Part A1 permits are required for certain large industrial activities. They have the potential to cause a range of negative impacts. A permit will typically address air, land, water, noise, energy and waste.

These installations are regulated by the Environment Agency.

Defra provides guidance regarding these activities at A1 installations: environmental permits – GOV.UK.

Part A2 permits are required for certain industrial activities which are considered to have a lesser risk than Part A1 activities. These too have the potential to cause a range of negative impacts, and permits will therefore also address air, land, water, noise, energy and waste.

These are regulated by the Local Authority.

Defra provides a list of activities that require an A2 Permit at  Local authority environmental permits (England and Wales) – GOV.UK.

Part B permits are required if your business has the potential to cause emissions to air. This is the most common category of permitted activity found in Epping Forest District, and includes Petrol Filling Stations, Dry Cleaners, Crematoria, Cement Batchers, Concrete Crushers, Vehicle Resprayers and Printers. There are many other activities that will require a Part B permit.

These activities are regulated by the Local Authority.

Defra provide information regarding the various processes covered by this part of the regulation:

GOV.UK – Local Air Pollution Prevention and Control (LAPPC): process guidance notes

Schedule 13A permits are required for Small Waste Incineration Plants (SWIPs)

Who regulates your SWIP depends on its processing capacity:

• The Local Authority regulates where the processing capacity of less than 10 tonnes per day of hazardous waste and less than 3 tonnes per hour of non-hazardous waste.
• The Environment Agency regulates other SWIPs

Defra provides guidance on waste incineration at Environmental permitting guidance: waste incineration – GOV.UK.