Consultation outcome

Environmental permitting: standard rules consultation no 20

This consultation has concluded

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Detail of outcome

To see a summary of the comments we received and our responses read the Standard rules consultation no 20: revision of standard rules permits for biowaste treatment – summary of responses document.

We will revise and publish the standard rules permits as set out in our response.

Detail of feedback received

We had 45 responses to the consultation:

  • 15 from site operators (one response represented multiple operators)
  • 9 from trade associations
  • 8 from water companies
  • 2 from consultants
  • 10 from local authorities, including the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport and the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee
  • 1 from a government body

There were no comments from members of the public.

For the detail read the Standard rules consultation no 20: revision of standard rules permits for biowaste treatment – summary of responses document.


Original consultation

Summary

We’re seeking views on standard rules sets for biowaste treatment. This includes anaerobic digestion, composting and sewage sludge treatment.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

We propose to:

  • withdraw some rules sets
  • merge the existing small scale composting site to one rules set
  • revise existing rules sets, including to reduce the number by transposing like for like activity

Documents

Published 21 October 2019
Last updated 2 February 2021 + show all updates
  1. We have published the Consultation response document.

  2. We have extended this consultation until 28 February 2020.

  3. First published.