Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions Limited: application made to abstract water
Published 24 July 2026
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Details of the application
Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions Limited 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 licence to abstract water from an area defined by the National Grid References (NGRs) TA 16832 64580, TA 16466 62147, TA 02991 51897 and TA 00941 55564 in North Yorkshire, and to transfer it to various drains between NGRs TA 16400 63467 and SE 92339 43339 without intervening use.
The application is to abstract water as follows:
- 86 cubic metres an hour
- 2,073 cubic metres a day
- 120,000 cubic metres a year
- From issue until 31st December 2028.
Abstraction will take place all year.
How to view the application
Please contact us via email or use the number below to arrange to see the application documents.
How to comment on the application
Send any representations about this application in writing, quoting the name of the applicant and Reference Number NPS/WR/046917 to the Environment Agency, at the Permitting and Support Centre, Water Resources Team, Quadrant 2, 99 Parkway Avenue, Sheffield, S9 4WF or by email to PSC-WaterResources@environment-agency.gov.uk
By 21 August 2026.
For advice about how to make a representation call 03708 506 506.