Types of permit
Part A2
Part A permits control activities with a range of environmental impacts, including:
- emissions to air, land and water;
- energy efficiency;
- waste reduction;
- raw materials consumption;
- noise, vibration and heat; or
- accident prevention.
The permit your business requires depends on the specific processes involved and resulting emissions.
Permits are available from the Environment Agency or us (the regulator) depending upon the category your business falls within:
- Part A(1) installations or mobile plants are regulated by the Environment Agency;
- Part A(2) installations or mobile plants are regulated by us;
- Waste operations or waste mobile plant carried on other than at an installation, or by Part A or Part B mobile plants, are regulated by the Environment Agency; or
- Mining waste operations are regulated by the Environment Agency.
Part B
This includes activities such as manufacturing activities using organic solvents, incinerators, mobile crushers, waste oil burners, vehicle respraying, cement works, petrol filling stations and dry cleaners.
Part B permits control activities which cause emissions to air. The permit your business requires depends on the specific processes involved and resulting emissions. Permits are available from the Environment Agency or us (the regulator) depending upon the category your business falls within:
- Part B installations or mobile plants are regulated by us, except waste operations carried out at Part B installations which are regulated by the Environment Agency;
- Waste operations or waste mobile plant carried on other than at an installation, or Part B mobile plants, are regulated by the Environment Agency; or
- Mining waste operations are regulated by the Environment Agency.