Notice

MK44 2RS, Growing Beds Recycling Services Limited: environmental permit application advertisement – EPR/GP3793LL/V008

Published 9 August 2023

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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 Growing Beds Recycling Services Limited.

Application number

EPR GP3793LL/V008

Regulated facility type

This is currently permitted as a S5.4(1) (b)(i) composting site which wishes to add a S5.4(A)(1)(a)(iii) pre-treatment for incineration activity for shredding waste wood, an extension to the site boundary and the addition of a new water lagoon. The shredding activity will be a maximum of 19,000 tonnes throughput per annum, with the remaining composting activity being 30,000 tonnes per year.

Regulated facility address


Ravensden Composting Facility
Kimbolton Road
Ravensden
Bedford
MK44 2RS

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

How to view and comment on the application

If you have any comments on the application send these by 07/09/2023.

You can comment:

Online: view and comment on the application using Citizen Space

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

For advice about how to make a representation or if you are unable to make a representation via e-mail, please call 03708 506 506.

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