Withyhedge Landfill Permit Variation Consultation

What we can consider: 

• The operator’s competence to meet permit conditions (in accordance with Regulatory Guidance Note 5: Operator Competence)

• Any proposed emission limits to air, land, and water 

• Potential impacts on health and the local environment 

• General operational management of the proposed facility 

• Handling and storing of any waste and raw materials 

• Efficient use of any raw materials, water and energy 

• Control of any odour, noise, dust, litter and pests 

• Any relevant local factors that you believe the applicant has not considered in the application 

• Monitoring process, agreed procedures and standards 

What we cannot consider:  

• The location of the site (local planning authorities' remit) 

• Traffic (local planning authorities' remit) 

• Visual impact (local planning authorities' remit) 

• Land use (local planning authorities' remit) 

• Operational hours or government policy, regardless of whether it's UK Government or Welsh Government (local planning authorities' remit) 

• Deciding whether the applicant must also undertake an Environmental Impact Assessment (local planning authorities' remit) 

• How much raw material is used and where it comes from 

• Access to the site (local planning authorities remit) 

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

Revised restoration levels  

Following a review of the completed landfill sections, the operator has identified that the final levels of the completed parts of the landfill do not match the permitted restoration plan. They have proposed modifying the landfills final levels to better align with the current site conditions. To support this request, the applicant has assessed the risk for the revised completion profile. 

Modified management and monitoring program for groundwater, surface water and leachate  

The operator has applied for several changes to the permit’s management and monitoring program. These include, but are not limited to: enhanced surface water monitoring, modifications to leachate extraction from the closed section of the landfill, and the removal of conditions relating to leachate recirculation. A risk assessment supporting these changes has been submitted to support the proposed changes (refer to the ‘Hydrogeological Risk Assessment Review’). 

Waste Recovery Activity  

Soils for engineering and capping have previously been sourced from the site. As this source has now been used up, the operator is applying to add a Waste Recovery activity to the permit to allow for 50,000 tonnes per year of soil waste to be deposited at the site for restoration purposes. A Waste Recovery Plan has been submitted to support this change. 

Consolidation and modernisation of the permit 

The operator has requested the permit be modernised and all previous permit variations be merged (consolidated). They have also requested that existing  Improvement Conditions and Pre-operational Conditions are reviewed.  

Please refer to the application supporting documentation for full details of the operators proposal.