining environmental and flood standards
The rules take considerable time and resources to develop but once in place they make applying and determining the applications more straight forward.
This consultation is the first review of our standard rules for flood risk activities, prepared in April 2016 following...More
Regulation of Rathlin Energy’s West Newton ‘A’ well site
Rathlin Energy (UK) Ltd holds an environmental permit for the management of mining wastes, storage of crude oil, and flaring of waste gas from the drilling and testing of wells at its West Newton ‘A’ well site. This was issued in April 2014 and varied in August 2019 and April 2020. It sets out legally binding conditions for operation covering emissions, safe storage of waste and crude oil, and flaring of gas. The permit...More
We are seeking your comments on an environmental permit application received from J Townsend-Berridge for
Land At Dale Farm
Manor Road
Dibden
Southampton
SO45 5TJ
We can take account of
Relevant environmental regulatory requirements and technical standards.
Information on local population and sensitive sites.
Comments on whether the right process is being used for...More
The proposals in this consultation follow various changes implemented in April 2018 as a result of our Strategic Review of Charges (SRoC) programme. This consultation seeks your views on further charge proposals which we have developed to take effect in England from April 2019. The proposed changes are designed to add clarity to existing charging schemes, accommodate changes to the cost of regulation and make new charging scheme changes that were not included in the SRoC. The proposals...More
We are seeking your comments on an environmental permit application received from JH and JM Hickton for
Thorngrove Poultry Farm
Grimley
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR2 6NP
We can take account of
Relevant environmental regulatory requirements and technical standards.
Information on local population and sensitive sites.
Comments on whether the right process is being used for the activity, for example whether the...More
We are seeking your comments on an environmental permit application received from Bedfordia Farms Limited for
Westwood Poultry Farm
Land off Bedford Road
Rushden
Northamptonshire
NN10 0SQ
We can take account of
Relevant environmental regulatory requirements and technical standards.
Information on local population and sensitive sites.
Comments on whether the right process is being used for the activity,...More
The Environment Agency is running this consultation on behalf of the North West Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (RFCC).
The North West RFCC brings together the authorities responsible for managing flood and coastal erosion risk in the North West of England – that is the Environment Agency, Lead Local Flood Authorities and United Utilities as the water and sewerage company.
In order to be clear about what our priorities are and what we intend to do, we have produced a draft...More
We are seeking your comments on an environmental permit application received from Meadow Foods Limited for
Meadow Foods
Rough Hill
Cheshire
CH4 9JS
We can take account of
Relevant environmental regulatory requirements and technical standards.
Information on local population and sensitive sites.
Comments on whether the right process is being used for the activity, for example whether the technology is the right...More
We are seeking your comments on an application received from Coldharbour Mill Trust Limited.
The application is for a full licence to abstract water from The River Culm at Coldharbour Mill, Uffculme.
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We are seeking your comments on an environmental permit application received from Eco-Power Environmental Limited, formerly known as Attero Recycling Limited (Company Number: 08593843) for
Bankwood Lane Industrial Estate
Bankwood Lane
Rossington
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN11 0PS
We can take account of
Relevant environmental regulatory requirements and technical standards.
...More
We are seeking your comments on an environmental permit application received from Gent Fairhead & Co Limited for
Rivenhall Integrated Waste Management Facility
Rivenhall Airfield
Woodhouse Lane
Kelvedon
Colchester
Essex
CO5 9DF
We can take account of
Relevant environmental regulatory requirements and technical standards.
Information on local population and sensitive...More
We are seeking your comments on an environmental permit application received from Breedon Cement Limited for
Hope Cement Works
Hope Works
Pindale Road
Derbyshire
S33 6RP
We can take account of
Relevant environmental regulatory requirements and technical standards.
Information on local population and sensitive sites.
Comments on whether the right process is being used for the activity, for example...More
We are seeking your comments on applications received from Canal and River Trust.
Stoke Weir
The first application is for a full licence to abstract (take) water from the River Trent at National Grid Reference (NGR) SK 64996 40670.
They have also applied for a licence to obstruct or impede the flow of the River Trent between NGRs SK 64985 40630 and SK 65069 40524.
Gunthorpe Weir
The second application is for a full licence to abstract...More
This consultation is now closed. You can view the summary of the consultation and the responses under Related Documents the bottom of this page .
We have now served the remediation notice on the Appropriate Persons. If you would like a copy of this notice and the accompanying decision document please contact us at enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk or on 03708 506 506.
Background
St Leonard's Court, Sandridge, is a small residential development built in 1986-7. The land was...More
We are seeking your comments on an application received from Messers P & M Mayes.
The application is to vary licence serial number 9/40/04/0470/S which authorises the abstraction of water from a private ditch connected to Blackhole Dike at National Grid Reference TR 22774 59461.
This consultation is closed and the permit has been granted. If you wish to view the application documents, please contact the Permitting Support Centre. You can find the contact details at the...More
We are seeking your comments on an application received from Ian Bright, on behalf of Staverton Hydro Community Benefit Society Limited.
The application is for a licence to abstract (take) water from the River Dart at National Grid Reference SX 78967 63862 to transfer it to Staverton Leat at National Grid Reference SX 78972 63862 without intervening use.
The applicant has also applied for a licence to obstruct or impede the flow of the River Dart at National Grid...More