Statutory guidance

SR2015 No 5: household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station (no building)

Standard rules SR2015 No 5: household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station (no building)

Applies to England

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SR2015 No 5: household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station (no building)

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Generic risk assessment for SR2015 No 5

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Details

These standard rules allow you to operate a household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station at a specified location, provided that the permitted activities are not carried out within:

  • 200 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
  • 200 metres of any residential dwelling or workplace

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Updates to this page

Published 1 December 2015
Last updated 3 April 2019 + show all updates
  1. We have updated the interpretation section 4.4 of the standard rule with a revised definition for the term ‘European Site’.

  2. Added to 'details' section: You can apply online for most standard rules environmental permits.

  3. First published.

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