Cheshire - Application for a Water Abstraction Transfer Licence

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

Water Resources Act 1991 (as amended by the Water Act 2003)

Notice of application for a transfer licence to abstract (take) water

Protos ERF CCS Limited has applied to the Environment Agency for a transfer 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 for a licence to abstract water from underground strata near Ince, Cheshire between the National Grid References SJ 47003 76726, SJ 46860 76679, SJ 46891 76559 and SJ 47038 76613 to transfer it to a nearby surface water drain at National Grid Reference SJ 47013 76693 without intervening use.

The application is to abstract water as follows:

• 4 cubic metres an hour • 13 cubic metres a day

• 16,425 cubic metres a year • From issue until end of 2029.

Abstraction will take place all year.

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

Send any representations about this application in writing, quoting the name of the applicant and Reference Number NPS/WR/046685 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@environment-agency.gov.uk by 6th August 2026.

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