FCC Environment (UK) Limited: application made to abstract water
Published 14 August 2025
Applies to England
Details of the application
FCC Environment (UK) 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 vary licence serial number MD/028/0056/004 which authorises the abstraction of groundwater (South Charnwood Diorite) at Bradgate Landfill Site, Leicester at National Grid Reference SK 51234 08863 for the purpose of dewatering.
The variation applied for is to increase abstraction quantities to:
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5 cubic metres an hour
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103 cubic metres a day
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20,000 cubic metres a year.
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/045290 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 11 September 2025.
For advice about how to make a representation call 03708 506 506.