Statutory guidance: SR2015 No 7: household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station with treatment (no building)

Updated: Added to ‘details’ section: You can apply online for most standard rules environmental permits.

These standard rules allow you to operate a household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station with waste treatment at a specified location.

The permitted activities must not be carried out within:

  • 500 metres of a European Site, Ramsar Site or Site of Special Scientific Interest
  • 50 metres of any well, spring or borehole used for the supply of water for human consumption, including private water supplies
  • 500 metres of any residential dwelling or workplace
  • a specified air quality management area

You can apply online for most standard rules environmental permits.

Apply for a standard rules environmental permit.




Statutory guidance: SR2015 No 13: 75kte vehicle storage depollution and dismantling (authorised treatment) facility

Updated: Added to ‘details’ section: You can apply online for most standard rules environmental permits.

These standard rules allow you to operate a vehicle depollution and dismantling facility at a specified location, provided that the permitted activities are not carried out within 200 metres of a:

  • European Site
  • Ramsar site
  • Site of Special Scientific Interest

The activities must not be carried out within:

  • Groundwater Source Protection Zone 1
  • 50m of any well, spring or borehole used for the supply of water for human consumption, including private water supplies

You can apply online for most standard rules environmental permits.

Apply for a standard rules environmental permit.




Statutory guidance: SR2015 No 14: 75kte metal recycling site

Updated: Added to ‘details’ section: You can apply online for most standard rules environmental permits.

These standard rules allow you to operate a metal recycling site at a specified location, provided that the permitted activities are not carried out within:

  • 500 metres of a European Site, Ramsar site or Site of Special Scientific Interest
  • 50m of any well, spring or borehole used for the supply of water for human consumption, including private water supplies

You can apply online for most standard rules environmental permits.

Apply for a standard rules environmental permit.




Statutory guidance: SR2015 No 3: metal recycling and WEEE authorised treatment facility excluding ozone depleting substances

Updated: Added to ‘details’ section: You can apply online for most standard rules environmental permits.

These standard rules allow you to operate a metal recycling and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) authorised treatment facility at a specified location.

The total quantity of waste that can be accepted at a site under these rules must be less than 75,000 tonnes a year. The rules will not permit the treatment of WEEE containing ozone-depleting substances but it can be accepted for storage only.

You can apply online for most standard rules environmental permits.

Apply for a standard rules environmental permit.




Statutory guidance: SR2015 No 10: 75kte household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station with treatment and asbestos storage

Updated: Added to ‘details’ section: You can apply online for most standard rules environmental permits.

These standard rules allow you to operate a household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station with waste treatment and asbestos storage, provided that the permitted activities are not carried out within:

  • 500 metres of a European Site, Ramsar site or Site of Special Scientific Interest
  • 50 metres of any well, spring or borehole used for the supply of water for human consumption, including private water supplies

Specified waste must not be treated outside a building within a specified air quality management area.

You can apply online for most standard rules environmental permits.

Apply for a standard rules environmental permit.