Notice

L Pilkington and R Pilkington T/A Breckles Grange Farming Company: application made to abstract water

Published 29 October 2020

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Details of the application

L Pilkington and R Pilkington T/A Breckles Grange Farming Company 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 an unnamed drain at Breckles Gate, Great Hockham, Norfolk. Water is proposed to be abstracted along a 600m abstraction reach between National Grid References TL 94160 93997 and TL 94751 93961 during the winter for storage for subsequent spray irrigation.

The application is to abstract water as follows:

  • 25 cubic metres an hour
  • 588 cubic metres a day
  • 89,023 cubic metres a year
  • between 1 November and 31 March inclusive in each year.

How to view the application

We are following Government advice to manage the risks of Coronavirus to our organisation, to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of our staff and sustain our critical operations. As a result, 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 by email, quoting the name of the applicant and reference number NPS/WR/031905 to the Environment Agency at: PSC-WaterResources@environment-agency.gov.uk

By 26 November 2020.

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

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