Pollution Prevention and Control Guidance
Horizontal Guidance
The Horizontal Guidance documents, published jointly by the Environment Agency (EA), the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Environment and Heritage Service now NIEA, are still valid in Northern Ireland. They are useful references when putting together a Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) application for a Part A Permit, see:
H1 BAT Assessment (.PDF 538Kb)![]()
H2 Energy Efficiency (.PDF 485Kb)![]()
H3 Reporting Template 1(.doc 564Kb)![]()
Sectoral Guidance
For part A sectoral guidance, see:
The Environment Agency have recently updated their guidance which can be viewed on the EA website.![]()
Other guidance can be found on the SEPA website: - UK Technical Guidance;Other
or UK Sectoral Technical Guidance![]()
The European Union produce definitive guidance for each industrial sector know as Best Available Techniques Reference (BREF) notes see: EIPPCB website![]()
For part B guidance contact us at:
Industrial Pollution and Radiochemical Inspectorate
Klondyke Building
Cromac Avenue
Gasworks Business Park
Lower Ormeau Road
Belfast
BT7 2JA
Tel 028 9056 9299
Email IPRI@doeni.gov.uk
Additional guidance documents for Part A, Part B and Part C processes are available on the Department for Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
website.




