FOI release

Request for WO documents: VP3791NV

This request was refused in part, so we didn't provide some of the information the requester asked for. This may include information where we can neither confirm nor deny that we hold it.

Case reference EIR2025/16834

Received 23 June 2025

Published 19 August 2026

Request

I would like to request Environmental Permit (Waste Operations) number VP3791NV - OAKWOOD PLANT LIMITED.

Response

Please find the requested permit attached to this response. Please note that this document has been redacted in accordance with personal data legislation: full details can be found in the appendix below.

Please refer to the Open Government Licence which explains the permitted use of this information.

Information Warnings:

(i) Personal Data in the Information is exempt from the Open Government Licence.

(ii) It is the responsibility of the licensee to ensure that data they hold is accurate and up to date.

Appendix

We are withholding some information because it is personal data.

The Environment Agency is not able to disclose some names, addresses and contact details as this is personal data under the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) and to disclose it would breach the First Data Protection Principle of the DPA 2018.

The information requested is therefore exempt due to Regulation 13(1) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, which explains that:

"To the extent that the information requested includes personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject, a public authority must not disclose the personal data if - (a) the first condition is satisfied…"

The 'first condition' referred to above is further explained in Regulation 13(2A): "The first condition is that the disclosure of the information to a member of the public otherwise than under these Regulations-

would contravene any of the data protection principles…"

The First Data Protection Principle requires that we are fair to individuals when we collect, hold, and use their personal data. In this case it would be unfair to disclose information that would identify individuals whose signatures or images appear in a report as those individuals have a reasonable expectation that such information held by the Environment Agency would remain confidential.

We have redacted information from the data provide in accordance with the above principles.

Documents

This is Environment Agency's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.