PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF AN APPLICATION MADE UNDER REGULATION 10 OF THE POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL (NORTHERN IRELAND) REGULATIONS 2003

INTEGRATED POLLUTION AND CONTROL

Notice is hereby given that Ulster Carpet Mills Ltd has applied to the Chief Inspector for an Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) permit to operate an installation involving the manufacture of woven carpets. The installation is located at Castleisland Factory, Garvaghy Road, in the district of Portadown, Craigavon in the County of Armagh.

The application contains a description of any foreseeable significant effects of emissions from the installation on the environment.

Information relating to the above IPPC application for a permit to operate Ulster Carpet Mills Ltd is held in registers in the following locations:

The Industrial Pollution and Radiochemical Inspectorate, Calvert House, 23 Castle Place, Belfast BT1 1FY and

Craigavon Borough Council, Civic Centre, Lakeview Road, Craigavon, BT64 1LA

Members of the public can inspect these registers free of charge at the above stated addresses during normal office hours. In addition, members of the public who wish to obtain a copy of the relevant information contained in the registers can do so upon the payment of a reasonable charge to cover the costs of copying.

Any objections or representation to the above IPPC application should be made in writing to the Chief Inspector at the address below, within 42 days from the date of this public notice.

The Industrial Pollution and Radiochemical Inspectorate, Calvert House, 23 Castle Place, Belfast, BT1 1FY

Any such objections or representations will be entered into a public register unless the person making them requests in writing that they should not be so placed. If there is such a request, the register will only include a statement that there has been such a request.