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Pollution Prevention and Control Local authorities and the Environment Agency try to minimise emissions to air, water and land from industry. Businesses that fall under the Environmental Permitting Regulations must hold permits to operate. The permit relates to the environmental performance of the plant – its main aims are to ensure that EU legislation is complied with and that the environment is protected to the highest possible standard. Useful information Controlling pollution from industry: a short guide (external website) The EP regs general guidance manual (external website). This document covers permitting procedures for all aspects of industrial process permitting. This should be referred to if you are applying for a permit, if you have a permit, or if you wish to sell your permitted business. All regulated industry types have a process guidance note - PG note (external website). These explain why they are regulated and what the regulations cover. You should use the PG notes to find out if you need a permit and for information when you are making a permit application. The Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010 (external website) BAT (Best available techniques) The BAT approach requires that the cost of applying techniques is not excessive in relation to the environmental protection they provide. It follows that the more environmental damage BAT can prevent, the more the local authority can justify requiring the operator to spend on it before the costs are considered excessive. If emissions would cause serious harm (eg breech an EU Environmental Quality Standard) even after applying BAT, the local authority may impose stricter permit conditions or refuse the permit altogether. Types of processes in Spelthorne There are five Part A2 processes within the Borough. These are regulated by the Environment Agency. There are currently 28 Part B processes subject to local authority control within Spelthorne and no A1 processes Petrol stations There are 11 petrol stations with permits to operate within the Borough:
Vehicle resprayers There are two resprayers with permits to operate within the Borough:
Bulk cement processors There is one bulk cement batcher in the Borough
Dry Cleaners There are 14 dry cleaners with permits to operate within the Borough:
Dry cleaners Dry cleaners are permitted because of the changes caused by the European Solvent Emissions Directive (external website) which lead to the Solvent Emissions Regulations 2004 (external website). Application form (Word 65kb) For the application fee and yearly subsistence fee to operate a dry cleaning installation, see the fees and charges section below. Useful links How to fill in your solvent consumption inventory form (external website) www.parrisianne.com (external website) Inspection and compliance monitoring All processes are to be inspected regularly by both the Council (or Environment Agency) and the operator to ensure compliance. Operator Monitoring Assessment is used to audit the quality and accuracy of the self-monitoring and suggest improvements. Risk assessment for determining inspection frequency For all part B processes in Spelthorne, except petrol stations, dry cleaners, and vehicle resprayers, a risk assessment will be performed on a yearly basis to determine the frequency of inspection. The risk assessment is based on the level of environmental risk and the operator's performance in managing the process. For information on how the risk assessment is conducted and to see a copy of the form please use the links below: DEFRA guidance note Risk Assessment Notes (Pdf 54kb) Risk Assessment Score Sheet (Word 57kb) Variations and permit reviews We must be notified of any planned change* to the process, giving 14 days notice in writing, and including a full description of the proposed change. A form is available for this notification (please see the bottom of this page) (*Any alteration that may have an effect on the environment.) We may vary the permit conditions without the operator’s request because the findings from a permit review indicate that: -
Fees and charges Anyone applying for a permit or operating under a permit in Spelthorne must pay the Council the relevant fees and charges. The fees and charges are set nationally by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The income from these application fees and subsistence charges are intended to recover local authorities' costs in undertaking regulation of the permitted businesses. To this end every Council is required to report back to Defra each year on time officer time spent. The Defra website (www.defra.gov.uk) has a full schedule of fees and charges for 2012/13. There was a zero increase in charging levels across the board from the previous financial year. Standard permit application forms
Dry cleaner permit application form (Word 70kb) Vehicle resprayer permit application form (Word 62kb) Petrol station permit application form (Word 62kb) Waste oil burners permit application form (Word 72kb) Public register The Council maintains a register of all authorised processes in Spelthorne. The public register may be viewed Monday to Friday during normal office hours at:- Environmental Health Services Spelthorne Borough Council Council Offices Knowle Green Staines TW18 1XB Tel: 01784 446251 There is no charge for accessing the public register, however, the photocopying of information will incur a charge. A summary document of the public register (Pdf 133kb) is available for download. If you require more details on the public register please call the telephone number above or e-mail pollution.control@spelthorne.gov.uk. |
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