Notice

WA16 9SJ, The Oil and Pipelines Agency: environmental permit application advertisement - EPR/CP3643QY/A001

Published 13 September 2023

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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 The Oil and Pipelines Agency.

Application number

EPR/CP3643QY/A001

Regulated facility type

1.2A (1) e (i) storage and handling of crude oil 1.2A (1) e (ii) storage and handling of stabilised crude petroleum Plumley PSD (Petroleum Storage Depot) consists of 35 solution-mined caverns approximately 200-250m below ground level, 21 of these contain hydrocarbons ranging from petroleum to heavy slops/crude oil and 14 are considered clean, containing brine. It was developed by the UK Government to be a fuel and oil storage depot between 1955- 1963. The approximate site inventory of hydrocarbons is 210,000m3. Plumley PSD under asset management by OPA and no operations are carried out at the site other than maintenance.

Regulated facility address

Plumley PSD
Back Lane
Knutsford
Cheshire
WA16 9SJ

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 11 October 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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