National Grid Gas plc

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF AN APPLICATION MADE UNDER REGULATION 10 OF THE POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL (ENGLAND AND WALES) REGULATIONS 2000

INTEGRATED POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL

Notice is hereby given that National Grid Gas plc, has applied to the Environment Agency for an Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) permit to operate an installation involving the compression of natural gas for distribution. The installation is located at Moat Lane, Rixton in the district of Warrington in the county of Cheshire. The application contains a description of any foreseeable significant effects of emissions from the installation on the environment. Information relating to the above IPPC application for a permit to operate Warrington Compressor Station is held in registers at the following locations: The Environment Agency, External Relations/Public Register, Appleton House, 430 Birchwood Boulevard, Birchwood, Warrington WA3 7WD; and Warrington Borough Council, Palmyra House, Palmyra Square North, Warrington WA1 1JN. Members of the public can inspect these registers, free of charge, at the above-stated addresses during normal office hours. In addition, members of the public who wish to obtain a copy of the relevant information contained in the registers can do so upon the payment of a reasonable charge to cover the costs of copying. Any objections or representations to the above IPPC application should be made in writing to the Environment Agency at the address below, within 28 days from the date of this public notice. Environment Agency Office, SPG Office Bristol, c/o Motion Media Technology Centre, Servern Bridge, Aust, Bristol BS35 4BL. Any such objections or representations will be entered into a public register unless the person making them requests in writing that they should not be so placed. If there is such a request, the register will only include a statement that there has been a request.