Environmental Permits

You must have an environmental permit if you operate a regulated facility in England or Wales.

A regulated facility includes:

  • installations or mobile plants carrying out listed activities
  • waste operations
  • waste mobile plant
  • mining waste operations

Listed activities include:

  • energy - burning fuel, gasification, liquefaction and refining activities 
  • metals - manufacturing and processing metals, surface treatment of metals 
  • minerals - manufacturing lime, cement, ceramics or glass, processing asbestos
  • chemicals - manufacturing chemicals, pharmaceuticals or explosives, storing chemicals in bulk 
  • waste - incinerating waste, operating landfills, recovering waste 
  • solvents - using solvents 
  • other - manufacturing paper, pulp and board, treating timber products, coating, treating textiles and printing, manufacturing new tyres, intensive pig and poultry farming, tanning, processing of animal and vegetable matter 

Listed activities are divided into three categories: Part A(1), Part A(2) and Part B.

Part A1 permits 

These are regulated by the Environment Agency and cover industries that are considered to be the most polluting. Industries such as large scale power stations, chemical works and pharmaceutical production fall under this category. A1 premises are regulated for emissions to air, land, water and other environmental considerations such as noise, vibrations, waste and energy usage. For further information, contact the Environment Agency

Part A2 permits 

This category is regulated by the council and seen as a medium risk to the environment and human health. If you operate a galvanizers or large scale pottery, for example, you may be regulated as an A2 premises. A2 premises are also regulated for emissions to air, land, water and other environmental considerations. 

Part B permits 

Seen to be lesser polluting, these industries are only regulated for emissions to air. Industries such as cement batching plants, coating material manufacture, animal feed manufacture, dry cleaning and vehicle refinishers will fall into this category. 

Complaint 

If you would like to make a complaint about releases from industrial premises on the list or if you believe that there is a process requiring a Part A2 or B Permit which does not appear on the list please contact Environmental Health.  

For more information about Environmental Permitting, please visit GOV.UK

Public register 

North Warwickshire Borough Council maintains a register of information related to industrial processes in the borough where an environmental permit was granted.  

View the Permit Public Register