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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

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

12 October 2007

• AQ19(07) Cremation Standards in the Event of Mass Fatalities

10 October 2007

• The applicability of the Waste Incineration Directive (2000/76/EC) to tallow burning (PDF 20 KB)

5 October 2007

• Consultation on Local Authority Environmental regulation of Industrial Plant: 2008 Fees and Charges

2 October 2007

• Quarterly bulletin: July - September 2007
• Summary of responses to the consultation on the Environmental Permitting Programme: draft revision of the General Guidance Manual

21 September 2007

• Final publication of IPPC SG 7: Secretary of State's Guidance for the A2 Ceramics Sector including Heavy Clay, Refractories, Calcining Clay and Whiteware (PDF 700 KB)

 

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: 19 December 2007

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