Canal & River Trust and R H Falkingham & Son: application made to abstract water
Published 25 September 2025
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Details of the application
Canal & River Trust and R H Falkingham & Son 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 applications are to vary licence serial numbers 2/27/24/467/R02 and NE/027/0028/048/R01 respectively, authorising abstraction of water from the River Ouse at Barmby on the Marsh, East Riding, Yorkshire, between reaches at National Grid References (NGRs) SE 69790 26858 and SE 70017 26806, SE 70709 26746 and SE 70831 26754, and at National Grid Reference SE 67537 28825; and at the River Derwent near Wressle, North Yorkshire, between reaches at NGRs SE 70331 32711 and SE 70667 31359, SE 70674 31188 and SE 70677 30270, and at NGRs SE 70458 30029, SE 68949 29009, SE 68194 28757, and SE 70551 34785. Both licences authorise spray irrigation from 1 April to 30 September.
The variations applied for are to remove the aggregate condition that restricts both licences’ abstraction quantities to 90 cubic metres per hour, 1,440 cubic metres per day, and 40,000 cubic metres per year. 2/27/24/467/R02 will be able to abstract 90 cubic metres per hour, 1,440 cubic metres per day, and 25,000 cubic metres per year. NE/027/0028/048/R01 will be able to abstract 90 cubic metres per hour, 1,440 cubic metres per day, proposes to increase annual abstraction from 40,000 to 49,999 cubic metres, and proposes to add two abstraction reaches (at NGRs SE 69405 39101 to SE 69442 39353, and SE 69654 40465 to SE 69513 40670).
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/045471 & NPS/WR/044196 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 23 October 2025.
For advice about how to make a representation call 03708 506 506.