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How Many Waste Exemptions are Registered in England?

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Lots. There are Lots of Waste Exemptions are Registered in England?

There are 416,208 Waste Exemptions Registered in England as of 2024.

What is an Exemption?

A waste exemption in this context is a waste exemption from the Environmental Permitting Regulations. If you meet the requirements of an waste permit exemption then you will not have to undertake an environmental permit application. 

Show me Some Numbers!

OK, here you go . . . . (Summaries if you scroll down to next chapter).

Paragraph Not on a farm On a farm Total
D1               1,276     24,214        25,490
D2                     79           149             228
D3                   175        2,180          2,355
D4                   301        9,121          9,422
D5                   270           406             676
D6                   968        5,050          6,018
D7               6,225     37,746        43,971
D8                     69           274             343
S1               5,617        9,672        15,289
S2             12,009     14,930        26,939
S3                   302     26,935        27,237
T1                   589        6,772          7,361
T10               1,701        2,158          3,859
T11                   606               3             609
T12               1,157           824          1,981
T13                   325           920          1,245
T14                   188        2,530          2,718
T15                   615           507          1,122
T16                   188           223             411
T17                   147           314             461
T18                     80           170             250
T19                   107           324             431
T2                   494           237             731
T20                   210           253             463
T21                   469           253             722
T23               1,666        6,838          8,504
T24                     62           860             922
T25                     90           371             461
T26                   161           403             564
T27                     44           885             929
T28             12,748           349        13,097
T29                     60        1,017          1,077
T30                     79           136             215
T31                     50           115             165
T32                     78        2,452          2,530
T33                     57           218             275
T4               3,482        4,096          7,578
T5               1,868        3,659          5,527
T6               3,469     17,842        21,311
T8                   458           692          1,150
T9               2,590        4,160          6,750
U1             12,599     33,519        46,118
U10                   886     30,654        31,540
U11               1,422        2,647          4,069
U12               2,031        8,851        10,882
U13               1,452     14,791        16,243
U14                   481        8,181          8,662
U15                     79        2,979          3,058
U16                   381           990          1,371
U2                   243        2,278          2,521
U3                   338           540             878
U4               1,397     10,864        12,261
U5                   197        1,294          1,491
U6                   192           436             628
U7                     60           229             289
U8               1,634     21,083        22,717
U9                   722        1,371          2,093

Analysis

Over 2 thirds of these exemptions (330,000) are registered on Farms. (Please note this mean they are registered on a “holding” which may or may not be a working farm).

Roughly one third (164,000) are for the “use” of waste. Such as inert waste being used to build a track.

69,000 Approx are for the storage of waste.

Despite there being a wide variety of “T” class exemptions these only make up around 10% of the registered exemptions.

Roughly equal in there popularity exemptions D7 & U1 are by far the mostly popular. So what are they?

D7 Exemption  (44,000 Registrations)

D7 waste exemption: burning plant and untreated wood waste at place of production
The D7 exemption allows you to burn plant tissue and untreated wood waste from joinery or manufacturing in the open air.

U1 Exemption (46,000 Registrations)

U1 waste exemption: using waste in construction
The U1 exemption allows you to use suitable waste in construction as a waste recovery activity.

 

Special Treatment Establishment Licences

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Special Treatment Establishment Licences relates to licenses sought in connection with Beauty Treatments and Sun Beds and associated practices:

  • MASSAGE
  • ACUPUNCTURE
  • COSMETIC PIERCING
  • FOOT TREATMENT
  • LIGHT TREATMENTS
  • SAUNA
  • SKIN PIERCING
  • ELECTRIC TREATMENTS
  • VAPOUR
  • MASSAGE / FACIALS
  • LASER TREATMENT
  • TATTOOING
  • MANICURE

We were recently contacted by a prospective client asking about planning application for Beauty Salon. She informed us that the application for for a Special Treatment Establishment Licence, states the requirement for planning permission.

The proposed site for the Beauty Parlor is already a retail outlet, selling electric bicycles, and as such we thought we would research the exact requirements as full planning application may not be required.

