Notice

BS11 9BT, Sims Group UK Limited: environmental permit application advertisement

Published 28 December 2018

This notice was withdrawn on

The consultation period for this application has ended. You can view current licences on the Public Registers.

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Details of the application

The Environment Agency has received an application to vary an environmental permit under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 involving substantial change to a permit from Sims Group UK Limited.

The application contains a description of how the proposed changes may affect:

  • the installation
  • the materials, substances and energy it will use and generate
  • the conditions of its site
  • the source, nature and quantity of its foreseeable emissions and their significant effects on the environment
  • the proposed techniques for preventing, reducing, and monitoring its emissions and preventing and recovering waste
  • and an outline of the main alternatives, if any, considered

Application number

EPR/PP3099FM/V005

Regulated facility type

5.4 A(1) b) (iv) – Recovery or a mix of recovery and disposal of > 50 tonnes per day non-hazardous waste (> 100 tonnes per day if only anaerobic digestion) involving treatment in shredders of metal waste, including waste electrical and electronic equipment and end of life vehicles and their components.

Regulated facility location

Sims Avonmouth
Royal Edward Dock
St Andrews Road
Avonmouth
Bristol
Avon
BS11 9BT

How to view the application

The information is held in the Environment Agency register at the following location

Environment Agency
Rivers House
East Quay
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 4YS

You can view the register from 9.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday. Call the Environment Agency’s customer contact centre on 03708 506 506 to arrange an appointment. You can ask for a copy of documents on the register. The Environment Agency may charge to cover copying costs.

How to comment on the application

If you have any comments on the application send these by 08 February 2019.

Online: view and comment on the application using Citizen Space

Email: pscpublicresponse@environment-agency.gov.uk

Or write to:

Environment Agency
Permitting and Support Centre
Land Team
Quadrant 2
99 Parkway Avenue
Sheffield
S9 4WF

The Environment Agency will normally put any comments it receives on the public register. This includes your name and contact details. Please tell us if you do not want your response to be public.

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