James Kent (Ceramic Materials) Ltd

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 James Kent (Ceramic Materials) Ltd has applied to the Environment Agency for an Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) permit to operate an installation involving the calcining of metal oxides to produce colours for the ceramic and allied industries. The installation is located at Fountain Street, Fenton in the City of Stoke on Trent in the County of Staffordshire

The application contains the information required by the regulations including a description of any foreseeable significant effects of emissions from the installation on the environment. This information is held in registers in the following locations:

The Environment Agency, Sentinel House, 9 Wellington Crescent, Fradley Park, Lichfield, Staffs, WS13 8RR

Pollution Control Team, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1RN

Members of the public can inspect these registers free of charge at the above stated addresses during normal office hours (9am – 5pm Monday to Friday). 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.

National Permitting Services, Environment Agency, Trentside Offices, Scarrington Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 5FA

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.

This application is subject to the Public Participation Directive. This means the Environment Agency will consult on its draft decision before finally determining this application. The draft notice will be placed in the public registers and advertised on the Environment Agency website at www.environment-agency.gov.uk