Notice

PR4 3PJ: Environmental permit application advertisement

Updated 3 July 2014

This notice was withdrawn on

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

Applies to England

The Environment Agency has received a new bespoke application for an environmental permit under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 from Cuadrilla Bowland Limited.

1. Environmental permit for onshore oil and gas exploratory operations

  • Application Number: EPR/AB3101MW/A001
  • Regulated facility type: Permit for the management of mining waste involving waste facilities, the flaring of gas in plant with a capacity of over 10 tonnes per day and a groundwater activity.
  • Regulated facility location: Preston New Road Exploration Site, Preston New Road, Plumpton, Fylde, Lancashire, PR4 3PJ

2. Environmental permit for a radioactive substances activity permit

  • Application Number: EPR/KB3395DE/A001
  • Regulated facility type: Radioactive Substances Activity – Accumulate radioactive waste and Dispose of radioactive waste.
  • Regulated facility location: Preston New Road Exploration Site, Preston New Road, Plumpton, Fylde, Lancashire, PR4 3PJ

3. Environmental permit for a groundwater activity

  • Application Number: EPR/BB3093RH/A001
  • Regulated facility type: Permit for the discharge, from oil and gas exploratory operations, of pollutants that might lead to an indirect input of those pollutants to groundwater
  • Regulated facility location: Preston New Road Exploration Site, Preston New Road, Plumpton, Fylde, Lancashire, PR4 3PJ
  • NGR discharge point: A groundwater activity centred on SD 37408 32740

4. How to view the application

The information is held in registers at the following locations:

Kirkham Library
Station Road
Kirkham
Lancashire
PR4 2HD

Ansdell Library
59 Commonside
Ansdell
Lytham St Annes
Lancashire
FY8 4DJ

Lytham Library
Clifton Street
Lytham St Annes
Lancashire
FY8 5EP

St Annes Library
254 Clifton Drive South
Lytham St Annes
Lancashire
FY8 1NR

Lancashire County Council
Development Management Group
Environment Directorate
County Hall
Preston
PR1 0LD

Fylde Borough Council
Public Offices
292 Clifton Drive South
Lytham St Annes
FY8 1LH

The information is held on the Environment Agency register at the following location

Environment Agency
Richard Fairclough House
Knutsford Road
Latchford
Warrington
WA4 1HT

You can look at the Environment Agency 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 may get a copy of documents on the register. The Environment Agency may charge to cover copying costs.

5. How to comment on the application

If you have any comments on the application send these by 5 August 2014.

Online:

view and comment on the application using the e-consultation tool

Email to:

pscpublicresponse@environment-agency.gov.uk

Or write to:

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

Normally the Environment Agency must put any responses we receive on the public register. This includes your name and contact details. Please tell us if you don’t want your response to be public.

The Environment Agency must decide whether to grant or refuse the application. If they grant it, they must decide what conditions to include in the permit.