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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

6 March 2009

• Charging Schemes for Local Authority Environmental Regulation of Industrial Plant 2009/10 published
• AQ01 (09) published listing amendments to PG notes resulting from the above changes to the risk methodology

27 February 2009

• Minutes and other papers for the Industrial Pollution Liaison Committee on 21 January 2009
• Minutes and other papers for the Industry Forum on 15 January 2009

20 February 2009

• General Guidance Manual on Policy and Procedures for A2 and B Installations. Third amendment published.

13 January 2009

• The Quarterly Newsletter for October – December 2008 was published.

8 January 2009

• The sector guidance note IPPC SG8 for the rendering industry which was updated in November was found to contain an error and a revised version has been issued.  Text was missing from BAT 34 and has now been included.

7 January 2009

• The results of the Local Authority Pollution Control Statistical Survey were published today.

6 January 2009

• Consultation published on the implementation of the Paint Products Regulations 2005 addressing monitoring and enforcement issues. The consultation period runs for 12 weeks until Tuesday 31 March.

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: 6 March 2009

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