Certain businesses operate industrial processes that require regulation. This is carried out under:
- the Intergrated Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations, 2000
- the Solvent Emissions Regulations, 2004
The council is responsible for ensuring that the smaller of these processes comply with these regulations, under Local Authority Air Pollution Control (LAPC). These council regulated processes are referred to as Part B processes.
The Environment Agency regulates larger processes, such as Corus and Koppers. These are known as Part A1 processes.
Recently, some processes have been regulated under Local Authority Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (LA IPPC). Theses are known as A2 processes.
Part B and A2 processes include activities such as:
- Cement batching plants.
- Timber treatment.
- Road stone coating.
There are currenty 99 regulated processes throughout North Lincolnshire. Businesses that require regulating have to pay an initial application fee. They then have to pay an annual subsistence fee. DEFRA reviews these fees each year.
Do I need to apply for a permit?
If you operate a business that involves any of the following activities you should contact the council's Environmental Protection team who will be able to advise you on the correct course of action. You can contact the team on 01724 297617.
- Gasification
- Combustion activities (not waste oil)
- Waste oil burners (0.4-3MW)
- Storage at terminals
- Service stations
- Iron and steel/ferrous metals
- Non-ferrous metals
- Cement and lime
- Asbestos
- Other minerals
- Glass
- Ceramics
- Organic and inorganic chemicals
- Acid activities/surface treating of metals and plastics
- Bulk chemicals
- Incineration (not cremation)
- Cremation
- Di-isocyanate
- Tar and bitumen
- Coating (not dry cleaners)
- Dry cleaners
- Coating manufacture
- Timber
- Rubber
- Animal and plant treatment/animal and vegetable treatment
- Waste oil burners (under 0.4 MW)
Application forms
Waste oil burners:
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A2 permits:
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Dry cleaning:
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Part B permits:
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Petrol stations:
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