Notice

Hail Weston Farms Limited: application made to abstract water

Published 24 October 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This notice was withdrawn on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

Hail Weston Farms 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 for a full licence to abstract water from the River Kym, Southwest of Little Paxton, Cambridgeshire at National Grid Reference TL 17554 61864. The application is to abstract water as follows:

  • 100 cubic metres an hour
  • 2,400 cubic metres a day
  • 110,000 cubic metres a year
  • At an instantaneous rate not exceeding 28 litres per second
  • Between November and March inclusive in each year.

The water will be abstracted via a pump to fill a winter storage reservoir for subsequent trickle irrigation.

How to view the application

You can view the application and supporting documents, during normal office hours at the Environment Agency:

Brampton Office
Bromholme Lane
Brampton
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE28 4NE

You can view a summary of the application, during normal office hours, on the Public Register at:

Brampton Office
Bromholme Lane
Brampton
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE28 4NE

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/029574 to the Environment Agency at:

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 28 November 2018.

For advice about how to make a representation call 03708 506 506.