Wates Construction Limited: application made to abstract water
Published 4 August 2026
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Details of the application
Wates Construction Limited 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 NW/069/0016/008 to abstract water from Underground strata comprising of Glacial Till at Hindley, Wigan for the purpose of transferring it without intervening use to an unnamed drain at National Grid References (NGRs) SD 62036 02794, SD 62066 02761 and SD 61908 02421.
The variation applied for is to increase the area of abstraction to the following NGRs SD 61574 02952, SD 62127 02905, SD 62246 02389 and SD 61686 02368. The instantaneous rate of abstraction for the purpose of dewatering will increase to:
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35 litres per second
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126 cubic metres an hour
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3,024 cubic metres a day
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1,103,760 cubic metres a year
How to view the application
Please contact us via e-mail or use the number below to arrange to see the application documents.
How to comment on the application
Send any representation about this application in writing, quoting the name of the applicant and reference number NPS/WR/046865 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 1 September 2026.
For advice about how to make a representation call 03708 506 506.