IP16 4UR, NNB Generation Company (SZC) Ltd, EPR/MP3731AC/A001: environmental permit combustion activity application consultation

Overview

We are seeking your comments on an environmental permit application received from NNB Generation Company (SZC) Ltd for

Sizewell C Combustion Plant
Sizewell
IP16 4UR

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 one.
• The shape and use of the land around the site in terms of its potential impact, whether that impact is acceptable and what pollution control or abatement may be required.
• Information that we have not been made aware of in the application, or by correcting incorrect information in the application

We cannot take account of

• Issues beyond those in the relevant environmental regulations.
• Anything outside the remit of the Environmental Permitting Regulations, e.g. the proposed location of the site, which is done by the local authority via land use planning.
• Whether a site should have a formal designation under Habitats Directive or other conservation legislation.
• Whether the activity should be allowed or not as a matter of principle. For example we will not consider whether nuclear power generation is an appropriate process or whether alternative methods of generating electricity should be used instead.
• Land use issues, or sustainability challenges, even if it is argued that 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.
• Comments about the Government’s Energy Policy