TQ13 7PN, Mr MF Fursdon: Water resources abstraction licence appeal – 14/46/004/0685
An objection against the Environment Agency’s proposal to vary a licence to abstract for the purpose of power generation at Waterleat Lodge, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 7PN
- From:
- Environment Agency
- Published:
- 1 July 2026
- Last updated:
- 7 August 2026 — See all updates
Applies to England
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CD1 - Copy of licence
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CD2 - Copy of licence in its original form
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CD3 - NRA Screen Relocation Agreement
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CD4 - Map and photographs of abstraction site
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CD5 - EA Guidance for run-of-river hydropower development, December 2017
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CD6- Hydrology Report- ‘Old Walls RSA scheme Hydrological modelling’ June 2025
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CD7 - EA's Environmental FIow Indicator position statement
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CD8 - EA’s Catchment Planning Waterbody Data
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CD9 - River Basin Management Plan South- West River Basin District 2009
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CD10 - 2024 England Sea Trout Fishery Performance Results
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CD11 - Salmon Stocks and Fisheries in England and Wales in 2024- Report
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CD12 - Old Walls Options Appraisal Report, October 2025
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CD13 - Draft of the proposed licence
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CD14 - Restoring Sustainable Abstraction Ecology Report 2018
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CD15 - Licence Change Proposal Report
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CD16 - EA's Cost Benefit Analysis
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CD17 - Screening for intake and outfalls- a best practice guide February 2005
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CD18- EA’s Response to third party representations
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CD19 - Objector’s Objection Letter
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CD20 - Smolt Trial Report (unsigned)
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CD21 - Restoring Sustainable Abstraction – Fish Investigation Report
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CD22 - South Devon WFD Management Area Abstraction Licensing Strategy
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CD23 - Section 52 notice
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CD24 - Hydrological information needed for your application- Section 2
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CD25 - Hydrological information needed for your application- Sections 3.1.3 and 3.2
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CD26 - Survey Data - Cator Bridge and Mistresses Piece
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CD27 - Applying time limits to new and varied abstraction licences
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CD28 - Restoring Sustainable Abstraction – Section 52 mandatory licence changes
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CD29 - Assessment of barriers to migration on the River Dart, March 2011
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CD30 - Determining water resources licence applications
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CD31 - EA Letter of support - West Country Rivers Trust
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CD32 - EA email of support- Dart Fisheries and Conservation Association
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CD33 - EA’s Statement of Case
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CD34 - EA’s response to Objector’s Statement of Case
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CD35 - Objector’s Statement of Case
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CD36 - Objector’s response to EA’s Statement of Case
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CD37 - Representation- Cara Jenkinson, Ashden Climate Solutions
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CD38 - Representation- Kate Gilmartin, British Hydropower Association [Redacted]
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CD39 - Representation- Dr Tom Greeves [Redacted]
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CD40 - Representation- Gail Fursdon [Redacted]
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CD41 - Representation – Gerry Pope, GP Electronics [Redacted]
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CD42 - Representation- Kirsty Russell [Redacted]
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CD43 - Representation- Russell and Sandra Ashford [Redacted]
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CD44 - Emma Townsend Proof of Evidence [Redacted]
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CD45 - Harriet Ames Proof of Evidence including attachments [Redacted]
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CD46 - David Bartlett Proof of Evidence including attachment [Redacted]
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CD47 -Miles Fursdon Witness Statement [Redacted]
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CD48 -Miles Fursdon Proof of Evidence Exhibit MRF1 [Redacted]
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CD49 Chris Elliott Proof of Evidence of Chris Elliott [Redacted]
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CD50 - Adam Robbins Proof of Evidence [Redacted]
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CD51 - Adam Robbins Proof of Evidence Annex - Macroinvertebrate Assessment
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CD52- EA email to objector re screening and feasibility [Redacted]
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CD53 - Response from Miles and Gail Fursdon re screening and feasibility [Redacted]
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CD54 - EA letter to objector detailing extension to notice service date
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CD55 - Catfield appeal decision 2016- APPWAT15316 & 317
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CD56 - Pennoxstone appeal decision 2023 - APPWAT585R
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CD57 - Mellingey Trout Farm appeal inspector's recommendation 2024 - APPWAT19643
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CD58 - Yatton appeal decision 2011 - APPWAT11304
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CD59 - Thorverton Mill inspector's recommendation 2007 - APPDEFRAWABS0601
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CD60 - Chris Elliott Summary Proof of Evidence
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ID1 - Technical rebuttal note - Chris Elliott's residual river flow assessment
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ID2 - Technical update note on abstraction for power generation- Harriet Ames
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ID3 - Objector's Skeleton Argument
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ID4 - Environment Agency Opening Submissions
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ID5 - Accompanying submission to Graham Philip May's statement [Redacted]
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ID6 - National River Flow Archive- Flows Austins Bridge
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ID7 - Restoring Sustainable Abstraction compensation leaflet
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ID8 - Terms of agreement of the parties - note to Inspector
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Details
The decision includes the appeal documents for:
- Operator name: Mr Miles F Fursdon
- Installation/Facility name: Hydroelectric scheme
- Permit number: 14/46/004/0685
Updates to this page
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We have added the file attachment 'ID8 - Terms of agreement of the parties - note to Inspector'
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The following file attachments have been added: 'ID6 - National River Flow Archive- Flows Austins Bridge' and 'ID7 - Restoring Sustainable Abstraction compensation leaflet'.
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The following file attachments have been added: 'ID1 - Technical rebuttal note - Chris Elliott's residual river flow assessment'; 'ID2 - Technical update note on abstraction for power generation- Harriet Ames'; ‘ID3 - Objector's Skeleton Argument; ‘ID4 - Environment Agency Opening Submissions’; and 'ID5 - Accompanying submission to Graham Philip May's statement [Redacted]'.
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Additional documents added
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The following Core Documents have been replaced with the full documents, rather than extracts which had been published originally: CD9, CD11, CD17, CD27, CD28 and CD30.
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First published.