Statutory guidance

Unloading petrol into storage at petrol stations: process guidance note 1/14

Regulators must use this process guidance note (PGN) to assess applications and write permits for unloading petrol at service stations.

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Local authority 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 unloading petrol into storage at service stations and motor vehicle refuelling at service stations

Unloading petrol into storage at service stations and motor vehicle refuelling at service stations is a ‘Part B’ activity under the local authority pollution prevention and control (LAPPC) regime.

Published 1 December 2013