Environmental Permits

Pollution Prevention and Control is a regulatory regime for controlling pollution from certain industrial activities. From 6th April 2008 it has been incorporated into the framework of the Environmental Permitting Regulations.

The industrial activities controlled by EPR are split into three categories:

1. Part A(1) - Regulated by the Environment Agency - These are potentially the most polluting activities and are regulated for for emissions such as air, land, water and other environmental considerations.
2. Part A(2) - Regulated by Local Authorities - Lesser polluting activities regulated for emissions such as air, land, water and other environmental considerations.
3. Part B - Regulated by Local Authorities - These are the least polluting and are regulated for emissions to air only (with the exception of some solvent processes).

Reading Borough Council Permitted Activities

Reading Borough currently has no A(2) activities. There are the following Part B permitted processes:

• PG 1/14 - Unloading of Petrol to Storage at Petrol Stations
• PG 6/46 - Dry Cleaning
• PG 6/34b - Respraying of Road Vehicles
• PG 5/2 - Crematoria
• PG 3/15a - Roadstone Coating Processes
• PG 6/23 - Coating of Metal and Plastics
• PG 6/44 - Manufacturer of Coating Materials
• PG 1/1 - Waste Oil and Recovered Oil Burners

The PG codes refer to the relevant process guidance note for each industrial process. Process guidance notes and further information on environmental permitting can be accessed via the Defra website link below.

All information on processes permitted under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010 is held on the public register and can be accessed below. Further information can also be obtained by contacting the Environmental Protection Team using the 'contact form' link to the left of this page.