Guidance and regulation

Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 12 January 2024

How to assess the impact of your activity in estuarine (transitional) and coastal waters for the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The guidance is called Clearing the Waters for All.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 9 October 2023

This code of practice outlines what a court of law might consider as applicable to different types of land.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 19 October 2023

How to report releases and transfers from industrial activities that the Environment Agency regulates.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 19 April 2024

How to apply for standard rules and bespoke permits for A1 installations, including low impact installations.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 21 February 2024

As a local authority, you can issue a fine or take legal action against businesses for nuisance parking.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 12 June 2015

Explains the definition of ‘regulated facility’ and how they are grouped into classes.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 3 May 2019

How the Environment Agency carries out government policy for groundwater and adopts a risk-based approach where legislation allows.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 2 October 2023

How local authorities can issue permits to businesses that produce pollution and regulate those business premises.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 26 April 2017

Use this guide to understand when your waste water discharge is classed as domestic sewage.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 29 July 2021

Comprehensive help for those operating, regulating or interested in facilities that are covered by the Environmental Permitting regulations.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 15 April 2020

When the MCP is exempt from meeting emission limit values (ELVs), which ELVs apply and the deadlines for meeting them.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 3 others
• Updated: 27 March 2023

What you need to do to supply, distribute and sell wood for use in domestic heating appliances in England.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 7 July 2022

The types of permit available, how much they cost and how to apply for your environmental permit.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 3 others
• Updated: 26 June 2023

Find out if and by when you need to apply for a specified generator environmental permit to meet air quality requirements.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 3 others
• Updated: 1 September 2022

Handbook and software to help assess the risks of contaminated land exposure for human health.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 7 September 2015

If you operate a medium combustion plant (MCP) or a generator, find out if you need to meet MCP and/or specified generator regulations.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 3 others
• Updated: 27 March 2023

How to destroy the POPs in waste and when you can recycle, recover or reuse waste containing POPs. How to apply to permanently store waste containing POPs.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 19 December 2022

Find out if Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) or specified generator regulations apply to your operations.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 25 September 2019

Rules for coal merchants and retailers selling traditional house coal for use in domestic appliances in England.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 1 May 2023