Pollution Prevention Control Act 1999
Environmental Permitting (England &
Wales) Regulations 2010
Operator
Installation
Address
UK Coal Mining Limited
Huntington Lane Surface Mine Site (SMS),
New Works,
Telford,
Shropshire
TF6 5AP
Grid Reference
Registered Office
UK Coal Mining Ltd
Harworth Park
Blyth Road
Harworth
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN11 8DB
UK Coal Limited is hereby permitted by Telford & Wrekin Council to carry on
coal processing under Section 3.5 of Schedule 1 Part 2 the Environmental
Permitting (England & Wales) Regulations 2010 (as amended), and other
activities as listed and described below within the installation boundary
marked red on the attached plan on page 15, and in accordance with the
following conditions.
Provenance
Date Application Made
(Deemed application)
Date ‘Duly Made’
Date Permit First Issued
Date of Variations
Date of Latest Variation
Relevant
Dates
27.04.10
07.05.10
17.11.10
None
None
This permit consists of 22 numbered pages
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Description of the Installation
The installation consists of a Surface Mine Site (SMS) where coal is
extracted, crushed and graded to produce appropriate specifications. The
mine comprises several basic elements, removal of coal from the rock strata
(referred to as ‘winning’), crushing and size reduction, and transportation of
coal within the site. The application included the operation of a coal washing
plant where spoil is washed in order to reclaim further coal product, however
technical difficulties on site may make this non viable. Coal washing therefore
is not included in the permit at this time.
The following text divides the Installation into its elements and activities both
those scheduled under the above regulations and those non scheduled
elements required to be regulated because of their polluting potential and that
have a direct association and a technical connection to the scheduled
activities:
1–
2–
3–
4–
5–
6–
7–
The extraction of coal element
The coal transportation activity
The coal crushing and screening activity
The coal storage element
The load-out activity
The waste treatment element.
Water storage and treatment.
1. The extraction of coal element (winning the coal).
The Surface mine site extracts shallow coal seams for the supply of high
quality low sulphur coal for electricity generation at local power stations.
The predominant method of extracting coal from the coal seam is through the
use of hydraulic excavators. These vehicles are used to excavate the coal
and load directly into dump trucks for internal transport to the coal processing
area. However it is expected that limited blasting will be required onsite
depending on localised geological conditions. Hard rock (i.e. Sandstone) is
broken up to aid extraction using propriety explosives with blasting restricted
to weekdays between 10.00 and noon (no blasting is carried out at
weekends). After the explosives are detonated the won coal is then collected
by back actor and transported to the coal processing area by dump trucks.
Controls on the noise and vibration from blasting are present within the
planning decision notice and not regulated by this permit.
The winning of the coal is an element of the mining installation and is
technically connected and directly associated with the activities falling within
Schedule 1 of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations
2010.
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2. Coal transportation Activity
Extracted coal is loaded by hydraulic excavators into dump trucks and
transported along a haul road to the processing area. In situ coal is
transported to the coal process area and placed in stockpiles for storage.
Vehicles entering and leaving the installation travel on haul roads surfaced
with compacted backfill material, this is regularly graded to remove loose, dust
generating materials and in times of dry weather are kept damp at all times if
necessary by the use of a mobile water bowser. The haul road in extraction
area A is constructed 3 metres below the adjacent backfilled overburden to
maximise the wind sheltering effect and prevent wind whipping of dust.
The main access and egress of the site up to the coal processing area is
surfaced by tarmcadam; therefore all road going traffic including Lorries would
not travel over any unsurfaced areas, thus minimising dust and mud being
deposited on the public highway. Road transport coal carrying vehicles pass
through a wheel and under body vehicle wash (where necessary) before
being taken to the weighbridge where any overweight will be off loaded onto
the overweight bay. All coal Lorries leaving the site are sheeted prior to
leaving the site.
The coal transportation activity of the mining installation and is technically
connected and directly associated with the activities falling within Schedule 1
of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010.
3. Coal crushing and screening Activity.
Oversized coal requires size reduction before being ready for transportation
off site. This is conducted by use of a crusher and associated screen. The
crushed coal from the crusher and screen is collected and moved to stockpile
by front loading shovel. The resulting size reduced material is then stored for
transportation offsite. Coal of varying qualities, may be blended to coal stocks
as required.
Dust is controlled by enclosure of machinery and the application of water via
sprinklers to the primary hopper, the primary jaw crusher and the discharge
point from the primary crusher onto the screen.
