LKAB Minerals Limited: applications made to abstract water
Published 21 August 2025
Applies to England
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Details of the applications
LKAB Minerals Limited has applied to the Environment Agency for two licences.
The Environment Agency is giving notice of these applications in accordance with Section 37 of the Water Resources Act 1991 and Regulation 6 of the Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006.
The first application is for a full licence to abstract water from underground Limestone strata at Dimmocks Cote Quarry, Wicken, Cambridgeshire at National Grid Reference (NGR) TL 54293 72475.
The application is to abstract water as follows:
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100 cubic metres an hour
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400 cubic metres a day
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24,460 cubic metres a year
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between 1 April and 31 March inclusive in each year.
Abstraction will occur throughout the year for dust suppression and wheel washing purposes.
The second application is for a new transfer licence to abstract water from underground Limestone strata at Dimmocks Cote Quarry, Wicken, Cambridgeshire, at NGR TL 54293 72475, and to transfer it to Kingfishers Bridge Nature Reserve through a pipeline at NGR TL 54288 72518 without intervening use.
The application is to abstract water as follows:
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100 cubic metres an hour
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2,400 cubic metres a day
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152,000 cubic metres a year
Abstraction will occur throughout the year for dewatering purposes.
How to view the applications
Please contact us via e-mail or use the number below to arrange to see the application documents.
How to comment on the applications
Send any representation about these applications in writing, quoting the name of the applicant and reference numbers NPS/WR/045108 and NPS/WR/045109 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 18 September 2025.
For advice about how to make a representation call 03708 506 506.