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T12 exemption allows you to sort, repair, refurbish or dismantle waste for reuse or recovery.
Find out if your groundwater discharges are extremely low risk so don’t need an environmental permit or exemption.
D6 exemption allows you to dispose of small amounts of specific waste that have been produced on site in an incinerator.
How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
How and when to assess the risks of noise and vibration associated with your environmental permit application, with guidance on using the Noise Advisory Tool (NAT).
This exemption allows you to temporarily store waste at a collection point before recovering or disposing of the waste elsewhere.
S3 waste exemption lets you store sewage sludge at a site where it will be used in accordance with the Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989.
View the final permit decisions that the Environment Agency has made on applications for environmental permits from February 2026
Use the climate change risk assessment examples for your industry sector when developing or reviewing your management system.
What you need to provide to the Environment Agency if you want them to consider allowing your proposed research or trial.
Standard rules to operate a mobile plant for the treatment of soils and contaminated material, substances or products.
How to submit an appropriate environmental permit application for a landfill site, and how to carry out your activities to comply with your permit.
What you must do to carry out a risk assessment if you're a farmer applying for a bespoke permit for intensive farming.
How to develop a management system for carrying out flood risk activities under an environmental permit.
Find out if Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) or specified generator regulations apply to your operations.
How to request a longer timetable for the Environment Agency to assess if your proposal can be ‘duly made’.
Types of waste and maximum amounts you can use for spreading as mulch to benefit land around trees, bushes or plants, under U12 waste exemption.
Check if you're exempt from needing an environmental permit for a new closed loop ground source heating and cooling system.
Calculate the annual nitrogen and phosphorus emissions from your livestock. Report the data to the Environment Agency.
How to apply for an environmental permit if you rear pigs and poultry intensively, including how to comply with and change the permit.
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