The crushing and size reduction of coal is an activity falling within section 3.5
of Schedule 1 of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales)
Regulations 2010.
4. Coal storage element.
The following permanent stockpiles designated as such in Plan
PPC10/00009/3 are used within the process to store coal that is either waiting
further processing or is final product waiting for transport off site.
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 Primary excavated Coal Stock Pile
 Crushed Coal Stock Pile
 Blended Coal Stock Pile
Fugitive emissions from stockpiles of wind raised dusts particularly at the time
of disturbance of the stored coal during addition or removal of stored materials
will be minimised by addition of water.
The coal storage element of the coal processing installation and is technically
connected and directly associated with the activities falling within Schedule 1
of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010.
5. The Load out activity.
Coal is taken from stockpile and placed into road going Lorries by front
loading shovel. Fugitive emissions are of dust from the handling of the coal,
release of dust by the wheels of vehicles. Dust control is achieved through
water suppression and regular sweeping of roadways and yard areas.
The load out activity falls within section 3.5 of Schedule 1 of the
Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010.
6. Waste storage Element.
Very little waste is produced within the Installation; waste produced at the coal
processing stage shall be disposed of complying with current relevant waste
legislation.
The waste storage element of the quarrying installation and is technically
connected and directly associated with the activities falling within Schedule 1
of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010.
7. Water Storage and Treatment Element.
Storm water drainage from disturbed areas is managed by 3 water treatment
areas. These consist of a system of primary and secondary treatment lagoons
where solid materials are removed by settlement. The resulting water is
utilised onsite for dust suppression.
Stored water is used on the site as a primary means of suppressing dust. The
water supply for the plant will be from site storage of storm water collected,
this will be utilised by equipment as required and dust suppression water
bowsers as necessary.
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Process flow chart
In situ coal dug and
loaded into site wagons
In situ coal stocked prior
to crushing and sizing
Coal loaded into crusher
and associated screening
plant
Crushed coal stockpile
Blended Coal
stockpile
Coal loaded into
road wagons
Any significant increase in the figures listed in Table 1, in the opinion of the
regulator, results in detrimental consequences for the environment will require
the operator to apply for a variation to the permit.
Table 1 – Raw material usage
The following table lists the quantities of raw materials used on an annual
basis within the permitted installation.
Raw Material
Coal
Usage (year)
(tonnes/annum)
300,000
Fire clay
Activity/Element
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1
Control
Water
suppression
Water
suppression
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Table 2 contains a list of all machinery used within the installation along with
the identified emission points to atmosphere:
Table 2. List of machinery within the Installation
Plant and equipment
Back-actor 1m3
capacity
Front loading Shovel
1m3 capacity
Drilling rig dust
extraction
Dump truck 35m3
capacity
Loading shovel
4m3 capacity
Primary crusher
Water bowser and
tractor
Number of
vehicles
4
2
Activity/Element
1
1, 2
8
2, 3, 4
4
3, 4, 5
1
2
3
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Emission
Dust,
Smoke
Dust,
Smoke
Dust,
Smoke
Dust,
Smoke
Dust,
Smoke
Dust
Dust,
Smoke
NOX,
NOX,
NOX,
NOX,
NOX,
NOX,
Table 3 Identity and function of stockpiles
The following is a list identifying Stock piles and relating them to the plan
Stock pile
Purpose
Location
Primary excavated Coal Storage of coal before crushing or With excavation
Stock Pile
transportation
area and Coal
processing area
Crushed Coal Stock Pile Storage of coal before mixing with Coal processing
washed coal or transportation
area
Blended Coal Stock Pile Storage of final coal product Coal processing
before transportation
area
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Permit Conditions
1.0 Authorised Plant
1.1 The permissible plant or equipment to be used within the installation
shall be that mentioned in Table 2. No other plant or equipment shall be
used without the prior written consent of the regulator.
1.2 The operator shall notify the regulator at least one week before the
commencement of each phase of mining.
2.0 Emission Limits and Controls
2.1 There shall be no visible emissions of dust beyond the designated
installation boundary marked on PPC10/00009/2 as perceived by the
regulator.
2.2 Not withstanding condition 2.3, emissions from the installation, other than
steam or condensed water vapour, shall be free from persistent mist and
free from persistent fume.
2.3 Packaging materials that have been used to package explosives may be
burned in the open provided such burning is done in accordance with the
requirements of the Control of Explosives Regulations 1991.
