Notice

TA5 1UD, NNB Generation Company (HPC) Limited: environmental permit application advertisement - EPR/WP3200PJ/A001

Published 19 May 2020

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Details of the application

The Environment Agency has received a new bespoke application for an environmental permit under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 from NNB Generation Company (HPC) Limited.

Application number

EPR/WP3200PJ/A001

Regulated facility type

The Hinkley Point C (HPC) construction site in Somerset currently operates sufficient mobile generating equipment to require an environmental permit due to the aggregated rated thermal input of combustion equipment on site. The engines are in place to provide electricity to allow the construction site to operate. The scheduled activity is;

Section 1.1 A(1) (a) : Burning any fuel in an appliance with a rated thermal input of 50 megawatts or more.

Regulated facility address

Hinkley Point C Construction Site
Wick Moor Drove
Nr Bridgwater
Somerset
TA5 1UD

The application includes:

  • the completed application form
  • a non-technical summary
  • a summary of the management system
  • an environmental risk assessment
  • proposed operating techniques, including an assessment of best available techniques
  • management plans to address any key risks
  • modelling and monitoring of any significant emissions to air, land or water
  • a report on the condition of the site
  • raw material usage and measures for energy efficiency and avoiding waste production
  • an assessment of meeting the conditions for a low impact installation

How to view and comment on the application

If you have any comments on the application send these by 17th June 2020.

You can comment:

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Online: view and comment on the application using Citizen Space

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

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