TA5 1UD, NNB Generation Company (HPC) Limited, EPR/JP3122GM/V008: environmental permit consultation

Overview

We are seeking your comments on a water discharge activity (WDA) environmental permit application received from NNB Generation Company (HPC) Limited for

Construction site at Hinkley Point C power station
Near Bridgwater
Somerset
TA5 1UD

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.
• 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, for example 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.
• The granting of a permit if the operator is able to demonstrate that they can carry out the activity without significant risk to the environment or human health.