Guidance

Intensive farming: comply with your environmental permit

How to comply with the conditions in your environmental permit for intensive pig and poultry farming.

Applies to England

Documents

EPR 6.09 sector guidance note. How to comply with your environmental permit for intensive farming. Introduction and chapters

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EPR 6.09 sector guidance note. How to comply with your environmental permit for intensive farming. Appendices 1 to 6

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EPR 6.09 sector guidance note. How to comply with your environmental permit for intensive farming. Appendix 7: undertaking a housing review

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EPR 6.09 sector guidance note. How to comply with your environmental permit for intensive farming. Appendix 8: undertaking a drainage review

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EPR 6.09 sector guidance note. How to comply with your environmental permit for intensive farming. Appendix 9: producing a proposal for covering slurry stores

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EPR 6.09 sector guidance note. How to comply with your environmental permit for intensive farming. Appendix 10: emission reduction plan

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EPR 6.09 sector guidance note. How to comply with your environmental permit for intensive farming. Appendix 11: assessing dust control methods on intensive poultry installations

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IPPC: noise management at intensive livestock installations

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Details

Follow this guidance if you hold an environmental permit for intensive pig and poultry farming. It explains how to comply with the conditions in your permit.

The guidance on pigs and poultry intensive farming: environmental permits explains when you need a permit and how to apply.

If you need to, you can change, transfer or cancel your permit.

Contact the Environment Agency if you need advice.

Published 1 January 2010
Last updated 20 March 2017 + show all updates
  1. This guidance only applies if you currently hold an intensive farming environmental permit. New applications need to meet new best available technique (BAT) standards.

  2. First published.