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Exceeding waste wood storage limits at permitted sites: RPS 361

Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can temporarily exceed the waste wood storage limit in your environmental permit.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 16 December 2025
• Last updated: 3 July 2026
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  1. 3 July 2026

     RPS 361 has been reviewed and extended to 31 March 2027.

  2. 16 December 2025

     First published.

Applies to England

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Exceeding waste wood storage limits at permitted sites: RPS 361

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This regulatory position statement (RPS) does not change your legal requirement to comply with the conditions of your environmental permit

However, the Environment Agency will not normally take enforcement action if you do not comply with this legal requirement if you meet the requirements in this RPS.

This regulatory position does not apply to any other legal requirements.