2.4 Emissions from any vehicles or stationary plant with a combustion
engine shall, not, in normal operation, exceed the equivalent of
Ringleman shade 1 as described in British Standard BS 2742:1969.
2.5 Emissions from the installation, at the locations stipulated shall not
exceed the limits set out in table 4 below.
Table 4 Emission limit of dust
Monitoring
Location
Lower Huntington
Farm
Western End of
Plant Bay
Eastern End of Coal
Processing Area
New Works Farm
The Uplands
Monitoring
Method
Sticky Pad
Method
Sticky Pad
Method
Sticky Pad
Method
Sticky Pad
Method
Sticky Pad
Method
Phase
Frequency
All Phases
Weekly
All Phases
Weekly
All Phases
Weekly
All Phases
Weekly
All Phases
Weekly
Limit
0.5%
EAC/day
2%
EAC/day
2%
EAC/day
0.5%
EAC/day
0.5%
EAC/day
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Table 4 (Continued) Emission limit of dust
Monitoring
Location
Fairhaven
Rozel
Site boundary near
T7
Monitoring
Method
Sticky Pad
Method
Sticky Pad
Method
Sticky Pad
Method
Phase
Phase
onwards
Phase
onwards
Phase
onwards
Frequency
2C Weekly
2C Weekly
2C Weekly
Limit
0.5%
EAC/day
0.5%
EAC/day
2%
EAC/day
Note: Continuous Emission Monitoring collected in accordance with condition
5.1 can be required at any of the above locations.
3.0 Emission monitoring
3.1 Whenever the Installation is operating it shall be observed for dust
emissions at least once daily by a person appointed for this purpose or
more frequently as may be prescribed in writing from the regulator. The
place of observation shall provide an unimpeded view of all emission
points, and, as necessary from the installation boundary.
3.2 A logbook shall be maintained which shall record the date, time, name
and position of the person making the entry and all operations and
actions taken in accordance with conditions of this permit. Also entered
shall be details of the weather prevailing on every day that the mine
operates to include an assessment of maximum wind speed, wind
direction, temperature and the presence or absence of rain on the day of
the record. These records shall be kept for a minimum period of 2 years
and may be in an electronic format provided that a secure backup of the
data is made and the information can be printed onto paper.
3.3 A weather station shall be installed onsite to monitor wind direction and
wind speed on a continuous basis. The details (with data averaged over
30 minute periods) shall be recorded and kept onsite.
3.4 In the event of abnormal emissions, adverse monitoring results or a
complaint from a member of the public the operator shall:




Investigate the occurrence immediately
In the event of a complaint from a member of the public assess
whether the complaint could potentially relate to specific site
conditions
Adjust or stop the process or activity to minimise those emissions
Undertake remedial work as soon as practical or before operation
resumes after a scheduled shut down
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
Record the details of the cause and consequent action in the
Logbook.
Report to the Regulator as soon as practicable
3.5 Dust deposition monitoring shall be completed using the sticky pad
method at locations detailed in table 4. The sticky surface media shall be
exchanged on a weekly basis or at a frequency agreed in writing by the
regulator. The sticky pad method and result obtained shall be in
accordance with a method agreed with the regulator. Results shall be
retained onsite for a minimum of 2 years.
3.6 The obscuration of the film of the sticky cylinder shall be analysed as a
measure of dust deposition. The obscuration of the dust shall be
expressed as percentage Effective Area Covered (EAC) per day.
3.7 The results of dust deposition monitoring including details of the
prevailing weather conditions at the time shall be forwarded to the
regulator upon request. A summary of the data shall be submitted to the
regulator monthly.
3.8 Dust deposition monitoring utilising other methods and techniques shall
be carried out as agreed with the regulator.
3.9 Areas around conveyors shall be inspected daily for overspill of material.
Any overspill shall be removed and the area cleaned to prevent wind
whipping of dust within 24 hours.
4.0 Process controls
4.1 At all times when the primary crusher is operational it shall be supplied
with water to operate the dust suppression sprinklers, this supply shall be
protected from freezing by adequate frost protection.
4.2 All plant and equipment shall be appropriately sized to reduce dust
generation during loading and unloading of coal.
4.3 All drop heights of conveyed or excavated material shall be kept to a
minimum during loading operations.
4.4 Spillages of finely divided or powdery materials shall be cleaned up
immediately by vacuum cleaning using an industrial grade vacuum
cleaner or by wet cleaning methods. Dry sweeping methods shall not be
permitted.
