Sapphire Mill, Glenwood Road - Installation of third paper machine

POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL (SCOTLAND)
REGULATIONS 2012

In accordance with Paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 to the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations, notice is hereby given that Fourstones Paper Mill Co Ltd has applied to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) for a permit under Regulation 13 of the regulations. This is in respect of activities being carried out namely the addition and operation of a third paper machine to the installation at Sapphire Mill, Glenwood Road, Leslie, KY6 3AB.

The application contains a description of any foreseeable significant effects of emissions from the installation on the environment and on human health.

Please contact registry@sepa.org.uk if you wish to see a copy, please quote reference number PPC/A/1083904.

Please note that the application contains details of:
the applicant and the site
the activities carried out;
the installation and any directly associated activities;
the condition of the land (a site report) and a baseline report;
the reasons for proposing equivalent emission limit values where appropriate,
the raw and auxiliary materials, other substances and energy to be used, or generated;
the nature, quantities and source of foreseeable emissions from the installation
the techniques for preventing, reducing and rendering harmless emissions from the installation;
how the best available techniques are applied to the operation of the installation;
the proposed measures to be taken to monitor emissions ;
the measures to be taken to minimise waste production and recover wastes produced;
any additional measures to ensure that no significant pollution is caused;
information presented to demonstrate that the applicant is a ‘fit and proper person’;
an outline of the main alternatives, if any have been studied;
a non-technical summary of the information referred to above;
other information which the applicant may wish SEPA to take into account;


Written representation concerning this application may be made to SEPA at the above address, or via the following email address:
registryangussmith@sepa.org.uk and if received within 28 days of this Notice, will be taken into consideration in determining the application. Any such representations made by any person will be entered in a Public Register, unless that person requests in writing that they should not be entered. Where such a request is made, a statement will be included in the register indicating that representations have been made that have been the subject of such
a request.

This notice was published on 12th of September 2024