Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) - guidance and application forms

Horizontal guidance

Below is a list of The Horizontal Guidance documents, published jointly by the Environment Agency (EA), the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and NIEA (previously Environment and Heritage Service), which provide useful references when putting together a Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) application for a Part A Permit.

• H1 BAT Assessment
• H2 Energy Efficiency
• H5 Site report Guidance and Template for New Applicants
• H7 Site Report

Noise guidance

• H3 Noise Part 1
• H3 Noise Part 2
• Report template for a subjective noise assessment in PPC applications

BS 4142: 2014 methods for rating and assessing industrial and commercial sound 

NIEA require all submissions referring to BS 4142 to follow the 2014 standard. Part A installations with a history of noise complaint should note that any new assessments should be carried out in accordance with the 2014 standard, as it may significantly alter the impact (as compared to the BS 4142:1997 method).

Odour guidance

• H4 Odour Guidance
• Odour Impact Assessment Guidance for Permitted and Licenced Sites

Sectoral guidance

Part A sectoral guidance

Part A sectoral guidance can be found on the Environment Agency website (link below). This guidance refers to the Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR) rather than the Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations, however NIEA endorses the technical content for part A installations in Northern Ireland’

• Environment Agency guidance

Other guidance

• Best Available Techniques Reference (BREF) notes produced by European Union 

Slaughtering and red meat processing sector

The presentation from the sector meeting held on the 13 March 2013 is available below.

• Slaughtering and Red Meat Processing Slides

Rendering sector

The presentations from the sector meeting held on the 23 May 2013 are now available to download below.

• Rendering Sector Meeting Slides

Timber sector

The presentations and guidance from the sector meeting are available below.

• Presentation to Timber Sector 
• Draft Sector Guidance Note SG11
• Guidance on the definition of capacity in the IPPC Directive

Waste incineration sector

• Guidance on the Waste Incineration Directive

Part B sectoral guidance

• Statutory guidance for blending, packing, loading, unloading and use of cement
• Statutory guidance for quarry processes
• Statutory guidance for roadstone coating 
• Statutory guidance for mineral drying and cooling 
• Statutory guidance for mobile crushing and screening 

Application forms for PPC(IE)

From the 7 January 2013, all applications for new Part A or Part B permits must now be made under the Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (NI) 2013.

• PPC(IE) Part A Permit, Variation, Transfer and Surrender Application Form 
• PPC(IE) Part B Permit, Variation and Transfer Application Form
• you can also use the Apply Online facility for both permits

Guidance for applicants for PPC(IE)

• PPC(IE) Part A guidance for applicants
• PPC(IE) Part B guidance for applicants

Please note that activities requiring a Part B PPC permit may also require a Waste Management Licence under the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 and/or a consent to discharge under the terms of the Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999. It is now possible to apply for these permissions in parallel.

• Guidance for "low impact" installations

Sectoral guidance

• Guidance for Part A installations and Part A mobile plant 

Part C general guidance and process guidance notes

The general guidance manual issued by the Department is the main guidance on the local air pollution prevention and control permit system (LAPPC).

• General guidance manual on the policies and procedures for part C installations

Process guidance notes

The process guidance notes below form official government guidance on the exact Best Available Techniques (BAT) for Part C installations (this includes amongst other things, dry cleaners, petrol stations and some car re-spraying yards).

Local Air Pollution Prevention and Control guidance

Guidance can be found by clicking the below links to access the following documents:

• general guidance - forms and notices for Part C Installations 
• risk assessment scoresheet 
• risk assessment spreadsheet 

Part C process guidance notes

Process guidance notes for Part C activities prescribed under the Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 for control by district councils are reviwed on a UK wide basis.

They can be found online on the Local Authority Pollution Control guidance page of the DEFRA website.

These notes cover the following sectors:

• animal and vegetable processing sectors
• combustion and incineration
• minerals sector
• metals sector
• petroleum and powder coating sector
• solvents sector

If you would like any further information please contact the:

• Air and environmental quality team