Withyhedge Landfill Draft Decision

Overview

Resources Management U.K. Ltd have submitted an application to Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to change its environmental permit for Withyhedge Landfill (permit number EPR/MP3330WP).

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-025929

Permit number: EPR/MP3330WP

Application type: Substantial variation

Address: Withyhedge Landfill, Bowling Farm, Rudbaxton, Haverfordwest, SA62 4DB

Operator: Resources Management UK Ltd

The operator has proposed the following changes their permit:

Revised restoration levels
Modified management and monitoring program for groundwater, surface water and leachate
The addition of 50,000 tonnes of waste soils per year for restoration under a new Waste Recovery activity
Consolidation and modernisation of the permit, including a review of existing Improvement Conditions and Pre-operational Conditions

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.

We are seeking your comments on our draft decision and have launched a four-week public consultation.

You can provide comments on our draft decision by taking part in our consultation, linked at the bottom of this page.

Why your views matter

We understand this site has been of particular interest to the public and local community. Because of this we have enhanced our communication efforts by launching an online consultation through our Consultation and Engagement Hub.

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 below and answer the short survey to take part in the consultation.

Draft permit