25-Apr-2006 - The Environment
Agency announced today (13th April 2006) that
it is considering an application from Land Rover
Solihull Combustion Plant, Solihull for a combustion
licence as part of a pilot project that will allow
local people to see licence applications online
for the first time.
The licence application can
be found on our website at www.environment-agency.gov.uk/publicregisters.
This simple online access to applications marks
the first step towards providing a more accessible
service that gives local people a say in the decision
making process.
If the pilot is successful,
it will enable people to find out whether other
local industries, businesses or individuals are
carrying out activities, such as waste disposal,
chemical production or waste water treatment,
that may have the potential to pollute the environment,
and to comment on the applications.
Licence application documents
were previously only held at Environment Agency
offices, which proved inaccessible to many people.
Now, anyone with web access can see them at a
convenient time and place, and let us know, online,
whether they think the activities should be allowed
and, if so, how they should be carried out.
This application is one of a
number of similar applications across England
and Wales from companies who have agreed to take
part in the pilot project because they take their
impact on the environment seriously.
Speaking for the Environment
Agency, Freedom of Information Advisor, Lorna
Roxburgh, says: "The global environment has
become a high priority on the political agenda,
but it is equally important in our local area.
People want to know whether their local industry,
businesses or individuals are carrying out activities,
such as waste disposal, chemical production or
waste water treatment, that might pollute their
environment. We hope local people will welcome
this opportunity to have a say on whether they
think these activities should be allowed and if
so, how they should be done."
More information:
The Environment Agency licenses
industry, business and individuals to carry out
certain activities that have the potential to
pollute the environment. When we receive an application
