Notice

Saint-Gobain Construction Products UK Limited: application made to abstract water

Published 29 September 2023

This notice was withdrawn on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

Saint-Gobain Construction Products UK Limited has applied to the Environment Agency for a licence.

The Environment Agency is giving notice of this application in accordance with Section 37 of the Water Resources Act 1991 and Regulation 6 of the Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006.

The application is for a full licence to abstract water from underground strata comprising of Purbeck Limestone at National Grid Reference (NGR) TQ 72461 19526 at Mountfield Mine, Robertsbridge, East Sussex.

The application is to abstract water as follows:

  • 30 cubic metres an hour
  • 720 cubic metres a day
  • 262,800 cubic metres a year.

The water will be used for the manufacture of plasterboard products.

Further details are: The applicant also holds a transfer licence that abstracts from the same location as above and discharges to the River Line at NGR TQ 7252 1957.

How to view the application

Please contact us via e-mail or use the number below to arrange to see the application documents.

How to comment on the application

Send any representation about this application by email, quoting the name of the applicant and reference number NPS/WR/039110 to the Environment Agency, at: PSC-WaterResources@environment-agency.gov.uk

By 27 October 2023.

For advice about how to make a representation call 03708 506 506.

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