Statutory guidance

Extension to comply with new standard rules permits: RPS 331

Published 12 February 2025

Applies to England

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This regulatory position statement (RPS) does not change your legal requirement to comply with the new standard rules permit when 3 months after publication, it replaces your existing standard rules permit.

However, the Environment Agency will not normally take enforcement action against you if you do not comply with this legal requirement provided that:

  • your activity meets the description set out in this RPS
  • you comply with the conditions set out in this RPS

In addition your activity must not cause (or be likely to cause) pollution of the environment or harm to human health, and must not:

  • cause a risk to water, air, soil, plants or animals
  • cause a nuisance through noise or odours
  • adversely affect the countryside or places of special interest

1. Activity this RPS applies to

This RPS applies to permit holders of the following standard rules permits issued before 18 December 2024.  

These permits:

have been revised and consolidated into SR2022 No 1: treatment of waste to produce soil, soil substitutes and aggregate.

This permit :

has been revised and consolidated into SR2022 No 2: mobile treatment of waste to produce soil, soil substitutes and aggregate.

These permits:

have been revised and consolidated into SR2022 No 3: construction, demolition and excavation waste transfer station.

These permits:

have been revised and consolidated into SR2022 No 4: non-hazardous waste recycling with asbestos, hazardous batteries, cable and WEEE storage.

These permits:

have been revised and consolidated into SR2022 No 5: non-hazardous waste transfer with asbestos, hazardous batteries, cable and WEEE storage.

These permits:

have been revised and consolidated into SR2022 No 6: household waste recycling centre.

These permits:

have been revised and consolidated into SR2022 No 7: materials recycling facility.

These permits:

have been revised and consolidated into SR2022 No 8: waste wood treatment.

2. Conditions you must comply with

You must comply with both:

  • your standard rules permit issued before 18 December 2024

  • the corresponding new standard rules permit by 27 June 2025

If not, you must apply for a bespoke permit by 27 June 2025 and continue to comply with your standard rules permit, issued before 18 December 2024, until your variation is determined.

3. Things to note

Due to delays in notification of the changes we will not enforce compliance with the revised standard rules permits until the 27 June 2025.

4. When you must check back

The Environment Agency intends to review this RPS on 27 June 2025.

The Environment Agency can withdraw or amend this regulatory position before the review date if they consider it necessary. This includes where the activity that this RPS relates to has not changed.

You will need to check back from time to time, including at and before the review date, to see if this RPS still applies.

You can subscribe to email updates about this RPS. These will tell you if the RPS has changed and when it has been withdrawn.

This RPS remains in force until it is removed from GOV.UK or is otherwise identified as having been withdrawn.

5. If you cannot comply with this RPS

If you operate under this RPS but can no longer comply with it, you must:

6. Contact the Environment Agency

If you have any questions about this RPS email enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk.

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