PPC/A/5003791 - Craignathro Eggs Limited: Easter Meathie Free Range Egg Farm, Forfar - PPC Permit Application

Closed 14 Mar 2023

Opened 14 Feb 2023

Results updated 21 Apr 2023

SEPA has issued a permit to Craignathro Eggs Limited following their application to operate an installation on a site at Easter Meathie Free Range Egg Farm, Forfar, Angus, DD8 2LF following consultation, on 21 April 2023.

The full permit is available below.

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Overview

It is part of SEPA’s remit to maintain a high-quality environment by setting permit conditions which limit the impacts associated with installations operating under Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) Part A regulations.

Application details

We received an application from Craignathro Eggs Limited for a permit to operate an installation at Easter Meathie Free Range Egg Farm, Forfar, Angus, DD8 2LF to intensively rear free range laying hens in an installation with more than 40,000 places for poultry.

A summary of their application is available below:

Why your views matter

SEPA have assessed the application and has drafted new permit conditions. These, along with the decision document, are available below:

This is your opportunity to let us know your views on the proposed conditions. The consultation will be open for 28 days from date of publication. SEPA will consider any comments received between 14 February and 14 March 2023 before issuing the final decision.

Your comments will be published to our public register unless you ask us not to, in which case we will publish a note saying that we received a response but have not made it publicly available.

What happens next

SEPA will consider any comments received during the consultation period between 14 February and 14 March 2023 before issuing the final decision.  If no comments are received, SEPA will issue the final decision no later than 21 March 2023 and issued documents will be published here. 

If you have any queries, please contact registry@sepa.org.uk

Audiences

  • Local Authorities
  • Industry
  • Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC)
  • Public
  • Water
  • Air
  • Waste
  • Land

Interests

  • Industrial emissions directive (IED)
  • Permit application