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Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC)

Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) is a regulatory regime for controlling pollution from certain industrial activities.  From 6 April 2008 it has been incorporated into the framework of the Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR).  Details of EPR can be found on the Environmental Permitting Programme web page. See background for further information about PPC.

Latest news

7 July 2008

• “The Local Authority Permits for part B Installations and Mobile Plant (fees and charges) (amendment) (England) Scheme 2008” – covers fees for temporary transfers of permits for part B mobile plant.
• Second set of amendments to the Environmental permitting General Guidance Manual

 

3 July 2008

• Quarterly Bulletin: April – June
• AQ20(06):  Revised contact details for the  Local Authority Industrial Policy Control Team
• The Environmental Protection (England) (Crematoria Mercury Emissions) Direction 2008

 

17 June 2008

• AQ05(08):  Petrol vapour recovery at service stations: explanatory notes on the use of orifice vent devices, pressure vacuum relief valves and applications for stage II. (PDF 40 KB)
• AQ06(08):  Regulation of biodiesel production. (PDF 50 KB)

 

16 June 2008

• Consultation on a draft second edition of IPPC SG8 for A2 activities in the Rendering sector

29 May 2008

• Consultation on the European Commission’s proposed Directive on Industrial Emissions (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control) (Recast)

The regulators

The industrial activities caught by the PPC element of the Environmental Permitting Regulations are split into three categories and are regulated by two different regulators:

• Part A(1) - The Environment Agency
  The Environment Agency regulates what is considered to be the most polluting of the three industrial categories, A(1) activities. These are regulated for multi-media emissions such as air, land, water and other environmental considerations.
• Part A(2) and Part B - Local authorities
  Local authorities regulate the comparatively less polluting Part A(2) activities (multi-media regulation) and the lesser polluting Part B activities (these are regulated for emissions to air only).

Appeals and Directions

• Appeals and Directions - operators of installations regulated under the PPC element of the Environmental Permitting Regulations can appeal a decision made by the regulator.

Guidance, Regulations and Directives

• Guidance, Regulations and Directives affecting Pollution Prevention and Control

Related air quality policies

• Find out about related air quality policies

Links

• Office of Public Sector Information - legislation
• The Environment Agency (England and Wales)
• The European Commission
• The European IPPC Bureau
• The Scottish Executive
• The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
• The Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland
• The Northern Ireland Environment and Heritage Service
• The Welsh Assembly Government (WAG)
• Local Government Association
• info4local.gov.uk
• Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
• Environmental Protection UK
• LACORS

Old and closed PPC consultations

A small number of closed consultations have been temporarily retained for reference while the issues they addressed are still live or in their implementation phase

• Old and closed PPC consultations

Contact

• Contact details

Page last modified: 17 July 2008

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