Guidance

Environmental permitting guidance: Core guidance

Comprehensive help for those operating, regulating or interested in facilities that are covered by the Environmental Permitting regulations.

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This guidance aims to provide comprehensive help for those operating, regulating or interested in facilities that are covered by the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 SI 2016/1154.

It describes the main provisions of the Regulations and sets out how the Regulations should be applied and how particular terms should be interpreted in England and Wales. It also explains where to go for more help.

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Published 7 March 2013
Last updated 15 April 2020 + show all updates
  1. Guidance document updated - moved to new template; update to Chapter 9; and minor updates to legislative references in rest of document. Deletion of Annex 2.

  2. First published.

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