Estates Agent of the Sandringham Estate NPS/WR/035198: application made to abstract water
Published 27 August 2021
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Details of the application
The Estates Agent of the Sandringham Estate 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 full licence to abstract water from the River Babingley on the Sandringham Estate, Sandringham, Norfolk at National Grid Reference (NGR) TF 71814 26275.
The application is for a full licence to abstract water as follows:
- at an instantaneous rate of 309 litres per second
- 1,112 cubic metres an hour
- 3,338 cubic metres a day
- 28,429 cubic metres a year
- between 1 March and 31 August inclusive in each year
The water will be used for spray irrigation. The applicant will use the licence to undertake frost protection and spray irrigation of 50 acres of blackcurrants.
The proposal lies within the Babingley catchment and the North West Norfolk Abstraction Licensing Strategy area.
How to view the application
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How to comment on the application
Send any representation about this application by email, quoting the name of the applicant and reference number NPS/WR/035198 to the Environment Agency at: PSC-WaterResources@environment-agency.gov.uk
By 24 September 2021.
For advice about how to make a representation call 03708 506 506.