Notice

NE9 7SQ, Thompsons of Prudhoe Limited: environmental permit application advertisement – EPR/YP3098ZG/V008

Published 1 May 2024

Applies to England

Details of the application

The Environment Agency has received an application to vary (change) an environmental permit under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 from Thompsons of Prudhoe Limited.

The proposed variation does not involve substantial change.

Application number

EPR/YP3098ZG/V008

Regulated facility type

1.16.14 The operators of the permitted existing Waste Transfer Station at Springwell Quarry, Thompsons of Prudhoe, wish to add a soil washing plant to the site. The installation of the soil washing plant will allow suitable inert materials from demolition and construction to be recycled into secondary aggregates, all of which will be place under WRAP protocol and sold to house builders and developers. This will also result in a scaling down of the permitted transfer and treatment activities undertaken at the WTS.

Regulated facility address

Springwell Quarry
Springwell Lane
Gateshead
Tyne & Wear
NE9 7SQ

How to view and comment on the application

If you have any comments on the application send these by 30 May 2024.

You can comment:

Online: view and comment on the application using Citizen Space

Via email: pscpublicresponse@environment-agency.gov.uk

For advice about how to make a representation or if you are unable to make a representation via e-mail, please call 03708 506 506.

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