Sweeping and movement of powdery materials using
uncovered containers is prohibited unless the material is thoroughly
damped to prevent wind entrainment.
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Conveying of materials
4.5 All conveyors shall be totally enclosed, or be situated within an enclosed
building.
4.6 Belt scrapers shall be fitted to the head drum returns of all conveyors
and the scrapings shall fall by enclosed chute to join the main material
run.
Stockpile management
4.7 All permanent uncontained stocks of crushed and processed coal shall
be stored in the coal processing area designated on Plan
PPC10/00009/3 and nowhere else within the installation. Any change to
this plan shall be agreed in writing with the regulator
4.8 All coal product storage areas shall have a consolidated surface which
should be kept in good repair.
4.9 Stockpiles shall be clearly delineated to deter vehicles from running over
coal at the stock edge.
4.10 Stockpiles, stocking areas and roadways shall be managed to prevent
wind entrainment of dust, such methods to be employed (as necessary)
are:

Aerodynamic profiling

Compaction of stockpile

Water suppression (by fixed system or water bowser)

Addition of dust suppressants

Fencing or bunding

Strategic arrangement of stock piles comprising different sized
materials
Control of dust from roadways
4.11 Internal coal haul roads not constructed incorporating a Tarmacadam
surface shall be regularly graded to remove loose dust generating
materials and shall at all times, where necessary, be kept damp to
prevent wind entrainment of dust.
4.12 All coal roadways surfaced with tarmaccadam or concrete shall be kept
clean by the use of a road sweeper using irrigated brushes and where
necessary kept damp to prevent wind entrainment of dust. No dry
sweeping is to be carried out on site.
4.13 All Dusts arising from activities within the installation that cannot be
recycled shall be considered wastes and be placed in covered
containers.
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4.14 Effective under-vehicle and wheel washing facilities shall be provided
and used where necessary before vehicles exit the site on to the public
highway.
4.15 All road going coal laden vehicles, or vehicles carrying other dusty
materials, shall be effectively sheeted or the material should be stored in
sealed containers prior to departure from site.
5.0 Air Quality
5.1 Continuous particulate monitoring of PM10 and PM2.5 size fraction dust
shall be conducted as per table 5. The Continuous emission monitors
(CEM’s) shall have an alarm set at the 1 hour average AQO limit for
PM10 as detailed in table 5. Any breach of that limit shall alert onsite
personnel via telemetry link. Any activated alarms shall be recorded,
investigated and reported to the Regulator within 48 hours.
Table 5 Air Quality Monitoring
Monitoring
Location
Rose Villa*
Lower
Huntington
Farm*
The
Uplands*
New works
Lane
Junction*
Monitoring
Method
Topas
Osiris
Osiris
Osiris
Phase of
mining
All phases
Phases 1/2A
Frequency
AQO Limit
Continuous
Continuous
Annual mean
PM10 40 µg m-3
Pm2.5 25 µg m-3
Phases
Continuous
2A/2C
Phases 2D-3 Continuous
24 hour mean
PM10 50 µg m-3
1 hour average
trigger levels
PM10 100 µg m-3
Pm2.5 50 µg m-3
*Or at other location(s) to be agreed with the regulator
5.2 Results of air quality monitoring shall be submitted to the regulator upon
request. Any additional monitoring or sampling should be submitted at
the request of the regulator and within time frames mutually agreed.
The results shall be tabulated and submitted in MS Excel format and
shall be sent to the following email address.
Environmental.health@telford.gov.uk
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General conditions
6.1 A schedule shall be submitted to the Regulator within 28 days of issuing
the permit that gives details, such as the frequency and methods
employed, of the regular cleaning of all plant, machinery, structures and
roadways used within the Installation.
6.2 A list of key arrestment plant on site shall be maintained, and a written
procedure for dealing with failure provided to the regulator within 28 days
of the issue of the permit.
6.3 The Operator shall prepare a schedule of maintenance of plant,
machinery and vehicles used in the activity and this be made available
on request from the Regulator. It is expected that normally items shall be
serviced in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendation or more
frequently if local conditions indicate otherwise.
6.4 Effective operational, maintenance systems and cleaning shall be used
for all aspects of the installation where failure could result in a release of
visible dust across the Installation boundary.
6.5 Critical spares and consumables and in particular those subjected to
continual wear and frequent replacement shall be kept on site or be
available for replacement at short notice.
6.6 Relevant staff at all levels shall receive formal training and instruction in
their duties relating to the control of emissions to air from the process.
Such training shall include, but not be limited to, the following.
 Awareness of the regulatory requirements of the Permit.
 Minimising emissions during start up and shut down of the
Installation.
 Actions required to minimise emissions during abnormal events.
The operator shall record details of the training to include the name,
position, and date of the trainer and trainee and content of the
instruction. This record shall be kept until the trained person relinquishes
their duties
6.7 At the end of an appropriate 12 month accounting period to be agreed
with the Regulator the operator shall supply the regulator with the annual
quantity of raw materials consumed and coal produced as detailed in
Table 1.
6.8 The regulator shall be informed at least 4 weeks before any change to
the prescribed installation described at the beginning of this permit or
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any change to the process that may affect the nature of emissions to air
or the concentration of substances being emitted.
6.9 Any malfunction which results in emissions to the environment which are
likely to cause an adverse effect on the local community shall be
reported to the regulator immediately, a record shall be made of the
incident within the logbook.
6.10 The best available techniques shall be used to prevent or, where that is
not practicable, reduce emissions from the installation in relation to any
aspect of the operation of the installation which is not regulated by any
other condition of this permit.
In relation to this Permit any reference the local Authority or the
Regulator shall mean the Borough of Telford and Wrekin. Any
information required by this permit to be sent to the Local Authority
shall be sent to:
Environmental Health
Telford & Wrekin Council,
Darby House,
PO Box 214
Telford
TF3 4LE
Signed…………………………………………….Date……………………………..
Officer authorised for that purpose
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Appendix 1.
Plan PPC10/00009/1 Location of Installation (outline in red).
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Appendix 2.
Plan PPC10/00009/2 The Installation Boundary (outlined in red)
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Appendix 3
Plan PPC10/00009/3 Coal processing area and equipment
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Glossary of Terms/Definitions:
Activity
One or more stationary technical units falling within the
defined sections of the Schedule 1 of the Environmental
Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010
Bag filter
These are fabric filters and are comprised of a filter
medium, usually manufactured in the form of bags,
through which material over a certain size cannot pass.
There are three types: mechanical shakedown, reverse
air jet and pulse jet. Bags are capable of filtration of finer
particles than cyclones, but do not perform well with wet
particulate such as wood with a moisture content > 20%
(i.e. they clog up).
Coating
Means a preparation, including all the organic solvents or
preparations containing organic solvents necessary for its
proper application, which is used in a vehicle refinishing
activity to spray onto a motor vehicle.
Cyclone
An inertial gas cleaning device, which separates dust
from the gas stream when the direction of the gas flow is
changed and the dust continues in the original direction
by virtue of its inertia and is deposited on a collection
surface / catch pot. The inlet gas is channeled into a
spiral flow. Centripetal forces operating in the spiral
provide the change of direction and the larger particles
above a critical mass will be deposited on the cyclone
walls.
CEM
Continuous Emission Monitor
Dust
Means any particulate matter in less than 3mm
aerodynamic diameter
EAC
Effective Area Covered
ELV
Emission Limit Values, those values stipulated in the SED
or in guidance for emission of particular pollutants to
atmosphere.
EPR
Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010, the new
pollution control regime replacing that under PPC.
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Indicative
Monitoring
Monitoring which measures the performance of the
abatement plant, rather than the quantity of dust etc
emitted. In the case of bag filtration, this is normally
achieved by alarming the pressure drop across the
abatement plant, so that an alarm is set off should a bag /
sleeve split.
Installation
One or more stationary technical units comprising at least
one activity or activities falling within the description of
Schedule 1 of the Environmental Permitting (England and
Wales) Regulations 2010 within a defined area.
LEV
Local Exhaust Ventilation – ducting and hoods normally
associated with small uncontained plant or equipment.
PM10
Means particulate matter of 10microns or less
PM2.5
Means particulate matter of 2.5 microns or less
Regulator
Means the Pollution Control Section of the Telford &
Wrekin Council. When contacting the regulator it is not
sufficient to contact any other part of the council other
than the Pollution Control Section at the address
specified in the additional notes or at the telephone
numbers provided.
Ringelmann Chart A chart set by British Standard B.S.2742:1969 based on
obscuration which divides smoke into shades 1-4.
Shades 2 to 3 are defined as dark smoke and shade 4 is
black smoke.
STU
Stationary Technical Unit shall have the same meaning
as in the Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations,
but in summary shall mean, one machine used for the
purpose of printing on flexible packaging or one machine
used in connection with that activity, e.g. an RTO. There
must be at least 1 STU per activity, but it is possible to
have multiple STU’s still comprising only one activity.
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ADDITONAL NOTES
These notes do not comprise part of the permit, but contain guidance
relevant to it.
Inspections
Regular inspections will be made by officers of Telford & Wrekin Council
(without prior notice), in order to check and ensure full compliance with this
permit.
BAT (Best Available Techniques)
Article 2(11) of the IPPC Directive defines “best available techniques” as
follows:
“the most effective and advanced stage in the development of activities and
their methods of operation which indicates the practical suitability of particular
techniques for providing in principle the basis for emission limit values
designed to prevent, and where that is not practicable, generally to reduce
emissions and the impact on the environment as a whole”.
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“techniques” shall include both the technology used and the way in
which the installation is designed, built, maintained, operated and
decommissioned,
“available” techniques shall mean those developed on a scale which
allows implementation in the relevant industrial sector , under
economically and technically viable conditions, taking into
consideration the costs and advantages, whether or not the techniques
are used or produced inside the Member State in question, as long as
they are reasonably accessible to the operator,
“best” shall mean most effective in achieving a high general level of
protection if the environment as a whole.
In determining the best available techniques, special consideration should be
given to the items listed in Annex IV of the Directive.
Health and Safety at Work and Other Statutory Requirements
Compliance with this permit does not necessarily infer compliance with any
other legislation.
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Other Statutory requirements
This permit, in that it regulated only air pollution matters, does not absolve you
of the responsibility of any other statutory requirement, such as any need to
obtain planning permission, hazardous substances consent or Building
Regulations approval from the Council. Discharge consents from the local
sewerage undertaker or a waste disposal licence from the Environment
Agency may still be required as will compliance with health and safety
legislation.
Notification of Operation Changes
The operator may be liable to prosecution if they operate otherwise than in
accordance with the conditions and plant described in this permit.
The operator should contact the regulator to discuss any proposed changes.
Enforcement
The operator will be liable to enforcement action where: 1. the operator fails to comply with or contravenes any permit condition;
2. a change is made to the installation operation without prior notification of
the change to the regulator;
3. intentional false entries are made in any record required to be kept under
the conditions of the permit;
4. a false or misleading statement is made.
Any enforcement action is taken in accordance with the regulator’s
enforcement policy.
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Annual Subsistence Charge
A subsistence charge is payable on the 1st April each year. An invoice will be
issued by the regulator providing further details of how to pay. The charges
are based on a risk based system. Details of the risk assessment can be
found at http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/ppc/localauth/fees-risk/risk.htm
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Appeal against Regulatory Action
The operator can appeal against regulatory action by the regulator to the
Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. Appeals must be
sent to the Secretary of State on a form found at
http://www.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/pins/environment/environment/environmental_appeals/en
vironmental_permitting_appeal_form.pdf
Guidance on the appeal procedure can be found at
http://www.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/pins/environment/environment/environmental_appeals/en
vironmental_permitting_guidance_notes.pdf
There are time limits for making an appeal as follows:
a) in relation to an appeal against a revocation notice, before the notice takes
effect;
b) in relation to the withdrawal of a duly-made application under paragraph
4(2) of Schedule 5, not later than 15 working days from the date of the
notice served under that paragraph;
c) in relation to a variation notification, a suspension notice, an enforcement
notice or a landfill closure notice, not later than 2 months from the date of
the notification or notice;
d) in any other case not later than 6 months from the date of the decision or
deemed decision.
Please note:
An appeal will not suspend the effect of the conditions appealed against;
the conditions must still be complied with.
In determining an appeal against one or more conditions, the Act allows the
Secretary of State in addition to quash any of the other conditions not subject
to the appeal and to direct the local authority either to vary any of these other
conditions or to add new conditions.
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Contact Numbers for the Regulator
The Regulator is the Pollution Control Section of Telford & Wrekin Council.
They can be contacted on 01952 381818. You may also contact them by
email at any time. Environmental.health@telford.gov.uk
Correspondence Address
All correspondence to Telford & Wrekin Council relating to this information
shall be addressed to:
Pollution Control Team,
Environmental Health and Wellbeing,
Environmental Health,
Telford & Wrekin Council,
Darby House,
P.O. Box 214,
Telford,
TF3 4LE.
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