Whittlesey Quarry (Saxon Pit)

A new platform for engagement

The Environment Agency has created a new Engagement HQ (EHQ) page to host information on operations within Saxon Pit in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. We will share ideas and raise questions with other regulating bodies such as Cambridgeshire County and Fenland County Councils to develop further understanding of issues and concerns from the residents. We will work on frequently asked questions (FAQ's) and answer them in a timely manner and add any relevant documents and photographs associated with these operations.

We are opening this page and it's resources to regulators, stakeholders and the public. We hope that by working with you, and those you are representing, we can further enhance and develop the content.

The Discharge Permit into the Kings Dyke is now available on the side bar - EPR-YB3895AC.

Compliance Assessment Reports now available online!

In a very positive move, the Environment Agency now publish all our Compliance Assessment Reports online! These documents will explain when we have completed an assessment, what our findings were, whether we identified any non-compliances, including actions and deadlines that we have identified. To avoid delays in requesting assessment reports, you can now download from our Public Register. They will appear 42 days after they are issued to the operator, which is the soonest we are able to release them to allow for the appeal period to pass.

Please see the link below that explains in more detail how the Environment Agency is fulfilling its duty to make CAR forms more accessible than ever before:

https://engageenvironmentagency.uk.engagementhq.com/what-are-car-forms

They can be found using the reference number of any of the permits in question, or links directly to the permits at Saxon Pit are in the table below.


East Midlands Waste Management

Deposit for Recovery

View permit FB3406KC

East Midlands Waste Management

Metal Recycling

View permit WE8050AC

East Midlands Waste Management

Water Discharge

View registration AN/EPRYB3895AC/001

Johnsons Aggregates and Recycling

View registration EPR/DP3131NM

Forterra

View registration EPR/GP3435WX


Register and Subscribe

Please register on EHQ, in order to interact with the tools and functional elements of this page.

We also recommend that anyone with an interest in this page and wants to follow this project along with others on the platform to please subscribe. This will also add users names to our mail-list, so that we can contact you for any significant updates or changes to content.

You can do both, register and subscribe using the buttons on the right hand side of this page.



Photo of the site (aerial view)Old photo of the Johnson's brickworks at Saxon Pit (Whittlesey Quarry)


Further information and supporting resources

We have provided a range of information and resources, on the right hand side of this page.

This includes:

  • Site information and history
  • A site timeline
  • Information on our regulatory role and the requirements of the permit holder
  • A growing set of frequently asked questions (FAQ)
  • Instructions on how to report odour, noise, dust or other incidents
  • Other useful links to content hosted elsewhere
  • A collection of photos, images and diagrams


Current engagement activities

In this early version, we are asking you to please provide feedback, ask questions and let us know what other resources, or options may help to engage and support ongoing dialogue and participation between us at the Environment Agency, yourselves and other interested stakeholders.

On this page we have also set up a number of tools on the side bar, that you can interact with us through, such as the 'Ideas', 'Questions' section, where you can submit your thoughts and suggestions.

We have included a map to help illustrate the location of the site and it's surrounding area. Participants who sign up, can add pins to the map, to represent particular points of interest or other location based information.

We have also provided our team email address, should you wish to provide anything in addition to this, or to submit other enquiries relating to this page and the regulatory activity that we are responsible for.

So, please let us know what you might like on this platform.

A new platform for engagement

The Environment Agency has created a new Engagement HQ (EHQ) page to host information on operations within Saxon Pit in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. We will share ideas and raise questions with other regulating bodies such as Cambridgeshire County and Fenland County Councils to develop further understanding of issues and concerns from the residents. We will work on frequently asked questions (FAQ's) and answer them in a timely manner and add any relevant documents and photographs associated with these operations.

We are opening this page and it's resources to regulators, stakeholders and the public. We hope that by working with you, and those you are representing, we can further enhance and develop the content.

The Discharge Permit into the Kings Dyke is now available on the side bar - EPR-YB3895AC.

Compliance Assessment Reports now available online!

In a very positive move, the Environment Agency now publish all our Compliance Assessment Reports online! These documents will explain when we have completed an assessment, what our findings were, whether we identified any non-compliances, including actions and deadlines that we have identified. To avoid delays in requesting assessment reports, you can now download from our Public Register. They will appear 42 days after they are issued to the operator, which is the soonest we are able to release them to allow for the appeal period to pass.

Please see the link below that explains in more detail how the Environment Agency is fulfilling its duty to make CAR forms more accessible than ever before:

https://engageenvironmentagency.uk.engagementhq.com/what-are-car-forms

They can be found using the reference number of any of the permits in question, or links directly to the permits at Saxon Pit are in the table below.


East Midlands Waste Management

Deposit for Recovery

View permit FB3406KC

East Midlands Waste Management

Metal Recycling

View permit WE8050AC

East Midlands Waste Management

Water Discharge

View registration AN/EPRYB3895AC/001

Johnsons Aggregates and Recycling

View registration EPR/DP3131NM

Forterra

View registration EPR/GP3435WX


Register and Subscribe

Please register on EHQ, in order to interact with the tools and functional elements of this page.

We also recommend that anyone with an interest in this page and wants to follow this project along with others on the platform to please subscribe. This will also add users names to our mail-list, so that we can contact you for any significant updates or changes to content.

You can do both, register and subscribe using the buttons on the right hand side of this page.



Photo of the site (aerial view)Old photo of the Johnson's brickworks at Saxon Pit (Whittlesey Quarry)


Further information and supporting resources

We have provided a range of information and resources, on the right hand side of this page.

This includes:

  • Site information and history
  • A site timeline
  • Information on our regulatory role and the requirements of the permit holder
  • A growing set of frequently asked questions (FAQ)
  • Instructions on how to report odour, noise, dust or other incidents
  • Other useful links to content hosted elsewhere
  • A collection of photos, images and diagrams


Current engagement activities

In this early version, we are asking you to please provide feedback, ask questions and let us know what other resources, or options may help to engage and support ongoing dialogue and participation between us at the Environment Agency, yourselves and other interested stakeholders.

On this page we have also set up a number of tools on the side bar, that you can interact with us through, such as the 'Ideas', 'Questions' section, where you can submit your thoughts and suggestions.

We have included a map to help illustrate the location of the site and it's surrounding area. Participants who sign up, can add pins to the map, to represent particular points of interest or other location based information.

We have also provided our team email address, should you wish to provide anything in addition to this, or to submit other enquiries relating to this page and the regulatory activity that we are responsible for.

So, please let us know what you might like on this platform.

Page last updated: 26 May 2026, 02:49 PM