The Environment Agency conducts tens of thousands of business inspections annually to ensure that firms and individuals are safeguarding air, land, and water.
The Environment Agency awarded a permit variation on 16 November 2022 to build a mechanical sorting facility and an energy recovery facility to an existing licensed site off Langhurstwood Road in Horsham that is run by Britaniacrest Recycling Limited. The consultation period for this decision was between 13 May 2021 and 26 June 2022. After reviewing the comments, the Environmental Protection Agency approved the application.
Environment Agency area environment manager Michael Turner stated:
The Environment Agency evaluated all relevant circumstances and regulatory criteria before deciding whether to approve this permit variation. The environmental permit places Britaniacrest Recycling Limited under rigorous conditions. We are confident that the energy recovery facility can run without harming the environment or human health, as the necessary precautions have been taken.
All the comments received during the public consultations have been incorporated into a final decision document. Further information, including a copy of the permit variation decision document and the permit variation, is available: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rh12-4qd-britaniacrest-recycling-limited-environmental-permit-issued-eprcb3308tdv002.
The permit variation conditions for Britaniacrest Recycling Limited are as follows:
Pre-operational conditions describing the installation’s final design in order to preserve air quality, groundwater, and surface water, and to assure the safe storage, management, and disposal of wastes.
To reduce the likelihood of accidents, noise, and odor.
Maximise energy efficiency.
In the following methods, the Environment Agency regulates the performance of energy from waste facilities:
Permits are issued specifying how the facility must be run, the monitoring required, and the restrictions it must meet.
Performs routine inspections and audits.
Operators are required to monitor important emissions using acceptable monitoring standards and submit the results to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Regularly analyzes monitoring methodologies and monitoring findings to evaluate the facility’s performance and ensure that it does not exceed permissible limits.
If an energy-from-waste facility is found to have violated any of its permit restrictions, we will take the proper enforcement action. This could be a warning for small infractions, a notification to correct the problem, or even legal action for more significant offenses.
It publishes on the public register all the operator’s monitoring reports and records of inspections and audits.
Please contact Horsham District Council for any enquiries regarding the planning process.
For general information about the Environment Agency’s permitting process please visit: www.gov.uk/topic/environmental-management/environmental-permits