Wm Youngs and Sons (Farms) Limited: decision on licence application
Published 2 August 2017
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Application details
Wm Youngs and Sons (Farms) Limited: decision on licence application
Application number
NPS/WR/023810
Licence number
AN/030/0006/030/R01
EA Area
Anglian - Eastern
Date of Application
Received as valid on 29 March 2017
Applicant details
Wm Youngs and Sons (Farms) Limited
Sankence
Cawston Road
Aylsham
Norfolk
NR11 6UW
Summary of the proposal
This application is for a new licence on the same terms to replace an expiring abstraction licence AN/034/0006/030 that is time limited and due to expire 31 March 2018.
Source of Supply
Stourton Water
Points of abstraction and quantities
At National Grid Reference TG 17002 24850:
- 34.1 cubic metres per hour
- 818 cubic metres per day
- 73,000 cubic metres per year
At an instantaneous rate not exceeding 9.5 litres per second.
Means of abstraction
A pump
Purpose of abstraction
Filling a winter storage reservoir
Abstraction period
From 1 November to 31 March inclusive
Justification of quantities
The applicant has not been able to demonstrate continued justification to enable renewal of the licence. There has been no abstraction since the licence was first granted and insufficient progress in gaining planning permission for the proposed reservoir.
In addition, the necessary derogation agreement has not been agreed between the licence holder and the owner of a nearby borehole which has been judged likely to be impacted by the proposed trade between this licence and another held by Mr Young.
Resource assessment:
A pump test took place at Mere Farm to assess the suitability of a trade, this showed a likely impact on a nearby private borehole. The applicant has been seeking a derogation agreement with the owner of the private borehole, which is necessary (under sections 39 and 51 of the Water Resources Act 1991) to enable us to vary licence AN/034/0006/029. To date this agreement has not been made. The applicant was informed, when the licence was originally granted, that the licence would not be renewed if this agreement was not secured.
Conclusion and recommendation:
There has been no abstraction since the licence was first granted and no progress has been made towards gaining planning permission for the proposed reservoir.
The abstraction cannot take place unless a derogation agreement is in place. The necessary derogation agreement is not in place.