Notice

LS18 5PU, Stephenson Group Ltd: environmental permit application advertisement - EPR/MP3435LB/V003

Published 11 July 2019

This notice was withdrawn on 27 August 2019

The consultation period for this application has ended. You can view current licences on the Public Registers.

Applies to England

1. Details of the application

The Environment Agency has received an application to vary an environmental permit under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 involving substantial change to a permit from Stephenson Group Ltd.

Application number

EPR/MP3435LB/V003

Regulated facility type

Producing organic chemicals.

Existing activities to remain on permit (changes under these activities in application constitute normal variations):

S4.1 A(1) (a)(xi) Producing organic chemicals such as— surface-active agents. [Production of soap]

S4.1 A(1) (a)(ii) Producing organic chemicals such as— organic compounds containing oxygen (for example alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, ethers, peroxides, phenols, epoxy resins) [Production of esters]

New activity (change from DAA to activity) for permit – this is what has triggered the substantial variation:

S5.1 A(1) (a)(ii) Disposal of non-hazardous waste with a capacity exceeding 50 tonnes per day involving one or more of the following activities, and excluding activities covered by Council Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste-water treatment (a)— physico-chemical treatment [Discharge of pH and temperature treated effluent to sewer]

Existing activity, being removed from permit:

S4.1 A(1) (a)(iv) Producing organic chemicals such as— organic compounds containing nitrogen (for example amines, amides, nitrous-, nitro- or azo-compounds, nitrates, nitriles, nitrogen heterocyclics, cyanates, isocyanates, diisocyanates and di-isocyanate prepolymers) [Production of colour chemicals]

Regulated facility address

Brookfoot Mills
Low Lane
Horsforth
West Yorkshire
LS18 5PU

The application contains a description of how the proposed change(s) may affect:

• the installation
• the materials, substances and energy it will use and generate
• the conditions of its site
• the source, nature and quantity of its foreseeable emissions and their significant effects on the environment
• the proposed techniques for preventing, reducing, and monitoring its emissions and preventing and recovering waste
• and an outline of the main alternatives, if any, considered

2. How to view the application

The application is held on the public register and can be viewed at the following location:

Environment Agency
Lateral
8 City Walk
Leeds
LS11 9AT

You can look at the register 9.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday. Please phone the Environment Agency’s National Customer Contact Centre on 03708 506 506 to arrange an appointment. You can have a copy of documents on the register. The Environment Agency may charge to cover copying costs.

3. How to comment on the application

If you have any comments on the application send these by 8 August 2019.

You can comment:

Online: view and comment on the application using Citizen Space

Via email: pscpublicresponse@environment-agency.gov.uk

Or write to:

Environment Agency
Permitting and Support Centre
Land Team
Quadrant 2
99 Parkway Avenue
Sheffield
S9 4WF

The Environment Agency will normally put any comments it receives on the public register. This includes your name but not your personal contact details. Please tell us if you do not want your response to be public.