Environmental Permitting

Legislation - Environmental Permitting

Various industries including waste and energy generation activities can give rise to emissions to the air, land and water and therefore require an Environmental Permit to ensure that processes are controlled and safe.

The main legislation is the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016, for more information visit the government legislation website here. 

The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 were made under the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 and require a range of industrial processes with the potential to cause pollution, to obtain a permit before operating.  These industrial processes are split into three designations: Part A(1), Part A(2) and Part B.  

Permits covering Part A(1) and Part A(2) sites will consider issues such as: emissions to air, land, water and energy and water usage.  

A Part B permit only considers emissions to air.  The Environment Agency regulates Part A(1) sites. 

The Council regulates Part A(2) (LA-IPPC) and Part B sites (LAPPC).

Schedule 1, Part 2 of The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (EP Regulations) details regulated activities which require an environmental permit. 

Listed below are some examples as an illustration. You should check the regulations for a full list.

• Combustion processes (eg waste oil burners,) 
• Incinerators (eg crematoria and waste incineration,) 
• Timber processes (eg timber manufacture and timber treatment,)  
• Mineral processes (eg cement plant and mineral screening, grading and crushing,)  
• Animal and plant treatment processes (eg animal feed manufacture, pet food, composting,)  
• Solvent and oil recovery processes (eg petrol filling stations and dry cleaners,)  
• Coating processes (eg printing, vehicle re-spraying.)

How to Apply

https://apply-for-environmental-permit.service.gov.uk/start/start-or-open-saved

Fees

Environmental permitting: resources for local authorities - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Public Register