FOI release

Request for documents: AN/PR3NFF560/001

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 EIR2026/39211

Received 17 August 2026

Published 18 August 2026

Request

I would like to request environmental permit (Discharges to Water and Groundwater) number AN/PR3NFF560/001 - CALOR GAS LIMITED.

Response

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

Please find the requested permit attached to this response.

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.

Redactions — Personal Data

Please note that certain information has been redacted from the enclosed permit. We are unable to disclose the names of individuals appearing within the document, 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. This information 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(2)(a):

"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 names redacted from this document are the personal data of individuals who are not the data subject of this request. Disclosing their names would contravene the first data protection principle, which requires that personal data be processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently. There is no lawful basis under the DPA 2018 that would permit disclosure of this personal data in response to an information request.

Rights of Appeal

If you are not satisfied with our decision, you can contact us within two calendar months to ask for the decision to be reviewed. We will then conduct an internal review of our response to your request and give you our decision in writing within 40 working days.

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the internal review, you can then make an appeal to the Information Commissioner's Office, the statutory regulator for the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please follow this link to the ICO online complaints portal. The address is: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire. SK9 5AF.

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Documents

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