Industrial Air Pollution Control by Local Authorities

These pages cover the Local Air Pollution Control (LAPC) and the Local Air Pollution Prevention and Control (LAPPC) systems. The LAPC system was introduced under Part I of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The system controls emissions to the atmosphere from various industrial sectors covering approximately 17,000 individual processes. It will gradually be replaced by the similar LAPPC system under the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999. These are parallel systems to Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) and Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC), but in this case local authorities (rather than the Environment Agency) are the regulators.

Contact details

The Defra Local Industrial Pollution Branch telephone numbers are listed below:

+ Andy French Tel: 020 7082 8390 Email: andy.french@defra.gsi.gov.uk
# Phillip Pope Tel: 020 7082 8391 Email: phillip.m.pope@defra.gsi.gov.uk
$ Mike Etkind Tel: 020 7082 8420 Email: mike.etkind@defra.gsi.gov.uk
? Imalka Oyewole Tel: 020 7082 8389 Email: imalka.oyewole@defra.gsi.gov.uk

+ A2 Installations
# Part B Installations
$ Head of Branch
? General enquires and consultations

The Branch fax number is: 020 7082 8394

Public enquires (Defra Helpline): 0845 933 5577

Further details

More information is available on the Defra website as follows:

• AQ Notes - (additional guidance notes on local authority industrial pollution control issues)

• LA-IPPC and LAPPC - Policy and Procedure for Permitting Installations: Secretary of State's Guidance Manual

• Air Fees and Charges Schemes (LAPC, LA-IPPC and LAPPC) - see also Consultation on local authority air fees and charges scheme 2004-05 (closed 2 January 2004)

• Local Air Pollution Control Statistical Survey 2004/2005 - updated 14 February 2006
• Local Air Pollution Control Statistical Survey 2003/2004
• Local Air Pollution Control Statistical Survey 2002/2003
• Local Air Pollution Control Statistical Survey 2001/2002
• Local Air Pollution Control Statistical Survey 2000/2001
• PPC Amending Regulations - Deferral of application timetable for certain installations
• Process Guidance Notes for Local Authority Air Pollution Control
• Local Authority Air and Integrated Pollution Control - briefing note
• Risk Assessment Method for Local Air Pollution Control (Consultation Paper)
• Pollution Inventory - Feasibility Study
• Proposal to Amend SI 1973 - Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations 2000 - Regulatory and Environmental Impact Assessment
• Pollution Prevention & Control (England And Wales) Regulations 2000: Consultation on a Deferral of the Relevant Period for Applications of certain A2 and B Installations (now closed)

Solvent Emissions Directive

On 22 March 2002, the Secretary of State issued formal guidance to regulators in England and Wales in order to implement Directive 1999/13/EC on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain activities and installations (known as the Solvent Emissions Directive). Defra has also issued guidance to assist operators and regulators in understanding the requirements of the Directive - this supersedes AQ note AQ1(01). Copies of the Directions and the accompanying guidance are available via this link.

• Introductory Guidance to the Solvent Emission Regulations (40 KB).

Meetings of the Industry Forum

The Industry Forum is a group of industry representatives and Defra officers who meet twice yearly to discuss LAPC developments, and ensure Government thinking is in tandem with industry. Papers have previously been published by the Environment Agency's Local Authority Unit but will in future be published on this website.

• Minutes of meeting 11 January 2006 (together with related papers)
• Minutes of meeting 6 July 2005 (together with related papers)
• Minutes of meeting on 12 January 2005 (together with related papers)
• Minutes of meeting on 7 July 2004 (together with related papers)
• Minutes of the meeting on 14 January 2004 (together with related papers)

Meetings of the Industrial Pollution Liaison Committee

The Industrial Pollution Liaison Committee (IPLC) is a group of local authority representatives, Defra officers, and the Local Authority Unit technical officers, meeting twice yearly to discuss LAPC developments, and ensure Government thinking is in tandem with local government. Papers have previously been published by the Environment Agency's Local Authority Unit but will in future be published on this website.

• Minutes of meeting on 18 January 2006 (together with related papers)
• Minutes of the meeting on 13 July 2005 (together with related papers)
• Minutes of the meeting on 19 January 2005 (together with related papers)
• Minutes of meeting on 21 July 2004 (together with related papers)
• Minutes of the meeting on the 21 January 2004 (together with related papers)

Links to other sites

Readers are reminded that www.info4local.gov.uk provides a quick way of locating and accessing a wide variety of information specifically identified as relevant to local authorities, together with a subscription service for email alerts of relevant new material.

Contacting Defra

If you want further information that is not covered by these pages, you can contact us by email at control.pollution@defra.gsi.gov.uk

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