Pollution Prevention & Control (PPC) : SEPA Guidance

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PPC : 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

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 (370kpdf)
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) (655kpdf)
PPC PART A Installations: Guide for Applicants (100k pdf)
LOW IMPACT - Benchmark Guidance for Determining "Low Impact Installations" under the PPC Charging Scheme (30k pdf)
NOISE - Guidance on the Control of Noise at PPC Installations
NOISE - Summary guidance for PPC applicants (70k pdf)
NOISE - Noise emissions from vehicle reversing alarms (329k pdf)
TG26 - Use of Air Curtain Destructors/ Incinerators (67k pdf)
PG-03-01 - Notification of Change (Regulations 12 and 13) (47k pdf)
TG-03 - Determining substantial change under PPC (pdf)

PART B Installations

The Practical Guide for Part B Activities.

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.

To access the guide please click here.

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
PPCSGN2 – Variation and Transfer of Part B Permits
PPCSGN3 – Required Standards and BAT including factors to be considered in determining BAT.
PPCSGN4 – The meaning of substantial change and triviality for PPC Part B activities.

Additional guidance

Guidance Note No.	Title
1	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 (pdf)
2	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)