B4 7ET, Birmingham District Energy Company Limited, EPR/PP3900PU/V003: environmental permit consultation

Overview

We are seeking your comments on an environmental permit application which includes a plant which has been identified as being in an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) received from Birmingham District Energy Company Limited for

Aston Boiler House
Aston University
Aston Triangle
Birmingham
B4 7ET

 

We can take account of

• Relevant environmental regulatory requirements.
• Information on local population and sensitive sites.
• Permit conditions by providing information that we have not been made aware of in the application, or by correcting incorrect information in the application (e.g. background air quality).

We cannot take account of

• Issues beyond those in the relevant environmental regulations.
• Anything outside the remit of the EPR, e.g. the proposed location of the site.
• Land use issues when determining a permit application, even if changing the location of the activity would improve its environmental performance.
• The impact of noise and odour from traffic travelling to and from the site.
• The legally defined process we follow to determine a permit.

What happens next

Thank you for your comments regarding our public consultation.

       Please note the following important information:

•     There may be a delay in processing your comments, however, be assured your comments will be forwarded to the determining officer for consideration.

•     If you have requested your comments to be published these will appear once processed.

What happens next

We need to decide whether we may grant or refuse what the operator has asked for. We do this by looking at the information provided in the application. We also look at any comment received from other organisations and the public.

When we make a decision

We publish a list of our permitting decisions on our website each month.  You can find them here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environmental-permit-applications-list-of-decisions

If you do not have internet access please phone our Customer Contact Centre who will be able to give you more information.

If you have any questions please let us know on 03708 506 506 or email pscpublicresponse@environment-agency.gov.uk

Kind regards,

Permitting Support (Sheffield)