Activities that can pollute air, land or water need prior authorisation from the environmental regulator or the water company. These guides explain when you need an environmental permit, the deadlines for boilers, engines and generators, consents for trade effluent and water discharges, and the F-gas rules for refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment.
Permits, air and water
An environmental permit is the legal authorisation you need before running an activity that could pollute air, water or land, such as an industrial installation, a...
Permits, air and water
Fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases), mainly the HFC refrigerants in chillers, cold rooms, air conditioning, heat pumps and vehicle refrigeration, are controlled in...
Permits, air and water
Any boiler, engine or turbine with a rated thermal input of 1 MW or more but less than 50 MW is a medium combustion plant (MCP) and needs an environmental permit...
Permits, air and water
Anything other than domestic sewage and clean rainwater that leaves your site as liquid needs permission. Trade effluent to the public sewer needs a consent from your...