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Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC)
The council is responsible for regulating certain industrial activities covered by the Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 (the 'PPC Regulations').
The PPC Regulations were introduced under the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999. The PPC Regulations are gradually replacing the integrated pollution control regime set up under Part I of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (EPA 1990). This transitional process will be completed by 2007.
The PPC Regulations introduce three separate, but linked, systems of pollution control :
- Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC), which covers installations known as A(1) installations, which are regulated by the Environment Agency;
- Local authority Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (LA-IPPC) which covers installations known as A(2) installations, which are regulated by local authorities;
- and, Local authority Pollution Prevention and Control (LAPPC), which covers installations known as Part B installations, also regulated by local authorities.
All three systems require the operators of certain industrial and other installations to obtain a permit to operate. Regulators must set permit conditions based on the use of the Best Available Techniques (BAT) to control pollution. For Part A (1) and A(2) installations the permit conditions must cover pollution to air, land and water. The permit may also cover energy efficiency, site restoration, noise, odour, waste minimisation, accident prevention and heat and vibrations. Permit conditions for Part B installations will only cover emissions to air.
In the Adur district there are currently 20 Part B installations regulated by Adur District Council. There is one Part A(1) and no Part A(2) installations at present.
For further information on the PPC Regulations please contact Environmental Support or visit the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) website. DEFRA also produce a useful summary document and provides a valuable resource for all guidance documents and application forms : www.defra.gov.uk/environment/ppc. Forms for A (2) and Part B installation can also be obtained in PDF / Word format if you send Environmental Support an e-mail.
The Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 can be obtained from Her Majesty's Stationary Office, or viewed on their website.
