Hills Quarry Products Limited: application made to abstract water
Published 15 May 2026
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Details of the application
Hills Quarry Products 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 SW/044/0057/002/R01 which authorises the abstraction of water from the underground strata comprising of sands and gravels at Woodsford Quarry, Dorchester, Dorset.
The variation applied for is to move the point of abstraction from National Grid Reference: SY 75175 89615 to the area contained within the boundary formed by straight lines running between the following National Grid References: SY 75376 89870, SY 75519 89984, SY 75410 90107 and SY 75195 90053.
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/046568 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 12 June 2026.
For advice about how to make a representation call 03708 506 506.