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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 - see background for further information.

Latest news

28 February 2008

• AQ 01(08): Categories of process regulated by different Local Authorities (by PG and SG note)
• AQ 02(08): Dry Cleaners: Whether pump out or rake out
• AQ 03(08): HAZRED guidance

5 February

• Minutes and papers for the Industrial Pollution Liaison Committee meeting 16/01/08 published

30 January 2008

• Planning and pollution control interface: improving the way the regimes work together in delivering new development

24 January 2008

• Minutes and papers for Industry Forum meeting 09/01/2008 published

23 January 2008

• EU activity - Table of Permitting Progress published

11 January 2008

• Revised guidance manual issued on the policy and permitting procedures for activities subject to LA-IPPC and LAPPC

19 December 2007

•  Local Pollution Control Statistical Survey 2006/07: report published

13 November 2007

• AQ21(07): Enforcing Compliance with the Solvent Emissions Directive
• AQ20 (07): Zinc and ammonia releases from galvanizing installations
• Climate Change Consequences of VOC Emission Controls: report

The regulators

The industrial activities caught by the PPC 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 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
• National Society for Clean Air
• 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: 29 February 2008

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