The Water Protection Zone (River Dee Catchment) (Procedural and Other Provisions) Regulations 1999

Regulation 5

SCHEDULE 1 INFORMATION AND OTHER DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED IN RELATION TO APPLICATIONS FOR PROTECTION ZONE CONSENT

1.  The following is required—

(a) a site map;

(b) a substance location plan;

(c) a substance specification statement;

(d) a safety and emergency statement; and

(e) where the controlled substance is to be used in a manufacturing, treatment or other industrial process, a process specification statement.

2.  The site map required by paragraph 1(a) shall be a map reproduced from, or based upon, an Ordnance Survey map with a scale of not less than 1 to 10,000, which identifies the site to which the application relates and shows National Grid lines and reference numbers.

3.  The substance location plan required by paragraph 1(b) shall be a plan of the site to which the application relates, drawn to a scale of not less than 1 to 2,500, which identifies—

• (a)

  any area of the site intended to be used for the storage of the controlled substance;

  (b)

  where the substance is to be used in a manufacturing, treatment or other industrial process, the location of the major items of plant involved in that process in which the substance will be kept or used;

  (c)

  access points to and from the site.

4.  The substance specification statement required by paragraph 1(c) shall contain details of the controlled substance, its density and solubility in water, the maximum quantity (by volume or weight as appropriate) of it proposed to be kept or used, the manner in which it is to be kept or used and details (including its cubic capacity) of any vessel to be used for its storage.

5.  The safety and emergency statement required by paragraph 1(d) shall contain the following information—

(i) a description of the potential sources of an incident which might result in some or all of the substance entering, leaching or being discharged into the land within the site to which the application relates, any neighbouring land or any inland waters in the vicinity thereof;

(ii) a description of the conditions or events which could be significant in bringing such an incident about;

(iii) a description of the measures taken or proposed to be taken to prevent, control or minimise the consequences of any such incident to the inland waters in the vicinity; and

(iv) the emergency procedures laid down for dealing with such an incident at the site.

6.  The process specification statement required by paragraph 1(e) shall contain a general description of the process, a description of the major items of plant which will contain the substance and a statement of the maximum quantity (by volume or weight as appropriate) which is liable to be kept or used in the major items of the plant.

Regulation 9

SCHEDULE 2 INFORMATION AND OTHER DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED IN RELATION TO APPLICATIONS FOR VARIATION OF PROTECTION ZONE CONSENT

1.—(1) The following is required—

(a) a copy of the relevant consent and, if required by sub-paragraph (2), a change of location plan;

(b) details of the controlled substances to which the relevant consent relates, the maximum quantity (by volume or weight as appropriate) of each of them kept or used or proposed to be kept or used and their density and solubility in water;

(c) details of any conditions previously imposed which it is intended should not be imposed on the consent, or should only be imposed in a modified form (in the latter case indicating the proposed modification) and reasons why such a condition or conditions should not be imposed or should only be imposed in a modified form;

(d) a description of any relevant changes in circumstances since the consent was obtained;

(e) a safety and emergency statement.

(2) A change of location plan is required in the case of an application which relates in whole or in part to changing the location of a controlled substance, and shall be a plan of the site to which the application relates, drawn to a scale of not less than 1 to 2,500 which identifies the location of the controlled substance at the date of the application and the proposed change of location.

2.  The relevant consent referred to in sub-paragraph 1(1)(a) is the existing protection zone consent which applies to the catchment control site to which the application relates.

3.  The safety and emergency statement required by sub-paragraph 1(1)(e) shall contain the following information—

(i) a description of the potential sources of an incident which might result in some or all of the substance entering, leaching or being discharged into the land within the site to which the application relates, any neighbouring land or any inland waters in the vicinity thereof;

(ii) a description of the conditions or events which could be significant in bringing such an incident about;

(iii) a description of the measures taken or proposed to be taken to prevent, control or minimise the consequences of any such incident to the inland waters in the vicinity; and

(iv) the emergency procedures laid down for dealing with such an incident at the site.

Regulation 10

SCHEDULE 3 INFORMATION AND OTHER DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED IN RELATION TO APPLICATIONS FOR CONTINUATION OF PROTECTION ZONE CONSENT

1.  The following is required—

(a) a copy of the relevant consent and a change of control plan;

(b) details of the controlled substances kept or used, or proposed to be kept or used within the site, or that part of the site to be subject to the proposed change of control, the maximum quantity (by volume or weight as appropriate) of each of them kept or used or proposed to be kept or used and their density and solubility in water;

(c) a description of the use of each area of the site identified in the change of control plan and a description of any relevant changes in circumstances since the consent was granted; and

(d) a safety and emergency statement.

2.  The change of control plan required by paragraph 1(a) shall be a plan of the site to which the application relates, drawn to a scale of not less than 1 to 2,500, which identifies the extent of the site and any area under separate control after the proposed change of control.

3.  The relevant consent referred to in paragraph 1(a) is the protection zone consent which applies to the site to be subject to the proposed change of control.

4.  The safety and emergency statement required by paragraph 1(d) shall contain the following information—

(i) a description of the potential sources of an incident which might result in some or all of the substance entering, leaching or being discharged into the land within the site to which the application relates, any neighbouring land or any inland waters in the vicinity thereof;

(ii) a description of the conditions or events which could be significant in bringing such an incident about;

(iii) a description of the measures taken or proposed to be taken to prevent, control or minimise the consequences of any such incident to the inland waters in the vicinity; and

(iv) the emergency procedures laid down for dealing with such an incident at the site.