Environmental Permits.
Some industrial installations have the
potential to cause pollution. Since 1990 many of these
installations have required a 'authorisation' from the Local
Authority or the Environment Agency to operate. Since 1999
these authorisations, issued under the Environmental Protection Act
1990, have been transferred to ‘permits’ under the Pollution
Prevention and Control Act 1999. This has been done to comply
with the European Directive in Integrated Pollution Prevention and
Control.
There are currently three types of
installation classification. Part A1 installations are regulated by
the Environment Agency while Part A2 and B installations are
regulated by local authorities.
Barrow Borough Council is responsible for
permitting and inspecting all Part A2 and B installations within
the Borough. Part B installations (LAPPC) are required to
control air pollution and include businesses such as vehicle
re-sprayers, cement batchers and unloading of petrol into petrol
stations. Part A2 installations (LAIPPC) require all
environmental emissions and impacts to be considered, i.e. air
pollution, water pollution, noise, land contamination, energy
consumption, waste minimisation and environmental accident
prevention.
The Envirnmental Permitting Regulations 2010
prescribe which industrial installations need to hold
permits. An operator of a prescribed installations which does
not hold a permit is committing an offence. Prior to
commencing the operation of a prescribed installation, the operator
must submit an application, with a fee, to the local authority. The
local authority must then consult with statutory bodies for any
comments on the application. A permit containing numerous
operating conditions in accordance with government guidance must
then be issued or refused within a set time period. The
operator of the prescribed installation must comply with the
conditions of the permit or the local authority may take
enforcement action against them. Operators are subject to
routine inspections to check compliance with conditions.
Barrow Borough Council maintains
a Public Register of Permitted Installations (Part
B and A2) within its area. The Environment Agency maintains
the public register for all A1 installations, but a duplicate copy
is available at Barrow Borough Council offices (see address
below).
Application Forms and Fees
Below are Application Forms for Permitted Installations.
Local Authorities are also the exemption
registration authorities for the following exempt waste
operations:
- T3 Treatment of waste metals and alloys by
heating for the purposes of removing grease etc.
- T7 Treatment of waste bricks, tiles and
concrete by crushing, grinding or reducing in size.
Where the exempt waste operation is not waste
mobile plant, the exemption registration authority is the local
authority in whose area the operation is carried on.
Where either of these exempt waste operations
is carried out by waste mobile plant the following provisions are
made for exemption registration authority:
- Where the operator of the mobile plant has
its principal place of business in England and Wales, the exemption
registration authority is the Local Authority in whose area the
operator has its principal place of business.
- Where the operator of the mobile plant has
its principal place of business outside England and Wales, the
exemption registration authority is the Local Authority in whose
area the operation is first carried on.
Exemption Registration Form
Any enquires about applying for a Permit
should be addressed to:-
Environmental Protection Section,
Environmental Health Department,
Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council,
Town Hall,
Duke Street,
Barrow-in-Furness,
Cumbria LA14 2LD.