Simple waste exemption

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Use this application form if you want to carry out any of the following exempt activities listed in Schedule 2, Part I of The Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (as amended), known thereafter as ‘The Regulations’:

Paragraph numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 34, 36, 40, 44, 46, 47.

Before you start

There is a £1095 fee (£794 for Paragraphs 46 and 47)
You will need a credit card or debit card to pay. A BACS transfer option is also available and a copy of the Departments bank details can be made available on request
You will also need a Government Gateway account to complete the process – there will be an option to register on Government Gateway if you do not have one
If you have any queries in relation to your application please email WRU.Queries@daera-ni.gov.uk or telephone 028 9056 9358
You will need to provide copies of supporting documents – please see More Information for further details

Supporting documents

You will need to provide copies of the following:

proof of occupancy
Site location plan or map
proof of entitlement (optional)
pollution prevention control permits for paragraphs 2 and 4
planning permission (including stamped drawings)/confirmation from council for paragraph 12 only
Landowner consent form

You may also need to provide consents of the following:

occupant
partnership

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Additional information

For more information on any of the paragraphs listed above, please click on the links below.

Paragraph	Description
1	The use and storage of waste glass in a process under an IPC authorisation
2	The use and storage of waste glass under a Pollution Prevention Control (PPC) permit
3	Operation of a scrap metal furnace under an IPC authorisation
4	Operation of a scrap metal furnace under a Pollution Prevention Control (PPC) permit
5	Burning of waste as a fuel
6	Cleaning, washing, spraying or coating of waste packaging or containers
7	Burning of waste as a fuel in an appliance with a net rated thermal input of less than 0.4 megawatts
12	The treatment and storage of waste with a view to recovery or reuse, according to specified conditions
16	The beneficial use of waste
20	The laundering or otherwise cleaning of waste textiles with a view to recovery or reuse
21	The chipping, shredding, cutting or pulverising waste plant matter
22	The recovery of silver from waste produced in connection with printing or photographic processing
23	The recovery of waste consisting of animal by-products
24	The crushing, grinding or other size reduction of waste bricks, tiles or concrete
25	The deposit of waste arising from dredging inland waters or from clearing plant matter from inland waters
26	The recovery of waste as an integral part of the process that produces it
29	The disposal of specified wastes at the place of production in an incinerator
30	The burning of waste on land in the open
31	The discharge of sanitary waste from a passenger train
34	The keeping or deposit of spent railway ballast
36	The temporary storage of garbage or tank washings from ships at a port
40	The storage of non-liquid waste including waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) at any site other than the premises where it is produced
44	The heating of metals in a furnace or other combustion chamber for the purpose of removing grease, oil or any other non-metallic contaminant
46	The recovery and storage of waste from a water treatment works or a sewage treatment works
47	The burning of waste at a dock

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