ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Water Resources Act 1991

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
Water Resources Act 1991 (as amended by the Water Act 2003)
Notice of application to vary a full licence to abstract (take) water

PW & P Sim & Son has applied to the Environment Agency for a licence.

The Environment Agency is giving notice of this application, in accordance with Section 37 of the Water Resources Act 1991 and Regulation 6 of the Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006.

The application is to vary licence serial number 9/40/05/0024/SR which authorises the abstraction of water from drains at Romney Marshes at National Grid References TQ 99232 30555 to TQ 99232 30498.

The variation applied for is to change the period of abstraction from 1st May to 30th June inclusive, to 1st May to 31st December inclusive.

Further details are: The proposed change to the abstraction period is to better align the existing licence with the operational requirements of potato spray irrigation.

Please contact us via email or use the number below to arrange to see the application documents.

Send any representation about this application in writing, quoting the name of the applicant and reference number NPS/WR/047856 to the Environment Agency, at the Permitting and Support Centre, Water Resources Team, Quadrant 2, 99 Parkway Avenue, Sheffield, S9 4WF or by email to PSC-WaterResources@environmentagency.gov.uk by 12th November 2026.

For advice about how to make a representation call 03708 506 506