Notice: CO5 9DF, Gent Fairhead and Co. Limited: environmental permit draft decision advertisement

The Environment Agency consults the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities. In some cases they also consult on draft decisions for environmental permits. The arrangements are explained in its Public Participation Statement
These notices explain:

  • the Environment Agency’s proposed decision and the reasons and considerations on which they’ve based this
  • additional relevant information available since the application was advertised
  • any information or guidance provided by the Secretary of State relevant to the application



Research and analysis: APHA disease surveillance reports, 2017 onwards

Updated: Further 2018 monthly reports now available.

The monthly report is a summary of disease data gathered by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) Veterinary Investigation Centres.

It is part of the disease surveillance system which is used to monitor new diseases in cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry, and to monitor changing trends in existing diseases.

A similar report is produced for Scotland by the Scottish Agricultural Colleges Veterinary Services Division (SACVSD).

See the APHA animal disease surveillance reports collection for further reports.




Notice: WV2 4QT, Global Metal Finishers Limited: environmental permit issued

The Environment Agency publish permits that they issue under the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED).

This decision includes the permit and decision document for:

  • Operator name: Global Metal Finishers Limited
  • Installation name: Global Metal Finishers Blakenhall Facility
  • Permit number: EPR/XP3335KT/V002



Notice: DE12 7DT, AB Produce PLC: environmental permit draft decision advertisement

The Environment Agency consults the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities. In some cases they also consult on draft decisions for environmental permits. The arrangements are explained in its Public Participation Statement
These notices explain:

  • the Environment Agency’s proposed decision and the reasons and considerations on which they’ve based this
  • additional relevant information available since the application was advertised
  • any information or guidance provided by the Secretary of State relevant to the application



Decision: Richmondshire District Council: direction on Environment Agency functions

Updated: Published a new version of this direction. The previous direction had an incorrect European Waste Catalogue (EWC) code within it and has been revoked and replaced by this one.

This direction gives Richmondshire District Council (rather than the Environment Agency) the role of regulating Thomas Armstrong (Concrete Blocks) Ltd for the operation of a facility receiving, storing and using Enhanced Pozzolanic Biomass Ash in the manufacture of concrete and other cement blocks in Bridge Road, Brompton on Swale, Richmond, North Yorkshire.

The direction is made by the Secretary of State under the powers in regulation 33(1) of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016.