FOI release

Request for documents: PP3091ND

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 EIR2026/47871

Received 1 October 2026

Published 27 October 2026

Request

I would like to request Environmental Permit (Waste Operations) number PP3091ND - Tarmac Aggregates Limited.

Response

We respond to requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

Please find the requested redacted permits attached to this response.

Details of redactions are located in the below appendix.

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 refusing to provide some of the content of the documents supplied to prevent identification of the person(s) from their signatures 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— (a) 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 members of staff as those individuals have a reasonable expectation that such information held by the Environment Agency would remain confidential.

There is no requirement to conduct a public interest test when refusing information on this ground.

Documents

• Permit Modification Aug 1996 - (PP3091ND)_Redacted.pdf (126.0 KB)
• Permit Modification May 1995 - (PP3091ND)_Redacted.pdf (60.4 KB)
• Permit Modification Oct 1989 - (PP3091ND)_Redacted.pdf (164.1 KB)
• Permit PP3091ND v005.pdf (33.7 KB)
• Permit PP3091ND v006.pdf (41.9 KB)
• Permit PP3091ND v007.pdf (112.7 KB)
• Waste disposal Licence - Jun 1987 - (PP3091ND)_Redacted.pdf (725.6 KB)

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