Environmental Permitting Regulations
Environmental Permits are issued to industrial processes that are potentially polluting to land, air or water. The permits set conditions to which the industrial process must comply.
The current legislation for the control of industry emissions are the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (opens in new tab) and the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (opens in new tab)
Industries which are regulated under the legislation fall into one of three categories depending on the nature and size of the business.
The category an industrial process falls into depends on the nature of the emissions being controlled and the size of the process.
Categories
- Part A1 processes – Regulated by the Natural Resources Wales (opens in new tab)
- Part A2 processes – Regulated by the local authority
- Part B processes – Regulated by the local authority
A1 and A2 permits regulate emissions to air, land and water and noise and energy efficiency. Part B permits regulate emissions to air.
Environmental Permit Public Register
Torfaen County Borough Council must make a Public Register available providing information relating to Environmental Permits issued. A full list of active Environmental Permits is available below.
- Environmental Permit Public Register (opens in new tab)pdf file[52KB]
If you would like to request copies of individual Environmental Permits please contact us.
Environmental Permit Applications
Applications for Environmental Permits to Torfaen County Borough Council are open to public consultation for 28 days.
If you wish to comment on a current application, please email your comments to us, stating the application name you are commenting on.
- There are no current applications.