The Pollution Prevention Control regime comprises two elements, Local Authority Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (LA-IPPC) and Local Authority Pollution Prevention and Control (LAPPC).
LA-IPPC are referred to as Part A2 activities which are potentially more complex activities involving releases in to the environment. There are currently no A2 activities in the borough.
LAPPC are referred to as Part B activities and involve releases to air only. Currently there are approximately 100 Part B activities covering a wide range of industry including vehicle resprayers, timber manufacturers, cement batching plant and mobile crushing plant.
On the 6th April 2008 the Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations 2000 were replaced by the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2007. The new regulations replace more than 40 pieces of legislation, combining waste and pollution prevention control in to a single permitting system.
Finally, the Environment Agency also plays a role by regulating the release of pollutants into the environment, and is referred to as Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) and Part A activities. There are approximately 7 of these activities in the borough.
