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  • Medium Combustion Plant Directive and Specified Generator Regulations

    The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations (EPR) 2018 SI 110 were published in January 2018 to transpose the requirements of the Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) EU/2015/2193 of 25 November 2015 and to control emissions from the operation of Specified Generators Medium Combustion Plants (MCP) and Specified Generators (SG) are a major source of air pollutants that may cause harm to human health and the environment. The MCPD sets out rules to... More
    Opened 6 September 2018

  • H2O Power Ltd, 28630: Hydro Electric Power Production Consultation

    We are seeking your comments on an application received from H2O Power Ltd. The application is for a full licence to abstract water from Manchester ship canal at Eastham Locks Manchester at National Grid Reference SJ 37051 80974. 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. More
    Opened 7 September 2018

  • Hardingham Farms Limited 29268 New Abstraction Licence Consultation

    We are seeking your comments on an application received from Hardingham Farms Limited. The application is for a new full licence to abstract water along the reach TG 02290 04972 to TG 04369 05847 located on the River Blackwater. 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. More
    Opened 12 September 2018

  • Thatchers Cider Company Limited 22445 New Abstraction Licence Consultation

    We are seeking your comments on an application received from Thatchers Cider Company Limited. The application is for a full licence to abstract water from a borehole at Myrtle Farm, Sandford, Somerset at National Grid Reference ST 41909 59818. 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. More
    Opened 13 September 2018

  • The National Trust NPS/WR/028006 & NPS/WR/029459 - Hydro-Electric Power Production Consultation

    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 Glencoyne Beck near Ullswater, Cumbria at National Grid Reference (NGR) NY 37129 18731. The second application is for an impounding licence to impound water immediately upstream of the abstraction point on Glencoyne Beck to facilitate HEP generation. This consultation is closed and the permit has been withdrawn. If you... More
    Opened 22 September 2018

  • Tudor Griffiths Limited, 29310: new full water abstraction licence consultation

    We are seeking your comments on an application received from Tudor Griffiths Limited. The application is for a full licence to abstract water from Aston Hall Lake at Aston Hall, Oswestry, from two abstraction points: (A) at National Grid Reference (NGR) SJ 32170 27378; and (B) at NGR SJ 32284 28250. 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... More
    Opened 26 September 2018

  • Houghton Brook Flood Storage Area Information Page

    Updated 19 March 2021 Please use this page to find out the latest information for our Houghton Brook Flood Storage Area. Project progress We are delighted to announce that our flood storage area on the Houghton Brook is now operational, reducing the risk of flooding to around 600 residential and commercial properties in Luton, as well as key roads and other infrastructure. Over the past 10 months we have: built an earth embankment that will... More
    Opened 3 October 2018

  • Paul Rackham Limited, NPS/WR/029452: New abstraction licence consultation

    We are seeking your comments on an application received from Paul Rackham Limited . The application is for a full licence to abstract water from the Little Ouse at Gasthorpe in the parish of Riddlesworth near Diss, Norfolk between National Grid References TL 9692 8082 and TL 9872 8077. 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... More
    Opened 3 October 2018

  • H20 Power Ltd - NPS/WR/029237:Hydro Electric Power Production Consultation

    We are seeking your comments on an application received from H2O Power Ltd. The application is for a licence to obstruct or impede the flow of the River Irwell at Ringley Weir, Kearsley, Bolton at National Grid Reference SD 76447 04843. 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. More
    Opened 4 October 2018

  • The Nunnington Settlement Trustees NPS/WR/020887: Hydro Electric Power Production Consultation

    We are seeking your comments on an application received from The Nunnington Settlement Trustees. The application is for a licence to abstract water from the River Rye at SE 67667 79445 to transfer it to the River Rye at SK 67560 79462 without intervening use. This consultation is closed and the permit has been withdrawn. 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. ... More
    Opened 10 October 2018

  • The River Pinn Project information page

    Updated: 20 July 2021 This webpage is no longer being updated. Please visit our new engagement portal at www.followpinnfloodprojects.com to see what is being done to investigate and manage flood risk across the River Pinn catchment in north-west London. This contains the latest updates on projects and how to get involved through various interactive tools and features. You can sign up through the portal to receive updates as these projects progress. If you have any questions,... More
    Opened 10 October 2018

