Brownfield Associates Limited: application made to abstract water
Published 26 June 2026
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Details of the application
Brownfield Associates 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 to renew on different terms a variation to licence serial number 7/35/02/*G/0133 which authorises the abstraction of groundwater from sand and gravel at Blythburgh, Suffolk.
The existing time-limited variation authorises water abstraction using 3 boreholes for the purpose of commercial: general use associated with public events and festivals at National Grid References TM 44790 77490, TM 45260 77180 and TM 44851 77554 at the total volumes as follows:
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30 cubic metres an hour
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720 cubic metres a day
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35,000 cubic metres a year
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between 1 April and 31 October inclusive in each year.
The application is to renew these terms. The different terms are to reinstate an abstraction point, a borehole at National Grid Reference: TM 45370 76450 which lapsed from the licence in 2022. Abstraction will be authorised for the same purpose, period and volumes specified.
How to view the application
Please contact us via e-mail or use the number below to arrange to see the application documents.
How to comment on the application
Send any representation about this application in writing, quoting the name of the applicant and reference number NPS/WR/046911 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 24 July 2026.
For advice about how to make a representation call 03708 506 506.