FOI release

261005/SM10 Freedom of Information request

Case reference EIR2026/47959

Received 2 October 2026

Published 15 October 2026

Request

Report 02567691 I am writing to request information held by your organisation under the Freedom of Information Act / Environmental Information Regulations. I would like to receive copies of the following recorded information: 1. How many reports regarding the smell coming from Warren's group emerald biogas, Preston road, newton aycliffe, co. Durham have been made. 2. Please provide copies of all logged complaints from the public regarding odour from warrens group emerald biogas. 3. Details of any official warnings, breach notices, or enforcement actions taken against the operator. 4. Details of any breaches of permit conditions recorded against the operator, along with copies of any Enforcement Notices, Warning Letters, or Action Plans issued to the company.

Response

Due to not having a specified time period on your request, we have collated the odour incidents and car forms from 01/01/2022 to date (see attached).

Points 1 & 2 - The first tab on the incident report shows incidents relating to Warrens Emerald Biogas, the second tab shows incidents that could be other possible sources in the area that could have been responsible for the complaints. 

Point 3 – There is no enforcement history for this permit.

Point 4 – See attached car forms for any breaches, warnings etc

We are unable to disclose 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(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…"

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

Documents

• 2022-12-31 - Compliance Inspection CAR Form Late waste return Oct - Dec 2022.pdf (771.7 KB)
• 2023-07-14 - Compliance Site Inspection CAR Form - 0468618).pdf (401.1 KB)
• 2023-08-10 - Compliance Assessment Site Inspection CAR Form - 0471563_Redacted.pdf (1.7 MB)
• 2023-09-14 - Compliance Assessment Site Inspection CAR Form - 0476420).pdf (569.1 KB)
• 2024-02-06 - Compliance Procedure Review CAR Form - 0507310.pdf (1.1 MB)
• 2024-08-28 - Compliance Site Inspection CAR Form - 0518072.pdf (563.2 KB)
• 2025-02-25 - Compliance Site Inspection CAR Form - 0546119.pdf (1.8 MB)
• 2025-07-23 - Compliance Site Inspection CAR Form - 0592303.pdf (356.6 KB)
• 2026-02-18 - Compliance Inspection CAR Form - 0594936.pdf (1.2 MB)
• 2026-08-27 - Compliance Site Inspection CAR Form - 0606491.pdf (1.2 MB)

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