Caerphilly County Borough Council - Transfer for Abstraction

Water Resources Act 1991 (as amended by the Water Act 2003)

Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Section 37 of the Water Resources Act 1991 and Regulation 6 of the Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006 that an application has been made to Natural Resources Wales by Caerphilly County Borough Council  for a licence to abstract water from Nant Carn Brook at National Grid Reference ST 22182 93494 for the purpose of transferring it to the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal at National Grid Reference ST 21963 93015, at the following rates and periods: 406.67 cubic metres and hour, 9,760 cubic metres a day and 1,190,720 cubic metres a year, between 1 March and 31 October inclusive in each year.

The water will be abstracted for the purpose of transferring it between the sources of supply referred to above without intervening use.

You can see the application documents free of charge, from our online public register. Or you can request a copy of the information from us. This may take time to process and there could be a charge.

If you wish to request a copy of the application or comment on it, you must do so in writing, quoting the name of the applicant and Reference Number PAN-027616 to:

Natural Resources Wales 
Permitting Service
Welsh Government Offices
Cathays Park
King Edward VII Avenue
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ

or by email to: permittingconsultations@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk by no later than 14/07/2025.

For further information, please see the consultations section of our website or call our Customer Care Centre 0300 0653000 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm).