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SEPA guidance

SEPA has developed a number of pieces of guidance aimed at assisting operators understand the operation of the PPC regime in Scotland.

To view a piece of guidance please click on the titles below:

PART A Installations

• iPPC-T-01(TT) - Extended Two Tier Consent Table  (266k)
  
  
• PART A Practical Guide: (NOTE pages 89 - 96 are replaced with the guidance note TG02 below) The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000 - a practical guide for Part A Activities - Issue 2  (370k)
  
  
• TG02 - SEPA site report guidance replaces the previous site report guidance contained within the Practical Guide. The Practical Guide will be updated shortly to reflect this. SEPA Site Report Guidance (TG02)  (655k)
  
  
• PPC PART A Installations: Guide for Applicants  (100k)
  
  
• LOW IMPACT - Benchmark Guidance for Determining "Low Impact Installations" under the PPC Charging Scheme  (30k)
  
  
• NOISE - Guidance on the Control of Noise at PPC Installations  (504k)
  
  
• NOISE - Summary guidance for PPC applicants  (70k)
  
  
• NOISE - Noise emissions from vehicle reversing alarms  (329k)
  
  
• PG-03-01 - Notification of Change (Regulations 12 and 13)  (53k)
  
  
• TG-03 - Determining substantial change under PPC  (73k)

PART B Installations

The guide provides information on how the PPC regime will operate for Part B Actvities in Scotland, including:

• How to find out if you fall under the PPC Regulations;
• How to make an application;
• How to vary a permit under PPC;
• How your applications will be treated; and
• What various terms within the Regulations actually mean

The Practical Guide for Part B Activities  (539k)

Associated with this guide are a number of supplementary guidance notes covering certain aspects of PPC in more detail. These are:

• PPCSGN1 – The PPC Part B Application Procedure  (109k)
  
  
• PPCSGN2 – Variation and Transfer of Part B Permits  (73k)
  
  
• PPCSGN3 – Required Standards and BAT including factors to be considered in determining BAT  (90k)
  
  
• PPCSGN4 – The meaning of substantial change and triviality for PPC Part B activities  (105k)

Additional guidance

• Advice to SEPA personnel on how to identify waste facilities that fall to be regulated as an installation listed under Section 5.3 of the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000, as amended  (80k)
  
• SEPA's Odour Guidance 2010 
  
• Position Statement on the Mixing and Treatment of Wastes in Open Pits and Vessels. (this document is currently under review and a new version will be available in due course)