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Local Air Pollution Prevention and Control (LAPPC): process guidance notes

Process guidance notes (PG notes) on emission controls ('Part B' activities).

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 26 April 2017
• Last updated: 3 June 2026
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  1. 3 June 2026

     Added link to Crematoria: process guidance note 5/2 (25).

  2. 30 January 2026

     Added Process Guidance Note 3/15(12) Statutory guidance for roadstone coating, September 2012 to the Minerals section.

  3. 27 April 2017

     Added combustion and incineration documents.

  4. 27 April 2017

     Added combustion and incineration documents.

  5. 26 April 2017

     First published.

Statutory process guidance (PG) notes on best available techniques (BAT) for the main sectors regulated to control their air emissions (‘Part B’ activities).

Animal and vegetable processing sectors

• Maggot breeding: process guidance note 6/05
  • 2 December 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Sausage casing and offal production: process guidance note 6/12
  • 2 December 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Fish meal and fish oil production: process guidance note 6/19
  • 2 December 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Animal hide and skin: process guidance note 6/21
  • 1 December 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Animal feed compound: process guidance note 6/26
  • 1 November 2014
  • Statutory guidance
• Vegetable matter drying processes: process guidance note 6/27
  • 1 November 2014
  • Statutory guidance
• Mushroom substrate manufacturing: process guidance note 6/30
  • 1 November 2014
  • Statutory guidance
• Tobacco processes: process guidance note 6/36
  • 1 November 2014
  • Statutory guidance

Combustion and incineration

• Boilers and furnaces 20 to 50MW thermal input: process guidance note 1/03
  • 1 June 2012
  • Statutory guidance
• Gas turbines 20 to 50mw thermal input: process guidance note 1/04
  • 1 October 2011
  • Statutory guidance
• Compression ignition engines, 20 to 50 MW net rated thermal input: process guidance note 1/05
  • 1 January 1995
  • Statutory guidance
• Combustion of waste wood: process guidance note 1/12
  • 1 July 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Animal carcase incineration: process guidance note 5/03
  • 1 July 2013
  • Statutory guidance

Cremation sector

• Crematoria: process guidance note
  • 7 July 2026
  • Statutory guidance

Minerals sector

• Roadstone coating: process guidance note 3/15
  • 29 January 2026
  • Statutory guidance
• Cement: process guidance note 3/01
  • 1 November 2014
  • Statutory guidance
• Manufacture of heavy clay goods and refractory goods: process guidance note 3/02
  • 1 November 2014
  • Statutory guidance
• Lead glass, glass frit and enamel frit: process guidance note 3/04
  • 1 January 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Coal, coke, coal product and petroleum coke: process guidance note 3/05
  • 6 September 2012
  • Statutory guidance
• Polishing or etching glass: process guidance note 3/6
  • 30 December 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Exfoliation of vermiculite and expansion of perlite: process guidance note 3/07
  • 6 September 2012
  • Statutory guidance
• Quarry processes: process guidance note 3/08
  • 6 September 2012
  • Statutory guidance
• Plaster processes: process guidance note 3/12
  • 23 January 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Lime processes: process guidance note 3/14
  • 23 January 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Mobile crushing and screening: process guidance note 3/16
  • 9 June 2012
  • Statutory guidance
• China and ball clay processes: process guidance note 3/17
  • 6 September 2012
  • Statutory guidance
• Mineral drying and cooling: process guidance note 3/18
  • 2 September 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Working of timber and manufacture of wood-based products: process guidance note 6/02
  • 6 September 2012
  • Statutory guidance
• Di-isocyanate processes: process guidance note 6/29
  • 29 June 2012
  • Statutory guidance

Metals sector

• Extraction of non-ferrous metal from scrap: process guidance note 2/01
  • 1 July 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Extraction of non-ferrous metal from scrap: process guidance note 2/01
  • 1 July 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Hot dip galvanizing processes: process guidance note 2/02
  • 1 July 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Electrical furnaces: process guidance note 2/03
  • 1 July 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Cold blast cupolas: process guidance note 2/05
  • 1 July 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Melting aluminium and its alloys: process guidance note 2/16
  • 1 July 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Zinc and zinc alloy: process guidance note 2/07
  • 1 July 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Copper and copper alloy installations: process guidance note 2/08
  • 1 July 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Metal decontamination installations: process guidance note 2/09
  • 1 July 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Melting magnesium and its alloys: process guidance note 2/10
  • 1 July 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Surface treatment of metals: process guidance note 4/01
  • 1 July 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Metal powder and other thermal spraying: process guidance note 6/35
  • 1 July 2013
  • Statutory guidance

Organic chemicals sector

• Polymerisation of pre-formulated resins or gel coats: process guidance note 4/02
  • 1 December 2013
  • Statutory guidance

Petroleum and powder coating sector

• Storage, unloading and loading petrol at terminals: process guidance note 1/13
  • 1 December 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Unloading petrol into storage at petrol stations: process guidance note 1/14
  • 1 December 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Manufacture coating powder: process guidance note 6/09
  • 1 September 2004
  • Statutory guidance
• Powder coating: process guidance note 6/31
  • 1 December 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Bitumen: process guidance note 6/42
  • 1 December 2013
  • Statutory guidance

Solvents sector

• Timber chemical treatment: process guidance note 6/03
  • 1 February 2011
  • Statutory guidance
• Printing and coating metal packaging: process guidance note 6/07
  • 1 June 2014
  • Statutory guidance
• Textile and fabric coating and finishing: process guidance note 6/08
  • 1 June 2014
  • Statutory guidance
• Coil coating: process guidance note 6/13
  • 1 March 2004
  • Statutory guidance
• Film coating: process guidance note 6/14
  • 1 June 2014
  • Statutory guidance
• Coating in drum manufacturing and reconditioning: process guidance note 6/15
  • 1 June 2014
  • Statutory guidance
• Printing: process guidance note 6/16
  • 1 June 2014
  • Statutory guidance
• Printing of flexible packaging: process guidance note 6/17
  • 1 June 2004
  • Statutory guidance
• Paint application in vehicle manufacturing: process guidance note 6/20
  • 1 June 2014
  • Statutory guidance
• Leather finishing: process guidance note 6/22
  • 1 June 2004
  • Statutory guidance
• Coating of metal and plastic: process guidance note 6/23
  • 1 June 2014
  • Statutory guidance
• Vegetable oil extraction and fat and oil refining: process guidance note 6/25
  • 1 March 2004
  • Statutory guidance
• Rubber: process guidance note 6/28
  • 1 June 2004
  • Statutory guidance
• Adhesive coating including footwear manufacturing: process guidance note 6/32
  • 1 June 2004
  • Statutory guidance
• Wood coating: process guidance note 6/33
  • 1 June 2004
  • Statutory guidance
• Respraying of road vehicles: process guidance note 6/34
  • 1 July 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Coating and recoating of aircraft and aircraft components: process guidance note 6/40
  • 1 June 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• Coating and recoating of rail vehicles: process guidance note 6/41
  • 1 June 2004
  • Statutory guidance
• Formulation and finishing of pharmaceutical products: process guidance note 6/43
  • 1 June 2014
  • Statutory guidance
• Manufacture of coating materials: process guidance note 6/44
  • 1 June 2014
  • Statutory guidance
• Surface cleaning: process guidance note 6/45
  • 1 June 2014
  • Statutory guidance
• Dry cleaning: process guidance note 6/46
  • 1 June 2014
  • Statutory guidance
• Original coating of road vehicles and trailers: process guidance note 6/47
  • 1 June 2004
  • Statutory guidance