Notice

CA20 1PG, Sellafield Limited: environmental permit application advertisement (EPR/BM4317IX/V009)

Published 9 May 2018

This notice was withdrawn on

The consultation period for this application has ended. You can view current licences on the Public Registers.

Applies to England

Details of the application

The Environment Agency has received an application to vary an environmental permit under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (that does not involve substantial change) from Sellafield Limited. The Environment Agency also propose to vary this environmental permit under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010.

Application number

EPR/BM4317IX/V009

Regulated facility type

EPR Installation with activities: Section 1.1 A (1) (a): Burning any fuel in an appliance with a rated thermal input of 50 megawatts or more. Section 4.2 A(1) (h): any activity, other than the combustion or incineration of carbonaceous material as defined in the Interpretation of Part A(1) of Section 1.2 of this Schedule, which is likely to result in the release into the air of any acid-forming oxide of nitrogen. Section 3.1 B (b): Blending cement in bulk or using cement in bulk other than at a construction site, including the bagging of cement and cement mixtures, the batching of ready-mixed concrete and the manufacture of concrete blocks and other cement products.

Regulated facility location

Sellafield Site
Sellafield Works
Seascale
Cumbria
CA20 1PG

How to view the application

You can view the information at the Environment Agency register:

Environment Agency
Lutra House
Dodd Way
Off Seedlee Road
Walton Summit
Bamber Bridge
Preston
Lancsashire
PR5 8BX

You can view the register from 9.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday. Call the Environment Agency’s customer contact centre on 03708 506 506 to arrange an appointment. You can ask for a copy of documents on the register. The Environment Agency may charge to cover copying costs.

How to comment on the application

If you have any comments on the application send these by 7 June 2018.

Online: view and comment on the application using Citizen Space

Email: pscpublicresponse@environment-agency.gov.uk

Or write to:

Environment Agency
Permitting and Support Centre
Land Team
Quadrant 2
99 Parkway Avenue
Sheffield
S9 4WF

The Environment Agency will normally put any comments it receives on the public register. This includes your name and contact details. Please tell us if you do not want your response to be public.

The Environment Agency must decide whether to grant or refuse the application. If they grant it, they must decide what conditions to include in the permit.