Notice

UB9 6JL, Costain Limited, Skanska Construction UK Limited, Strabag AG-UK Branch: environmental permit application advertisement - EPR/GB3301GY/V003

Published 31 July 2024

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Applies to England

1. 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 Costain Limited, Skanska Construction UK Limited, Strabag AG-UK Branch.

Application number

EPR/GB3301GY/V003

Regulated facility type

The permitted activity is for the physico-chemical treatment of soil and stone waste from the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) operating for the High Speed Rail 2 project. This activity is regulated under the Schedule 1, Part 2, Section 5.4 Part A(1) (a) (ii) of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 – Disposal of non-hazardous waste with a capacity exceeding 50 tonnes per day involving physico-chemical treatment. This variation is to increase the daily throughput from 6,800 tonnes to 16,000 tonnes and to add new lime suppliers to the permit.

Regulated facility address

Waste Transfer And Treat Station
Ickenham
Uxbridge
UB9 6JL

The application contains a description of how the proposed change(s) 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

2. How to view and comment on the application

If you have any comments on the application send these by 29 August 2024.

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.

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

The privacy notice for permit applicants/operators can be viewed at Privacy Notice

The proposals in this application are also the subject of a separate environmental impact assessment carried out as part of town and country planning. You can get further information on this from Hillingdon Council.