You will need to check with the Council’s Planning team to confirm whether any planning consent or permission is required. If the premises has previously operated as something other than a special treatment premises, you may require a change of use.

But does this cover premises with existing generic use classes such as Use Class E?

Typically it is not the change of use that requires a planning application it is any alteration to the shop frontage or signage. From Government Guide on Signs:

Class 13 allows advertisements to be displayed on a site that has been used continually for the preceding ten years for the display of advertisements. Class 13 does not permit any substantial increase in the extent, or alteration in the manner, of the use of the site or the display of the advertisement.

So there is some scope for making alterations, but you would need to evidence 10 years of prior use.

If you need help with a planning application then please do get in touch. 

 

 

 

Permit Variation – Trowbridge – Wiltshire

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We have recently been commissioned to undertake a Permit Variation  in Trowbridge, Wilshire.

 

The site has been running under an existing permit for a number of years, but an upgrade to some of their equipment will mean that an environmental permit variation.

 

On the face of things this would seem fairly easy, but in reality it is very tricky as the EA often ask for all kind of information, which might extend to activities outside of the variation.

 

For example if you were to vary the permit because you are installing a new boiler over 1 MW, they may also ask you to provide new emissions data on your abatement system for dust extract.

 

More often than not things can and do inflate past the requirements for what logically might be expected when varying an environmental permit.

 

If you would like to find out more please call for a no obligation chat.

 

 

Environmental Permit Application – Hereford

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Environmental Permit Application – Hereford

SWEL were commissioned to undertake two permit applications for a Plastic Film Manufacturer based in Hereford.

One of the permits was for a trunking depot, so primarily categorised as a waste transfer operation, the other involved the treatment of wastes, and as such required a the inclusion of codes for treatment covered within the permit.

The Environment Agency are becoming increasingly concerned with the risk posed by fire and as such each of these application was requested to be accompanied by a fire prevention plan. This not only borrows from fire prevetion, but also mitigation of run-off impact during the extinguishing of a fire.

Both applications were accompanied by and Environmental Management System and a Site Condition Report.

Environmental Permit Application – Progress

At present SWEL are collating information required for the application including planning permission and completion of all requests set out by the Environment Agency during pre-application discussions.

Hazardous Household Waste Amenity Site Permit Application – Cranleigh

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Hazardous Household Waste Amenity Site Permit Application – Cranleigh

Acting on instructions from a waste management company, SWEL is to undertake permit supplication for a Standard rules SR2008No13_75kte – non-hazardous & hazardous household waste amenity site. The actual site use is for the sorting and transfer of batteries, rather than the type of amenity site one would normally expect.

The proposed site has modern drainage, a secure indoor storage area, and surfaces are impermeable and in good condition, this all helps make sure that application can be made without delay.

In support of the application Southwest Environmental will prepare:

  • Application Forms
  • Environmental Management System
  • Site Condition Report
  • Waste Policy
  • Risk Assessment

The site operator is already preparing to undertake relevant training such as EPOC.

Waste Transfer Station Permit

Environmental Consultants London


Projects – Composting Permit Application Bristol

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Southwest Environmental Limited were approached by a composter sited to the south of Bristol, UK. The composter was operating a number of sites under Paragraph Exemptions, and as Paragraph Exemptions were being phased out and replaced by environmental permits, SWEL were engaged to under take the permit applications for the various sites.

It soon became apprent howver that 2 of the 3 sites ear marked were going to require significant investment in order to meet the permit requirements namley the impermeable surfaces and sealed driangae.

One of the sites however met most the the requirements and so it was decided to concentrate operations at this site.

An environmental permit application was made and accepted and the site continues to operate. After 3 years the sites has undergone a number of compliance audits from the Environment Agency, with only very minor non-compliances most of which have been related to the condition of the site infrastructure.

SWEL make sure that permits will run for many years without any major alterations. Measures such as specifying a genrous site boundary are imprtant to ensure this.

Environmental Consultants Bristol