Air quality control for industry, businesses and developers – Air quality in Newham – Newham Council
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Air quality control for industry, businesses and developers – Air quality in Newham – Newham Council
Air quality in Newham
Air quality control for industry, businesses and developers
Environmental Permitting
Newham’s rich industrial heritage was forged from Stratford to Silvertown with a mix of shipbuilding, ‘the sugar mile’, flour mills, rubber and creosote works. Today, the Newham Plan has transformed many of these industrial sites into waterside neighbourhoods and parkland squares.
The Environmental Control Team and Environment Agency regulates Newham’s remaining industry under the Environmental Permitting Regulations, which includes regular inspections to ensure they operate within the conditions of their permits to control air pollution.
This map summarises the type and location of facilities permitted by Newham.
Permitted Industrial Facilities in Newham
The list of the facilities regulated by Newham (named ‘Part A2’ and ‘Part B activities under the regulations).
Public Register
If you would like specific information from the public register on the activities regulated by Newham or the Environment Agency, please complete the relevant online request form below.
Environmental public register resource
Newham regulated public register request form
Environment Agency regulated public register request form
Part A1 Activates
and
Waste operations
What types of industrial activities need a permit?
To check which activities need a permit and whether the licenses are issued by the Environment Agency (EA), Local Authority on the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) please visit:
Environmental Permit Public Register
How to apply for an environmental permit
If your business requires an environmental permit you can
apply online
or phone us on 020 8430 2000 and ask for the Environmental Control Team.
Temporary deployment of regulated mobile plant in Newham
If you are planning to deploy a regulated mobile plant in Newham (i.e. a mobile crusher on a demolition site), you must notify us before its deployment at
pollution.enquiry@newham.go.uk
.
We will need to know:
The plant details
The name of the Local Authority where the mobile plant is permitted
Date you plan to move the mobile plant into Newham.
You must notify us of any changes during the deployment.
Consultations on environmental permits
If you apply for a new permit – or apply to change (vary) an existing license in a way which affects the control of pollution – we may consult the public for their views on the application.
There are no live consultations. Future consultations will be available here.
Appealing the refusal of a permit
If we refuse your application for a permit, you can appeal. Call us on 020 8430 2000 and ask for the Environmental Control Team.
If your appeal fails, you can appeal to the Secretary of State within six months of the date of our decision.
Operating a regulated facility without an environmental permit or contravene a permit condition?
If you operate a facility in contravention to the regulations, our enforcement procedure includes issuing an enforcement notice to rectify the violation and/or take direct legal action. The notice will set out what you have to comply within a fixed period of time.
Operating a facility without permission is illegal and may result in a fine or prison sentence.
Sentencing Guidelines:
Applicability
Maximum, when tried on indictment
Maximum, when tried summarily
Offence Range
Triable either way
Triable either way
Organisation
Unlimited fine
Unlimited fine
£100 fine – £3 million fine
Individual
Unlimited fine and/or 5 years’ custody
Unlimited fine and/or 6 months’ custody
Conditional discharge – 3 years’ custody
The sentence will be based on the seriousness of the offence and the size of your company. For further guidance under the legislation, refer to the
DEFRA website
Air quality in Newham
Air quality control for industry, businesses and developers
Environmental Permitting
Newham’s rich industrial heritage was forged from Stratford to Silvertown with a mix of shipbuilding, ‘the sugar mile’, flour mills, rubber and creosote works. Today, the Newham Plan has transformed many of these industrial sites into waterside neighbourhoods and parkland squares.
The Environmental Control Team and Environment Agency regulates Newham’s remaining industry under the Environmental Permitting Regulations, which includes regular inspections to ensure they operate within the conditions of their permits to control air pollution.
This map summarises the type and location of facilities permitted by Newham.
Permitted Industrial Facilities in Newham
The list of the facilities regulated by Newham (named ‘Part A2’ and ‘Part B activities under the regulations).
Public Register
If you would like specific information from the public register on the activities regulated by Newham or the Environment Agency, please complete the relevant online request form below.
Environmental public register resource
Newham regulated public register request form
Environment Agency regulated public register request form
Part A1 Activates
and
Waste operations
What types of industrial activities need a permit?
To check which activities need a permit and whether the licenses are issued by the Environment Agency (EA), Local Authority on the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) please visit:
Environmental Permit Public Register
How to apply for an environmental permit
If your business requires an environmental permit you can
apply online
or phone us on 020 8430 2000 and ask for the Environmental Control Team.
Temporary deployment of regulated mobile plant in Newham
If you are planning to deploy a regulated mobile plant in Newham (i.e. a mobile crusher on a demolition site), you must notify us before its deployment at
pollution.enquiry@newham.go.uk
.
We will need to know:
The plant details
The name of the Local Authority where the mobile plant is permitted
Date you plan to move the mobile plant into Newham.
You must notify us of any changes during the deployment.
Consultations on environmental permits
If you apply for a new permit – or apply to change (vary) an existing license in a way which affects the control of pollution – we may consult the public for their views on the application.
There are no live consultations. Future consultations will be available here.
Appealing the refusal of a permit
If we refuse your application for a permit, you can appeal. Call us on 020 8430 2000 and ask for the Environmental Control Team.
If your appeal fails, you can appeal to the Secretary of State within six months of the date of our decision.
Operating a regulated facility without an environmental permit or contravene a permit condition?
If you operate a facility in contravention to the regulations, our enforcement procedure includes issuing an enforcement notice to rectify the violation and/or take direct legal action. The notice will set out what you have to comply within a fixed period of time.
Operating a facility without permission is illegal and may result in a fine or prison sentence.
Sentencing Guidelines:
Applicability
Maximum, when tried on indictment
Maximum, when tried summarily
Offence Range
Triable either way
Triable either way
Organisation
Unlimited fine
Unlimited fine
£100 fine – £3 million fine
Individual
Unlimited fine and/or 5 years’ custody
Unlimited fine and/or 6 months’ custody
Conditional discharge – 3 years’ custody
The sentence will be based on the seriousness of the offence and the size of your company. For further guidance under the legislation, refer to the
DEFRA website