Environmental permits

The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 enables local authorities to control pollution from certain types of industry (such as coal handlers, bulk cement & petrol filling stations) through applying for a permit.

These permits consist of specific conditions that the operators have to adhere to. Inspections are carried out at the installations to ensure that the permit conditions are not in breach. Processes are divided into 3 categories.

Processes

These concern facilities that are concerned with processes such as:

Refineries
Manufacturing sites
factories
process industries

It also includes certain waste activities:

Disposing of waste to landfill
Hazardous waste treatment
Waste incineration

These are regulated by the Environment Agency

A2 processes include anything that have the potential to cause harm to air, land or water.

They include:

refining gas
metal works, eg producing pig iron or steel, casting ferrous metal, operating forge hammers or applying fused metal coatings
melting non-ferrous metals
surface treating metals and plastic materials
grinding cement clinker or metallurgical slag
glass manufacturing
cellulose fibre reinforced calcium silicate board manufacturing
ceramic product manufacturing, including roof tiles and bricks
non-hazardous or animal waste incineration
manufacturing wood based boards, eg plywood
new tyre manufacturing
disposing of or recycling animal carcasses or waste

These are regulated by North East Lincolnshire Council to ensure that it is complying with the conditions of the environmental permit.

These are processes that will cause emissions to the air and are also regulated by North East Lincolnshire Council

Public Register

The details of all processes regulated by us are held on a Public Register.

View the public register

Current Consultations

Under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016, we are required to consult the public on applications for environmental permits, except where the application relates to dry cleaners, petrol stations, or mobile plant.

In most cases, public consultation will take place solely through notices published on this page.

The consultation period set out in the Regulations is 30 working days for all new applications, and 20 working days for consultation on draft determinations for A2 applications.

Thermal Renewables are applying for a variation to their Schedule 13 Environmental Permit for a Small Waste Incineration Plant, undertaking the pyrolysis process. The deadline for comments on this application is the 17th of June 2026.
If you wish to view the documents submitted and make comments, please contact [email protected]