Certain industrial and commercial activities emit pollutants that can impact human health and the environment.

 To regulate these emissions, the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 mandates operators to obtain a 'Permit' to pollute.

Nottingham City Council's Pollution Control Team oversees this process, attaching conditions to minimise pollutant emissions upon permit approval.

Permit Conditions:

Once granted, permits have conditions designed to reduce emissions, including:

• Requirements for pollution control equipment
• Routine monitoring
• Utilisation of chimney height and other measures for harmless emissions

Refusal Circumstances:

An application for a permit may be refused in the following circumstances:

• Where the proposal does not satisfy the legal requirements
• Where BAT (Best Available Techniques) are not being used
• Where the fee has not been paid

All applications are advertised in the local press, and relevant details, monitoring results, and copies of Enforcement or Prohibition Notices are available for public scrutiny at the local authority office.

Renewal and Transfer:

Provisions are made to ensure holders of Permits can renew annually or transfer them at any time.

Permitted Range of Activities and Installations  

• Animal and plant treatment processes (e.g., tobacco processing)
• Cement and lime processes (e.g., cement batching plants)
• Coating processes (e.g., vehicle respraying, print works)
• Non-ferrous processes
• Petrol filling stations
• Timber processes (e.g., sawing and planning of timber)
• Waste oil burners (refer to note below)