Statutory guidance

Roadstone coating: process guidance note 3/15

Local authority regulators must use this process guidance note (PGN) to assess applications and write permits for the coating of roadstone.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 29 January 2026

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Roadstone coating: process guidance note 3/15

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Details

This guidance is for regulating operators of roadstone coating installations.

Regulators can be:

• district councils, borough councils, unitary councils or port health authorities in England and Wales
• the Scottish Environment Protection Agency in Scotland
• district councils or the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in Northern Ireland

This PGN includes:

• air emission limits
• emission monitoring methods
• best available techniques to control air emissions
• application form template
• model permit for roadstone coating installations.

Roadstone coating is a ‘Part B’ activity under the local authority pollution prevention and control (LAPPC) regime in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and a Schedule 26 activity under Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (EASR-S) in Scotland.

Published 29 January 2026