BB2 7LF, BAE Systems (Operations) Limited: environmental permit application advertisement - EPR/BV0414IV/V003
Published 17 April 2024
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Details of the application
The Environment Agency has received an application to vary an environmental permit under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 involving substantial change to a permit from BAE Systems (Operations) Limited.
Application number
EPR/BV0414IV/V003
Regulated facility type
The site operates a variety of diverse and complex activities. The operator is currently permitted for the following scheduled activities: Section 2.3 Part A(1)(a) Section 4.2 Part A(1)(f) Section 5.4 Part A(1)(a)(ii) Schedule 14 - Solvent emission activities - an activity to which Chapter V of the Industries Emissions Directive applies. The application is for the following: • Installation of new anodise process line to eliminate Chromium VI use. • Removal of all decommissioned equipment associated with Chromic acid anodising process line and associated external scrubber units. • Removing reference to Clean and Pickle line as this process line has been decommissioned. • Changes associated with the tanker/chemical delivery area. • Expansion of the Effluent Treatment Plant. • Increase in permit boundary. • Replacing degreasing solvent.
Regulated facility address
Samlesbury Aerodrome
Myerscough Road
Balderstone
BB2 7LF
The application contains a description of how the proposed change(s) may affect:
- the installation
- the materials, substances and energy it will use and generate
- the conditions of its site
- the source, nature and quantity of its foreseeable emissions and their significant effects on the environment
- the proposed techniques for preventing, reducing, and monitoring its emissions and preventing and recovering waste
- and an outline of the main alternatives, if any, considered
How to view and comment on the application
If you have any comments on the application send these by 16 May 2024.
You can comment:
Online: view and comment on the application using Citizen Space
Via email: pscpublicresponse@environment-agency.gov.uk
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