  • Canal and River Trust 21931 Hydro-Electric Power Production Consultation

    We are seeking your comments on an application received from Canal and River Trust . The Canal & River Trust has applied to the Environment Agency for a licence. The Environment Agency is giving notice of this application (in accordance with Section 37 of the Water Resources Act 1991 and Regulation 6 of the Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006. The application is for a full licence to abstract water from the... More
    Opened 11 October 2018

  • H2O Power Ltd, NPS/WR/029442: Hydro Electric Power Production Consultation

    We are seeking your comments on an application received from H2O Power Ltd. The application is for a full licence to abstract water from the River Mersey at Howley Weir at National Grid Reference SJ 61564 87691. 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. More
    Opened 18 October 2018

  • Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions Limited, NPS/WR/029450: New abstraction consultation

    We are seeking your comments on an application received from Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions Limited . The application is for a full licence to abstract water from Lake Windermere at National Grid References SD 39761 95277, SD 39457 94627, SD 39085 92769 and SD 38805 92175. 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... More
    Opened 18 October 2018

  • SN4 7SB, Crapper & Sons Landfill Limited, EPR/SP3336SN/V007: environmental permit consultation

    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
    Opened 19 October 2018

  • H20 Power Ltd, NPS/WR/028120: Hydro Electric Power Production Consultation

    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. More
    Opened 25 October 2018

  • Sellafield Radioactive Substances Activities (RSA) Major Permit Review

    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
    Opened 26 October 2018

  • The Forestry Commission, NPS/WR/028109 and NPS/WR/029376: Hydro Electric Power Production Consultation

    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
    Opened 27 October 2018

  • The National Trust, NPS/WR/029470 & NPS/WR/028031: Hydro Electric Power Production Consultation

    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
    Opened 27 October 2018

  • BD21 4LW, Endless Energy Limited, EPR/ZP3537AT: environmental permit consultation

    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
    Opened 1 November 2018

  • Rationalising the Main River Network (RMRN): Norfolk De-maining Pilot Proposals

    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
    Opened 12 November 2018

  • Magnox Ltd/ Inutec Ltd Partial Permit Transfer Application

    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
    Opened 12 November 2018

  • Proposals for new and amended standard rules for flood risk activities

    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
    Opened 19 November 2018

  • Ponteland Flood Alleviation Scheme Information Page

    Ponteland has experienced flooding from the River Pont in previous years. In order to reduce flood risk, the Environment Agency maintains a range of assets in the area, such as flood walls, flood embankments and pumping stations. Construction started in September 2020 to install a new piled flood wall and work is now complete. The Ponteland Flood Alleviation scheme protects more than 250 homes in the town. The Environment Agency has provided... More
    Opened 21 November 2018

  • Aquazoom Ltd, 15745: Hydro Electric Power Production Consultation

    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. More
    Opened 22 November 2018

  • Standard rules consultation no. 18: revision of standard rule set SR2018 No 9 - medium combustion plant

    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
    Opened 23 November 2018

  • CA7 9DP, United Utilities Water Limited, EPR/WP3837FW/V004: environmental permit consultation

    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
    Opened 23 November 2018

  • North West Regional Flood and Coastal Committee Draft Business Plan 2019 to 2022

    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
    Opened 7 December 2018

  • Burton Flood Risk Management Scheme Information

    Updated 11 July 2022 The Flood Risk Management Scheme is now complete. The scheme reduced the flood risk to over 4500 homes and 1000 businesses. The Burton.FRMS email is now no longer being monitored. For enquiries about the scheme, please contact enquiries_westmids@environment-agency.gov.uk referencing Burton FRMS This page will no longer be updated and close by 31 December 2022 Background Burton is entwined with the River Trent, its history is... More
    Opened 10 December 2018

  • Lower Mole Flood Alleviation Scheme Information Page

    Update June 2023 We have a new website for all the latest information on the Lower Mole Flood Alleviation Scheme at Lower Mole Flood Alleviation Scheme | Engage Environment Agency (engagementhq.com) . Please note that we will no longer be updating this site. Update - February 2022 update We are writing to update you on work we are carrying out on the Lower Mole. In our November 2021 update newsletter, we mentioned that our project team were working through a number of... More
    Opened 13 December 2018
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