Smith & Sons (Bletchington) Limited: application made to abstract water
Published 4 July 2025
Applies to England
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Details of the application
Smith & Sons (Bletchington) Limited 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 licence to abstract water from underground strata comprised of White Limestone (Ardley Member) at Dewars Farm Quarry, Bicester. The abstraction will take place from the area contained within the boundary formed by straight lines running between the following National Grid References (NGRs): SP 54801 26008, SP 54922 25893, SP 54686 25045 and SP 54532 25063. The water will be transferred to Gagle Brook and upstream of Trow Pool at NGRs SP 54474 25071 and SP 54903 25181 respectively, without intervening use.
The application is to abstract water as follows:
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25 cubic metres an hour
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594 cubic metres a day
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217,000 cubic metres a year
Abstraction will take place all year.
How to view the application
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 in writing, quoting the name of the applicant and reference number NPS/WR/045025 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 1 August 2025.
For advice about how to make a representation call 03708 506 506.