Haverfordwest Creamery - Draft Decision

Overview

The First Milk Cheese Company have submitted an application to Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to change its environmental permit for Haverfordwest Creamery (permit number-EPR/XP3830UR).

This change, termed a ‘variation’, is a legal requirement under the Environmental Permitting Regulations (England and Wales) 2016.

We have assessed the proposed changes and are minded to grant the permit variation.

Application Details

Application Reference: PAN-027140

Regulated facility type: The primary activity of this installation is the Section 6.8 Part A (1)(e) treating and processing milk, the quantity of milk received being more than 200 tonnes per day (average value of an annual basis).

The permit also allows the following relevant activities to take place:

• Section 5.4 Part A (1)(a)(i) disposal of non-hazardous waste with a capacity exceeding 50 tonnes per day involving one or more of the following activities – (i) biological treatment.
• Schedule 25A medium combustion plants.

Regulated facility location: Haverfordwest Creamery, Pembroke Road, Merlins Bridge, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, SA61 1JN

This variation will:

• Increase the maximum production capacity of the creamery by 227 tonnes per day – raising the allowed production from 1260 tonnes per day to 1487 tonnes per day. This will include the installation of new equipment, as well as the expansion of some existing equipment.
• Include a new chemical precipitation process at the Effluent Treatment Plant. This has the aim of reducing the amount of phosphorus in the wastewater before it is released.
• Due to changes in legislation, change the three existing 8 megawatt thermal (MWth) site boilers to Medium Combustion Plant (MCP) with associated emission limits. (One on-site 2.7MWth Combined Heat and Power engine is already captured as an MCP.)

Our draft decision

We are minded to grant the permit variation. We will only grant a permit variation if we believe that significant pollution will not be caused, and the operator has the ability to meet the conditions of the permit.

The permit includes appropriate conditions to protect human health and the environment. 

Why your views matter  

This is your opportunity to review our draft decision and submit your comments. We will take all relevant responses into account before we make our final decision on the permit application. 

Please see Natural Resources Wales / Public participation: how you can take part in our permit and licence consultations for more information on how we consult and what matters are within our regulatory remit.  

You can view the following draft documents using the links at the bottom of this page:

• Draft permit
• Draft variation notice
• Draft decision document

They are also available on our online public register.

You can submit your comments using the online consultation link below. If you have any issues submitting your comments, you can send your comments to us by email to permittingconsultations@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk.