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SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION (SCOTLAND) CHARGING SCHEME 2018
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency in exercise of its powers under section 41 of the Environment Act 1995 and regulations 11 and 18(4)(b) of, and Schedule 5 to, the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011, and with the approval of the Scottish Ministers, makes the following Charging Scheme; and in exercise of its powers under section 43 of the Environment Act 1995, fixes charges for certain services provided in the course of carrying out its functions. PART 1 GENERAL Commencement, extent and citation 1. This charging scheme shall - (a) be referred to as the Environmental Regulation (Scotland) Charging Scheme 2018 (”this Scheme”); (b) extend only to Scotland; (c) come into force on 1 April 2018; and (d) remain in force until revoked. Interpretation: general 2(1) In this Scheme – “the 1989 Act” means the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989; “the 1990 Act” means the Environmental Protection Act 1990; "the 1993 Act" means the Radioactive Substances Act 1993; "the 2014 Act" means the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014; "the CA Regulations" means the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011; "the PPC Regulations" means the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012; "the WML Regulations" means Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011; “abstraction” and “impounding works” have the meanings given in the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003; “activity” means an activity which falls within an activity type and which is required to be carried on under an authorisation;
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“activity type” means a type of activity falling within a description in a single row of column 5 of the table 1 and 2 in the Schedule; “annual charge” means a charge described in paragraph 10; “application” means an application for an authorisation or to vary, modify, transfer, surrender, renew, cancel or revoke, an authorisation or to partially transfer or surrender an authorisation; “application charge” means a charge described in paragraph 8; “authorisation” means any of the following - (a) a permit under the PPC Regulations, (b) an authorisation or registration under the 1993 Act, (c) a registration under the WML Regulations, (d) a registration under the 1989 Act, (e) a registration or licence under the CA Regulations, (f) a licence under the 1990 Act, (g) an authorisation under Regulations made under the 2014 Act; “financial year” means the 12 months ending on 31 March; “imposed application” means an application falling within regulation 10 of the CA Regulations or an equivalent provision in Regulations made under the 2014 Act; “materials recovery facility” has the meaning given in the WML Regulations ; “relevant time and materials costs” means those costs and expenses incurred by SEPA in the determination of an application or the annual regulation of a permit, based on an hourly rate of £89, as notified from time to time by SEPA to the authorisation holder; "SEPA" means the Scottish Environment Protection Agency; “transitional water” means water (other than groundwater) in the vicinity of river mouths which is partly saline in character as a result of its proximity to coastal water but which is substantially influenced by freshwater flows. (2) (a) The Schedule to this Scheme (activity application charges and activity components) has effect. (b) References in this Scheme to any provisions of the 1989 Act, the 1990 Act, the 1993 Act, the CA Regulations, the WML Regulations and the PPC Regulations, include a reference to equivalent provisions under Regulations made under the 2014 Act.
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Annual increases 3. Charges under this Scheme shall increase annually on 1 April in each year after the year the Scheme is made, in line with any increase in the Retail Prices Index published by the Office for National Statistics as at 30 September in the immediately preceding year. Liability to pay charges 4. The persons set out below shall be liable to pay the charges under this Scheme – (a) in respect of an application charge, the person–
(i) applying to hold an authorisation,
(ii) holding the authorisation to which the application relates,
(iii) applying for the transfer of an authorisation, or
(iv) on whom notice is given by SEPA under regulation 10(3) of the CA Regulations or an equivalent provision in Regulations made under the 2014 Act, and
(b) in respect of an annual charge, the holder of the authorisation in respect of which the charge is payable, or in the case of a licence under the CA Regulations, the responsible person within the meaning of those Regulations. Time of payment 5. Charges payable under this Scheme shall be due and payable in full at the following times on or after the 1 April 2018 - (a) subject to sub-paragraph (b), an application charge is payable on the making of an application to SEPA; (b) the following application charges are payable on demand –
(i) charges for application amendments;
(ii) charges for advertisements;
(iii) charges for imposed applications; (iv) charges where the application charge is the relevant time and materials costs; (c) subject to sub-paragraph (d), an annual charge is payable annually on 1 April; (d) the following annual charges are payable on demand –
(i) a charge arising in the first year in which an authorisation is granted or in which the charge becomes payable;
(ii) any case where the annual charge is the relevant time and materials costs;
(iii) any charges arising after 1 April in any year, under paragraph 11 of this Scheme;
(e) all other charges are payable on demand.
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Revocation 6. The Environmental Regulation (Scotland) Charging Scheme 2016 which came into effect on 1 April 2016 is revoked in so far as it relates to any period on or after 1 April 2018. PART 2 CHARGES FOR APPLICATIONS Interpretation of this Part 7. In this Part – “administrative application” means an application which SEPA considers to be of a purely administrative nature; “activity application charge” means the charge listed in column 6 of the Table 1 and 2 in the Schedule in relation to the corresponding activity type set out in those Tables; “activity renewal application charge” means the charge listed in column 7 of the Table 2 in the Schedule in relation to the corresponding activity type set out in that Table; “application amendment” means a request to amend an application in such a way that SEPA considers further public consultation is required; “assessed transfer application” means an application for the transfer of an authorisation which is subject to assessment; “energy efficiency assessment application” means an application which includes a cost benefit analysis as required under Schedule 1A to the PPC Regulations; “R1 status application” means an application made to SEPA to grant R1 recovery status in relation to an incineration plant; “standard variation or surrender application” means an application for the variation, modification, surrender, cancellation or revocation of an authorisation which does not fall within any other definition in this paragraph; “substantial variation or surrender application” means an application for the variation, modification, surrender, cancellation or revocation of an authorisation, which SEPA considers likely to involve significant assessment. Applications 8. (1) An application charge is payable for the types of application described in column 1 of Table 1. (2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), the application charge for each type of application shall be the corresponding charge set out in column 2 of Table 1.
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(3) Where – (a) more than one activity is the subject of an application for an authorisation or renewal of an authorisation, or for a substantial variation or surrender application, the applicable charge described in column 2 of Table 1 shall be reduced by 10% for all those activities which are reasonably associated with each other, except the one for which the largest charge is payable; (b) SEPA incurs or will incur costs in relation to the advertisement of that application, an additional charge of £525 shall apply; (c) SEPA returns an application because it is not duly made, or declines to accept it under Regulations made under the 2014 Act, SEPA will retain 20% of the charge that would otherwise have been payable, up to a maximum of £1,500. Table 1
Type of application Charge
Application for an authorisation or to renew an authorisation.
The total of the activity application charges or activity renewal application charge applicable to the activities which are the subject of the application.
Substantial variation or surrender application.
70% of the total of the activity application charges applicable to the activities which are the subject of the application.
Standard variation or surrender application; and Application amendment.
30% of the total of the activity application charges applicable to the activities which are the subject of the application.
Administrative application. Zero
Assessed transfer application. £1,324
Energy efficiency assessment application £1,712 in addition to any other applicable application charge.
Imposed application. The charge payable for an application for an authorisation plus an additional 25% of that charge.
R1 status application. £2,101.
PART 3 ANNUAL CHARGES Interpretation of this Part 9. In this Part - “activity component” means the amount set out in column 7 of the Table 1 in the Schedule in relation to the corresponding activity type set out in that Table; “authorised activities” means all those activities authorised by an authorisation; “environmental category” means one of the categories for which there is a financial factor;
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“environmental component” means, in relation to each environmental category attributable to the authorised activities, the environmental score multiplied by the financial factor, but there is no environmental component where –
(a) there is a “N” in column 8 of the Table 1 and 2 in the Schedule in relation to every activity type which the authorised activities fall within,
(b) the environmental score is less than 1,
(c) in the case of the abstraction of water, the abstraction rate is less than 2,000 cubic
metres per day, or
(d) in the case of the impounding of water, the volume impounded is less than 25,000 cubic metres;
“environmental score” means the score in relation to each environmental category attributable to the authorised activities –
(a) calculated in accordance with the Environmental Assessment Scheme; and
(b) published in the Table of Environmental Scores , except in the following cases where the score will be notified to the operator by SEPA –
(i) where an authorisation is granted after the publication of the Scheme;
(ii) where a variation is granted which would affect the score by more than 50%;
(iii) where a score has been omitted from publication in the Scheme, in error;
(iv) where there is an error in the calculation of a score published in the Scheme;
“Environmental Assessment Scheme” means the scheme with that title made by SEPA on 2018, version 2; “financial factor” means –
(a) for emissions to air, £322.17,
(b) for sewage discharges made by a public entity to water, £1,280.90,
(c) for all other discharges to water, £275.14,
(d) for the management of waste, £4,732.26,
(e) for the abstraction of water, £16.61,
(f) for the impounding of water, £1.16; “seasonal activity” means an activity which is authorised to operated for less than 12 months in a year. “Table of Environmental Scores” means the table of environmental scores made by SEPA on 27 March 2018, version 2.
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General
10. (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) an annual charge shall be payable for the subsistence of an authorisation, for any full or part financial year during which that authorisation is in force; (2) No annual charge is payable where – (a) the activity component is the relevant time and materials costs; (b) neither construction work in relation to, nor the operation of, any of the authorised activities has commenced, provided that the applicable annual charge shall be payable from the fifth year after the permit was granted in any event. (3) Subject to paragraphs 11 and 12, and sub-paragraph (4), the annual charge shall be the total of the activity components and the total of the environmental components, applicable to the authorised activities. (4)Where- (a) more than one activity is the subject of an authorisation, the activity component for each activity other than that to which the largest charge applies, shall be reduced by –
(i) 75%, in the case of each activity which is of the same activity type, and
(ii) 10%, in the case of every other activity;
(b) the activity component is the relevant time and materials costs, the annual charge shall be those costs and sub-paragraph (3) does not apply;
(c) SEPA undertakes project work relating to the annual regulation of a particular
operator, relevant time and materials costs in relation to that project work shall be added to the annual charges payable by that operator;
(d) SEPA considers that an abstraction will take place only between 1st October and 31st March, or it will take at least 75% of the total water abstracted for a storage pond between those dates, the activity component shall be reduced by 62%;
(e) SEPA considers that it will not carry out any site inspections, discharge or emission
sampling or checking of data returns in relation to an activity in any year, the activity component for that activity shall be reduced by 70%.
In-year adjustments 11. The following in-year adjustments shall be made, except in a case where the value of the adjustment is less than £35 – (a) in the case of an authorisation which, after the date on which the annual charge is payable in any year, is revoked or surrendered, or is varied in such a way that either adds or removes an activity or so that SEPA notifies a revised environmental score, the charge shall be adjusted pro rata so that no charge, or the appropriate revised charge, is payable from the date on which the revocation, surrender, or variation takes effect;
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(b) in a case where SEPA considers that the operation of an irrigation or fish farm or seasonal activity is likely to cease for a period exceeding 12 months, or any other activity is likely to cease for a period exceeding 6 months, the annual charge shall be adjusted pro rata for the period during which SEPA considers that the activity remains in temporary cessation, so that the charge is reduced by 85% for the period of temporary cessation, for a maximum of 5 years; (c) in a case where, by reason of a legislative amendment, or the exercise of powers by SEPA, after the date on which the annual charge is payable in any year, an authorised activity ceases to be required to be authorised or where the nature of the requirement to be authorised changes in a way which would affect the calculation of the annual charge, the annual charge shall be adjusted pro rata from the date of the relevant amendment so that no charge, or the appropriate revised charge, is payable from the date of the amendment. Transitional arrangements.
12(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the annual charge for a given year shall be adjusted in accordance with Box 1 below, in the case of a relevant activity, or Box 2 below, in the case of any other activity - Box 1
Year Annual Charge
2018/19 1 ÷ 3 x 2020/21 annual charge
2019/20 2 ÷ 3 x 2020/21 annual charge
2020/21 and subsequent years 1 x 2020/21 annual charge
Box 2
Year Annual Charge
2018/19 2015/16 annual charge + 0.6 x Increment
2019/20 2015/16 annual charge + 0.8 x Increment
2020/21 and subsequent years 2015/16 annual charge + 1.0 x Increment
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to -
(a) any activity which was first authorised on or after 1st April 2016, other than a relevant activity;
(b) any activity for which the annual charge is relevant time and materials costs;
(c) any charges which reflect the costs of regulating a materials recovery facility under the materials recovery code or the costs of additional SEPA monitoring of a marine cage fish farm.
(3) In this paragraph – “2015/16 annual charge” means a charge of an equivalent type to the annual charge which was payable under a SEPA charging scheme in force immediately before the Environmental
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Regulation (Scotland) Charging Scheme 2016, increased by the relevant annual Retail Prices Index increases applied by SEPA under the 2016 Scheme; “2020/21 annual charge” means the annual charge without any adjustments under paragraph 12, “increment” means the 2020/21 annual charge minus the 2015/16 annual charge; “marine cage fish farm” means the keeping of live fish (whether for profit or not) in floating net structures in coastal or transitional water with a view to their sale, or transfer to other waters; “materials recovery code” means the code defined in regulation 13B of the WML Regulations; “MW” means a unit of power equivalent to one million watts; "population equivalent” or “PE” means the organic biodegradeable load that has a 5 day Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) of 60g of oxygen per day; “relevant activity” means one of the following activities, where authorised before 1st April 2018 –
(a) a hydro-electric scheme with a generating capacity of greater than 0.1 MW and less than or equal to 2 MW;
IN WITNESS WHERE OF these presents typewritten on this and the eight preceding pages
are executed for and on behalf of SEPA by Terry P. A’Hearn (subscribing his usual
signature Terry A’Hearn), Chief Executive, at Stirling on the 27 March Two Thousand
and Eighteen in the presence of Margaret McLean, Personal Assistant.
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SCHEDULE Activity application charges and activity components Interpretation 1(1) In this Schedule – “agricultural use ” means use for agriculture within the meaning of section 86 of the Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948; “complex licence” has the meaning given in “The Water Environment (Controlled Activities)(Scotland) Regulations 2011(as amended) – A Practical Guide”, version 7.2, published by SEPA in March 2015; “directly associated activity” has the meaning given in the PPC Regulations; “engineering” means works described in regulation 3(1)(d) of the CA Regulations; “environmental service” means an activity which SEPA considers is designed solely for the benefit of the environment and is not undertaken for commercial purposes or in order to comply with a legal obligation; “IAEA” means the International Atomic Energy Agency; “impoundment” means impounding works; “installation”, “Part A installation” and “Part B installation”, have the meanings given in the PPC Regulations; “large and complex activity” means one of the following activities or an activity of equivalent scale and complexity -
(a) construction of a large cross-catchment hydropower scheme, (b) a large windfarm, (c) a large infrastructure scheme (such as roads, electricity), (d) construction of a waste incinerator, or (e) any other project which involves major re-engineering of water bodies;
“low impact installation” means a Part A installation which SEPA considers cannot result in emissions or there is no likelihood that it will result in emissions except in a quantity which is so trivial that it is incapable of causing pollution or its capacity to cause pollution is insignificant; “micro-activity” means an activity carried out on a micro scale and which SEPA considers is of low environmental hazard; “MWth” means the net rated thermal input of an appliance which is the rate at which fuel can be burned at the maximum continuous rating of an appliance multiplied by the net calorific value of the fuel and then expressed in MW;
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“PPC A ” and “PPC B” mean a PPC Part A or Part B activity within the meaning of the PPC Regulations and any following references to numbers mean the relevant activity references in Schedule 1 of the PPC Regulations; “private”, in relation to an activity type, means an activity which is not run by or on behalf of a a body of state; “public”, in relation to an activity type, means an activity run by a body of the state (for example a publically owned water utility such as Scottish Water) or on behalf of a body of the state (for example a “private public initiative”); “relevant works” has the meaning given in the WML Regulations; “RSA activity” means an activity authorised or registered or required to be authorised or registered under the 1993; “SFIR installation” means an installation subject to or to be subject to, the “Standard Farming Installation Rules” published by SEPA from time to time; “simple licence” has the meaning given in “The Water Environment (Controlled Activities)(Scotland) Regulations 2011(as amended) – A Practical Guide”, version 7.2, published by SEPA in March 2015; “SSLPH” means sources in categories 1 to 4 described in guidance given by the IAEA in its published documents “Dangerous Quantities of Radioactive Material (D-values) (EPR-D-Values 2006)” and “IAEA RS-G-1.9 Categorization of Radioactive Sources”; “waste exempt” means an exempt activity within the meaning of the WML Regulations and references to paragraph numbers associated with exempt activities are to paragraph numbers in Schedule 1 to those Regulations; “WMA” means any operation involving the management of waste within the meaning of the 1990 Act.
(2) (a) The table in this Schedule contains the activity application charges and activity components referred to in this Scheme;
(b) Where an activity appears to fall within the activity type “large and complex activity” and another activity type, that activity must be regarded as falling only within the activity type “large and complex activity”; (c) Where an activity appears to fall within more than one activity type, that activity must be regarded as falling only within description which fits it most aptly.
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Table 1
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
SEPA
Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
10001 All Others All Others All Others PPC A Low Impact Installation. £0 (Band 0) 721 N
10002 PPC B which is a micro activity. £0 (Band 0) 180 N
10003 Discharge which is a micro activity. £0 (Band 0) 180 N
10004 Abstraction which is a micro activity. £0 (Band 0) 180 N
10005 Waste management activity which is
micro activity.
£0 (Band 0) 515 N
10010 Abstraction from inland waters for a
monitoring point that is greater than or
equal to 10 cubic metres per day.
£0 (Band 0) 0 N
10020 Abstraction from inland waters, not
covered by a general binding rule, which is
an environmental service.
£0 (Band 0) 0 N
10030 Abstraction from inland waters for cooling
water, not defined elsewhere in this
schedule, that is greater than 50 cubic
metres per day, including any associated
£3152
(Band 11)
540 Y
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
SEPA
Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
impoundments which impound less than
or equal to 25,000 cubic metres.
10040 Abstraction from inland waters, not
defined elsewhere in this schedule: that is
greater than 50 but no more than 2,000
cubic metres per day, including any
associated impoundments which impound
less than or equal to 25,000 cubic metres.
£2101
(Band 10)
770 Y
10050 Abstraction from inland waters, not
defined elsewhere in this schedule: that is
greater than 2,000 cubic metres per day
including any associated impoundments
which impound less than or equal to
25,000 cubic metres.
£3152
(Band 11)
1223 Y
10060 Any other CAR activity subject to a
Complex Licence.
£3152
(Band 11)
2361 Y
10070 Any other CAR activity subject to a
Registration or of Registration scale.
£137 (Band
3)
0 N
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
SEPA
Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
10080 Any other CAR activity subject to a Simple
Licence.
£2101
(Band 10)
1748 Y
10090 Impoundment, not covered by a general
binding rule, which is an environmental
service.
£0 (Band 0) 0 N
10100 Impoundment not defined elsewhere in
this schedule: that does not impound
more than 25,000 cubic metres.
£2101
(Band 10)
0 N
10110 Impoundment not defined elsewhere in
this schedule: that impounds more than
25,000 cubic metres.
£3152
(Band 11)
720 Y
10120 Discharge, not covered by a general
binding rule, which is an environmental
service.
£0 (Band 0) 0 N
10130 Discharge not defined elsewhere in this
schedule: that is greater than 10 cubic
metres per day but less than or equal to
100 cubic metres per day.
£2101
(Band 10)
1243 Y
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
SEPA
Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
10140 Discharge not defined elsewhere in this
schedule: that is greater than 100 cubic
metres per day.
£3152
(Band 11)
1514 Y
10150 Discharge of cooling water not defined
elsewhere in this schedule: with chemical
or temperature implications for the
environment.
£3152
(Band 11)
622 Y
10160 Any other PPC A activity not described
elsewhere in this table.
£10506
(Band 14)
6027 Y
10170 PPC A: Directly associated activity
(operated by third party) as defined in
Regulation 2 (1).
£0 (Band 0) 1862 Y
10180 PPC A: Directly associated activity
(operated by third party), as defined in
Regulation 2(1), low risk.
£0 (Band 0) 487 Y
10190 PPC A: The operation by a third party of an
activity described under Part B of Schedule
1 of the PPC regulations, as part of a Part
£0 (Band 0) 654 Y
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
SEPA
Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
A installation, Regulation 12(1).
10200 PPC A: The operation by a third party of
part of a Part A activity installation.
£0 (Band 0) 1862 Y
10210 Any other Part B activity not described
elsewhere in this table.
£2101
(Band 10)
810 Y
10215 Non-Nuclear Radioactive
Substances
(Non-Nuclear)
RSA: Other Non-
Nuclear
Any other non-nuclear RSA activity not
described elsewhere in this table.
£0 (Band 0) 524 Y
10216 All Others All Others All Others Any other waste management activity not
described elsewhere in this table.
£2101
(Band 10)
3560 Y
10230 Engineering
Activities
Construction
and
Development
Engineering Engineering involving removal of
structures in or near water bodies.
£0 (Band 0) 0 N
10240 Engineering involving the construction of a
structure before an authorised activity can
take place, where the engineering activity
£0 (Band 0) 0 N
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
SEPA
Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
is secondary to the primary activity.
10250 Engineering of outfall structures required
for a point source discharge.
£0 (Band 0) 0 N
10255 Engineering subject to a registration. £137 (Band
3)
0 N
10260 Engineering subject to a simple licence. £630 (Band
8)
0 N
10270 Engineering subject to a complex licence. £3152
(Band 11)
0 N
10280 Engineering which is an environmental
service.
£0 (Band 0) 0 N
10320 Major Projects
and
Infrastructure
Flood
Prevention
Abstraction from inland waters for flood
water diversion into offline flood storage
and/or flood relief channel: that is greater
than 50 cubic metres per day, including
any associated impoundments.
£137 (Band
3)
0 N
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
SEPA
Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
10330 Impoundment for online intermittent
flood storage.
£1261
(Band 9)
0 N
10340 Impoundment for flood defence: that does
not impound more than 25,000 cubic
metres.
£2101
(Band 10)
0 N
10350 Impoundment for flood defence: that
impounds more than 25,000 cubic metres.
£3152
(Band 11)
204 Y
10360 Transport
Infrastructure
Abstraction from inland waters for
navigation (including canals): that is
greater than 50 cubic metres per day,
including any associated impoundments
which impound less than or equal to
25,000 cubic metres.
£1261
(Band 9)
381 Y
10370 Discharge from the dewatering of dry
docks: that is greater than 10 cubic metres
per day but less than or equal to 100 cubic
metres per day.
£1261
(Band 9)
684 Y
10380 Discharge from the dewatering of dry
docks: that is greater than 100 cubic
£2101 1026 Y
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
SEPA
Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
metres per day. (Band 10)
10390 Discharge of surface water from transport
infrastructure (e.g. motorways & major
roads, airport, rail, ferry terminals , docks
etc.) not covered by a general binding
rule.
£2101
(Band 10)
291 N
10400 Non
Renewable
Energy
Energy Carbon Dioxide
Capture and
Storage
PPC A: 6.10(a) - Capture of carbon dioxide. £18911
(Band 16)
10448 Y
10410 Combustion of
Fuels
PPC A: 1.1 (1) - Combustion: (hydrogen,
light oils or hydrocarbons etc.) total
thermal input greater than or equal to 50
megawatts but less than 300 megawatts.
£10506
(Band 14)
3507 Y
10420 PPC A: 1.1 (2) - Combustion: (coal & heavy
hydrocarbons or heavy oils etc.) total
thermal input greater than or equal to 50
megawatts but less than 300 megawatts.
£10506
(Band 14)
3507 Y
10430 PPC A: 1.1 (3) - Combustion: (hydrogen,
light oils or hydrocarbons etc.) total
£15759 6141 Y
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
SEPA
Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
thermal input 300 megawatts or more. (Band 15)
10440 PPC A: 1.1 (4) - Combustion: (coal & heavy
hydrocarbons or heavy oils etc.) total
thermal input 300 megawatts or more.
£15759
(Band 15)
16523 Y
10450 PPC B: 1.1 - Combustion of any fuel where
thermal input is greater than or equal to
20 megawatts but less than 50 megawatts.
£488 (Band
7)
609 Y
10460 Medium Combustion Plant subject to a
bespoke permit.
£1261
(Band 9)
3319 N
10461 Medium Combustion Plant subject to a
standard permit.
£388 (Band
6)
80 Y
10462 Medium Combustion Plant subject to a
flexible permit.
£158 (Band
4)
80 Y
10463 Medium Combustion Plant subject to a
flexible permit (<500hrs per yr).
£105 (Band
2)
80 Y
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Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
10470 Renewable
Energy
Hydropower Hydropower Scheme: with a generating
capacity less than or equal to 0.1
megawatts, all abstractions from inland
waters and associated impoundments,
which impound less than or equal to
25,000 cubic metres.
£1261
(Band 9)
0 N
10480 Hydropower Scheme: with a generating
capacity greater than 0.1 megawatts but
less than or equal to 0.5 megawatts, all
abstractions from inland waters and
associated impoundments, which
impound less than or equal to 25,000
cubic metres.
£3152
(Band 11)
196 Y
10481 Hydropower Scheme: with a generating
capacity greater than 0.5 megawatts but
less than or equal to 2 megawatts, all
abstractions from inland waters and
associated impoundments, which
impound less than or equal to 25,000
cubic metres.
£3152
(Band 11)
196 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
10490 Hydropower Scheme: with a generating
capacity greater than 2 megawatts but
less than or equal to 5 megawatts, all
abstractions from inland waters and
associated impoundments, which
impound less than or equal to 25,000
cubic metres.
£3152
(Band 11)
656 Y
10500 Hydropower Scheme: with a generating
capacity greater than 5 megawatts, all
abstractions from inland waters and
associated impoundments, which
impound less than or equal to 25,000
cubic metres.
£4202
(Band 12)
4102 Y
10510 Impoundment for hydropower: that
impounds more than 25,000 cubic metres.
£3152
(Band 11)
196 Y
10515 Non
Renewable
Energy
Nuclear RSA Time and Materials Charging. £0 (Band 0) 0 N
10516 RSA (Nuclear) Zero - No Charge. £0 (Band 0) 0 N
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
10520 Oil and Gas:
Gasification,
Liquifaction and
Refining
Activities
PPC A: 1.2(a) - Refining gas, or its
products.
£10506
(Band 14)
13121 Y
10530 PPC A: 1.2(c) (1) - Pyrolysis, carbonisation,
distillation, gasification, liquefaction,
partial oxidation or other heat treatment
of: coal, lignite, oil or mixtures.
£10506
(Band 14)
13121 Y
10540 PPC A: 1.2(c) (2) - Pyrolysis, carbonisation,
distillation, gasification, liquefaction,
partial oxidation or other heat treatment
of other carbonaceous material.
£10506
(Band 14)
4408 Y
10550 PPC A: 1.2(d) - Gasification or liquefaction
of fuels.
£15759
(Band 15)
5530 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
10560 PPC A: 1.2(e) (1) - The loading, unloading,
other handling or storage of crude oil,
stabilised petroleum.
£10506
(Band 14)
9506 Y
10570 PPC A: 1.2(e) (2) - Refining of oil for the
purpose of manufacturing bitumen
products only.
£10506
(Band 14)
13121 Y
10580 PPC A: 1.2(e) (3) - Refining of mineral oils. £10506
(Band 14)
13121 Y
10590 PPC A: 1.2(f) - Purifying or refining any of
the products of an activity described in
Section 1.2(a) or its conversion into a
different product.
£10506
(Band 14)
5530 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
10600 PPC B: 1.2(a) - Gasification, liquefaction
and refining activities.
£2101
(Band 10)
839 Y
10610 Petrol Vapour
Recovery
PPC B: 1.2(b)(i) - Petrol Vapour Recovery -
unloading of petrol at a terminal.
£488 (Band
7)
156 Y
10620 PPC B: 1.2(b)(ii),(c),(d) & (e) (any
combination of) - Petrol vapour recovery -
unloading of petrol at a service station.
£488 (Band
7)
84 Y
10630 Production of
Coke
PPC A: 1.2(b) - Production of coke. £10506
(Band 14)
5530 Y
10640 Energy
Efficiency
PPC A: Schedule 1A 1(a) - Operating a
thermal electricity generation installation
with a total thermal in input of greater
than 20 mega watts.
£2101
(Band 10)
0 Y
10650 PPC A: Schedule 1A 1(b) - Operating an
industrial installation, generating waste
heat, with a total thermal input of greater
than 20 mega watts and generating waste
£2101
(Band 10)
0 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
heat at a useful temperature level.
10660 PPC A: Schedule 1A 1(c) - Operating an
energy production installation, in an
existing district heating/cooling network,
with a total thermal input of greater than
20 mega watts.
£2101
(Band 10)
0 Y
10670 Aquaculture Food and Drink Freshwater
Finfish
Production
Abstraction from inland waters for fish
production that is greater than 50 cubic
metres per day but less than or equal to
2000 cubic metres per day, including
associated impoundments which impound
less than or equal to 25,000 cubic metres.
£2101
(Band 10)
538 Y
10671 Abstraction from inland waters for fish
production exceeding 2000 cubic metres
per day, including any associated
impoundments which impound less than
or equal to 25,000 cubic metres.
£3152
(Band 11)
648 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
10680 Discharge from a freshwater cage fish
farm: with annual production less than or
equal to 50 tonnes or 500,000 smolts.
£3152
(Band 11)
892 Y
10690 Discharge from a freshwater cage fish
farm: with annual production greater than
50 tonnes or 500,000 smolts.
£3152
(Band 11)
2358 Y
10700 Discharge from a freshwater tank fish farm
or hatchery, with an annual production
greater than 0.5 tonnes, of more than 10
cubic metres per day but not exceeding
1,000 cubic metres per day.
£1261
(Band 9)
736 Y
10710 Discharge from a freshwater tank fish farm
or hatchery, with an annual production
greater than 0.5 tonnes, of more than
1,000 cubic metres per day.
£3152
(Band 11)
1978 Y
10720 Marine Finfish
Production
Discharge from a marine cage fish farm:
with a maximum biomass less than or
equal to 50 tonnes.
£3152
(Band 11)
2388 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
10730 Discharge from a marine cage fish farm:
with a maximum biomass greater than 50
tonnes.
£4202
(Band 12)
3592 Y
10740 Discharge from a marine cage fish farm:
with a maximum biomass less than or
equal to 50 tonnes with SEPA monitoring.
£3152
(Band 11)
4584 Y
10750 Discharge from a marine cage fish farm:
with a maximum biomass greater than 50
tonnes with SEPA monitoring.
£4202
(Band 12)
10596 Y
10760 Discharge from a marine tank fish farm or
hatchery, with an annual production
greater than 0.5 tonnes, of more than 10
cubic metres a day but not exceeding
1,000 cubic metres per day.
£1261
(Band 9)
811 Y
10770 Discharge from a marine tank fish farm or
hatchery, with an annual production
greater than 0.5 tonnes, of more than
1,000 cubic metres per day.
£3152
(Band 11)
2140 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
10780 Whisky,
Distilling &
Brewing
Whisky,
Distilling &
Brewing
Abstraction from inland waters for a
distillery or brewery: cooling water that is
greater than 50 cubic metres per day,
including any associated impoundments,
which impound less than 25,000 cubic
metres.
£3152
(Band 11)
707 Y
10790 Abstraction from inland waters for a
distillery or brewery: process water
exceeding 50 but no more than 2000 cubic
metres per day, including associated
impoundments, which impound less than
25,000 cubic metres.
£2101
(Band 10)
1008 Y
10800 Abstraction from inland waters for a
distillery or brewery: process water
exceeding 2000 cubic metres per day,
including associated impoundments,
which impound less than 25,000 cubic
metres.
£3152
(Band 11)
1265 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
10810 Discharge (except cooling water) from a
distillery or brewery: that is greater than
10 cubic metres per day but less than or
equal to 100 cubic metres per day.
£2101
(Band 10)
1575 Y
10820 Discharge (except cooling water) from a
distillery or brewery: that is greater than
100 cubic metres per day.
£3152
(Band 11)
2150 Y
10830 Discharge of cooling water from a distillery
or brewery: with chemical or temperature
implications for the environment.
£3152
(Band 11)
788 Y
10840 PPC A: 6.8(d)(ii) - Treating and processing
materials for food products (distilling or
brewing only) from vegetable raw
materials (only).
£10506
(Band 14)
3468 Y
10850 Food and
Drink
Manufacturing
and
Processing
Food and Drink
Manufacturing
and Production
(Abstractions,
Discharges,
Abstraction from inland waters for a food
and drink facility (excluding distilleries and
breweries): for cooling water that is
greater than 50 cubic metres per day,
including any associated impoundments of
£3152
(Band 11)
698 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
Impoundments) less than 25,000 cubic metres.
10860 Abstraction from inland waters for food
and drink facility (other than a distillery or
brewery): process water exceeding 50 but
no more than 2000 cubic metres per day,
including associated impoundments less
than 25,000 cubic metres.
£2101
(Band 10)
1257 Y
10870 Abstraction from inland waters for food
and drink facility (other than a distillery or
brewery): process water exceeding 2000
cubic metres per day, including associated
impoundments less than 25,000 cubic
metres.
£3152
(Band 11)
1927 Y
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Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
10880 Discharge (except cooling water) from a
food and drink facility (other than a
distillery or brewery): that is greater than
10 cubic metres per day but less than or
equal to 100 cubic metres per day.
£2101
(Band 10)
1628 Y
10890 Discharge (except cooling water) from a
food and drink facility (other than a
distillery or brewery): that is greater than
100 cubic metres per day.
£3152
(Band 11)
2138 Y
10900 Discharge of cooling water from a food
and drink facility (other than a distillery or
brewery): with chemical or temperature
implications for the environment.
£3152
(Band 11)
1069 Y
10910 Slaughterhouses PPC A: 6.8(c) - Slaughtering animals
greater than 50 tonnes carcasses per day.
£10506
(Band 14)
3793 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
10920 Tanning PPC A: 6.8(a) - Tanning hides and skins. £10506
(Band 14)
9544 Y
10930 Treating and
Processing Milk
PPC A: 6.8(e) - Treating and processing
milk.
£10506
(Band 14)
4867 Y
10940 Using Animal
and or
Vegetable Raw
Materials
PPC A: 6.8(d)(iii)- Treating and processing
materials for food products from animal
and vegetable raw materials but excluding
milk.
£10506
(Band 14)
3712 Y
10950 PPC A: 6.8(d)(i) - Treating and processing
materials for food products from animal
raw materials (only) (other than milk).
£10506
(Band 14)
3899 Y
10960 PPC A: 6.8(d)(ii) - Treating and processing
materials for food products (excluding
distilling and brewing) from vegetable raw
materials (only).
£10506
(Band 14)
3719 Y
10970 Other Food and
drink
PPC B: 6.8a - Processing, storing or drying
animal or vegetable matter.
£2101
(Band 10)
887 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
10980 PPC B: 6.8c - Ensiling of dead fish or fish
offal.
£488 (Band
7)
573 Y
10990 PPC B: 6.8d - Production of animal food
products from dry vegetable or dry
vegetable and animal matter,.
£2101
(Band 10)
573 Y
11000 Agriculture Land
Management
Crops Abstraction from inland waters for
agricultural use (irrigation - mobile and/or
fixed intake): greater than 50 but less than
2,000 cubic metres per day, including any
associated impoundments of less than or
equal to 25,000 cubic metres.
£630 (Band
8)
591 Y
11010 Abstraction from inland waters for
agricultural use (irrigation - mobile and/or
fixed intake): that is greater than 2,000
cubic metres per day, including any
associated impoundments which impound
less than or equal to 25,000 cubic metres.
£630 (Band
8)
957 Y
11020 Livestock (Beef,
Sheep, Other)
Disposal to land of sheep dip or waste
pesticides.
£630 (Band
8)
84 N
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
11030 Intensive
Agriculture (Pig
and Poultry)
PPC A: 6.9 (1) - Intensive pig and poultry
rearing following standard farming
installation rules.
£5253
(Band 13)
1089 Y
11040 PPC A: 6.9 (2) - Intensive pig and poultry
rearing NOT following standard farming
installation rules.
£10506
(Band 14)
1089 Y
11050 Other
Agriculture
Abstraction from inland waters for
agricultural use (other than irrigation):
that is greater than 50 but less than or
equal to 2000 cubic metres per day,
including any associated impoundments of
less than or equal to 25,000 cubic metres.
£1261
(Band 9)
591 Y
11060 Abstraction from inland waters for
agricultural use (other than irrigation):
that is greater than 2000 cubic metres per
day, including any associated
impoundment which impound less than or
equal to 25,000 cubic metres.
£3152
(Band 11)
957 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
11070 Estates and
Grounds
Management
Golf Courses Abstraction from inland waters for a golf
course: that is greater than 50 cubic
metres per day, including any associated
impoundments which impound less than
or equal to 25,000 cubic metres.
£1261
(Band 9)
1057 Y
11080 Chemicals Manufacturing,
Other Industry
and Services
Biocide
Production
PPC A: 4.4(a) - Biocide production:
producing plant health products and
biocides.
£15759
(Band 15)
9834 Y
11090 Explosives
Production
PPC A: 4.6(a) - Producing explosives. £18911
(Band 16)
9834 Y
11100 Fertiliser
Production
PPC A: 4.3(a) - Chemical fertilizer
production: producing phosphorus,
nitrogen or potassium based fertilisers.
£15759
(Band 15)
9834 Y
11110 Inorganic
Chemicals
PPC A: 4.2(a) (1) - Manufacture of
inorganic chemicals: producing less than 1
tonne of product per year.
£10506
(Band 14)
3175 Y
11120 PPC A: 4.2(a) (2) - Manufacture of
inorganic chemicals: producing 1 tonne or
more but less than 250 tonnes of product
£15759
(Band 15)
3175 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
per year.
11130 PPC A: 4.2(a) (3) - Manufacture of
inorganic chemicals: producing 250 tonnes
or more but less than 2,000 of product per
year.
£18911
(Band 16)
4586 Y
11140 PPC A: 4.2(a) (4) - Manufacture of
inorganic chemicals: producing 2,000
tonnes or more of product per year.
£24164
(Band 17)
9834 Y
11150 PPC A: 4.2(b) - Manufacture of inorganic
chemicals: Any production activity likely to
release hydrogen halides into the air; or
any halogens or compounds mentioned in
Schedule 1 paragraph 4.2(a)(vi) of the PPC
Regulations into air or water.
£10506
(Band 14)
3175 Y
11160 PPC A: 4.2(c) - Manufacture of inorganic
chemicals: Any production activity which
uses, or is likely to result in the release of,
hydrogen cyanide or hydrogen sulphide.
£10506
(Band 14)
5743 Y
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Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
11170 PPC A: 4.2(d) - Manufacture of inorganic
chemicals: Production, use or recovery of
any elements or compounds specified in
Section 4.2(d) of the PPC Regulations.
£10506
(Band 14)
3175 Y
11180 PPC A: 4.2(e) - Manufacture of inorganic
chemicals: Recovering or using in any
process of manufacture cadmium,
mercury or any of their compounds.
£10506
(Band 14)
9834 Y
11190 PPC A: 4.2(f) - Manufacture of inorganic
chemicals: Any other activity which may
release any acid forming oxide of nitrogen
into air.
£10506
(Band 14)
3175 Y
11200 Maufacturing
involving
Ammonia
PPC A: 4.7 - Manufacturing activities
involving ammonia: Any activity for the
manufacture of a chemical which may
result in the release of ammonia into the
air, other than an activity in which
ammonia is only used as a refrigerant.
£10506
(Band 14)
9834 Y
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Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
11210 Organic
Chemicals
PPC A: 4.1 (1) - Manufacture of organic
chemicals: producing less than 1 tonne of
product per year.
£10506
(Band 14)
3175 Y
11220 PPC A: 4.1 (2) - Manufacture of organic
chemicals: producing 1 tonne or more but
less than 250 tonnes of product per year.
£15759
(Band 15)
4204 Y
11230 PPC A: 4.1 (3) - Manufacture of organic
chemicals: producing 250 tonnes or more
but less than 2,000 tonnes of product per
year.
£18911
(Band 16)
9834 Y
11240 PPC A: 4.1 (4) - Manufacture of organic
chemicals: producing 2,000 tonnes or
more of product per year.
£18911
(Band 16)
9834 Y
11290 PPC B: 4.1 - Organic chemicals. £2101
(Band 10)
650 Y
11300 Pharmaceutical
Production
PPC A: 4.5 (1) - Manufacture of
pharmaceutical products: producing less
than 1 tonne of product per year.
£10506
(Band 14)
3175 Y
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Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
11310 PPC A: 4.5 (2) - Manufacture of
pharmaceutical products: producing 1
tonne or more but less than 250 tonnes of
product per year.
£15759
(Band 15)
9834 Y
11320 PPC A: 4.5 (3) - Manufacture of
pharmaceutical products: producing 250
tonnes or more but less than 2,000 tonnes
of product per year.
£18911
(Band 16)
9834 Y
11330 PPC A: 4.5 (4) - Manufacture of
pharmaceutical products: producing 2,000
tonnes or more of product per year.
£24164
(Band 17)
13550 Y
11380 Storage of
Chemicals in
Bulk
PPC B: 4.8 - Bulk storage of chemicals. £2101
(Band 10)
602 Y
11390 Coating Coating &
Printing &
Textile
Treatments
PPC A: 6.4(a) - Pre-treating textile fibres or
textiles, where the treatment capacity
exceeds 10 tonnes per day.
£10506
(Band 14)
4014 Y
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Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
11400 PPC A: 6.4(b) - Surface treating
substances, objects or products using
organic solvents.
£10506
(Band 14)
5211 Y
11410 PPC B: 6.4 - Coating, printing and textile
treatment activities.
£2101
(Band 10)
1167 Y
11420 Manufacture of
Dyestuffs,
Printing Ink and
Coating
Materials
PPC A: 6.5 - Manufacture of dyestuffs if
the activity involves the use of
hexachlorobenzene.
£10506
(Band 14)
6747 Y
11430 PPC B: 6.5 - Manufacture of dyestuffs,
printing Ink and coating Materials.
£2101
(Band 10)
1167 Y
11440 Metals Ferrous Metals PPC A: 2.1(a) - Roasting and sintering
metal ore.
£15759
(Band 15)
6317 Y
11450 PPC A: 2.1(b) (i) and (ii) -Producing,
melting or refining iron or steel or any
£15759
(Band 15)
6317 Y
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Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
ferrous alloy.
11470 PPC A: 2.1(c) - Processing ferrous metals,
and their alloys using hot rolling mills.
£15759
(Band 15)
6317 Y
11480 PPC A: 2.1(d) - Loading, unloading or
handling or storing of iron ore.
£15759
(Band 15)
3653 Y
11490 PPC A: 2.1(e) - Producing pig iron or steel. £15759
(Band 15)
3653 Y
11500 PPC A: 2.1(f) - Operating hammers in a
forge (ferrous metals).
£10506
(Band 14)
3653 Y
11510 PPC A: 2.1(g) - Applying protective fused
metal coatings.
£10506
(Band 14)
3653 Y
11520 PPC A: 2.1(h) - Casting ferrous metal at a
foundry.
£10506
(Band 14)
4778 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
11530 PPC B: 2.1 - Ferrous metals. £2101
(Band 10)
973 Y
11560 Non- Ferrous
Metals
PPC A: 2.2(a) -Producing non-ferrous
metals: from ore or concentrates or
secondary raw materials.
£18911
(Band 16)
6317 Y
11580 PPC A: 2.2(b)(i) and (ii) -Melting non-
ferrous metals with a melting capacity
exceeding 4 tonnes per day for lead or
cadmium and 20 per day for all other
metals in aggregate.
£15759
(Band 15)
4778 Y
11600 PPC A: 2.2(c) and 2.2(b)(i) - (excluding
lead) Producing, melting or recovering:
cadmium or mercury or their alloys.
£15759
(Band 15)
6317 Y
11610 PPC A: 2.2(d) - Melting & making non-
ferrous metal alloys: If not already
described in 2.2 above.
£15759
(Band 15)
4778 Y
11620 PPC B: 2.2 - Non Ferrous metals. £2101
(Band 10)
973 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
11630 Surface Treating
Metals and
Plastic Materials
PPC A: 2.3 - Surface treatment of metals or
plastic materials.
£10506
(Band 14)
3653 Y
11631 PPC B: 2.3 - Surface treatment of metals or
plastic materials.
£2101
(Band 10)
973 Y
11640 Minerals Asbestos PPC A: 3.2(a) - Producing asbestos or
products containing asbestos.
£10506
(Band 14)
5527 Y
11650 PPC A: 3.2(b) - Removal of asbestos: from
railway vehicles.
£10506
(Band 14)
4406 Y
11660 PPC B: 3.2 - Asbestos activities. £2101
(Band 10)
481 N
11670 Ceramics PPC A: 3.6(a) & (b)- Manufacturing
ceramic products.
£15759
(Band 15)
4406 Y
11680 PPC B: 3.6 - Ceramic production. £2101
(Band 10)
481 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
11690 Glass and Glass
Fibre
PPC A: 3.3 - Manufacturing glass or glass
fibre in an installation with melting
capacity exceeding 20 tonnes per day.
£10506
(Band 14)
4406 Y
11700 PPC B: 3.3 - Glass activities. £2101
(Band 10)
481 Y
11710 Mineral Fibres PPC A: 3.4 - Production of Other Mineral
Fibres.
£15759
(Band 15)
5527 Y
11720 Mining and
Quarrying
Abstraction from inland waters for mining
or quarrying: that is greater than 50 cubic
metres per day but less than 2,000 cubic
metres per day, including any associated
impoundment, which impounds less than
or equal to 25,000 cubic metres.
£2101
(Band 10)
473 Y
11730 Abstraction from inland waters for mining
or quarrying: that is greater than 2,000
cubic metres per day, including any
associated impoundment, which
impounds less than or equal to 25,000
£3152
(Band 11)
699 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
cubic metres.
11740 Discharge from mining or opencast
mining: that is greater than 10 cubic
metres per day but less than or equal to
100 cubic metres per day.
£2101
(Band 10)
1635 Y
11750 Discharge from mining or opencast
mining: that is greater than 100 cubic
metres per day.
£3152
(Band 11)
2587 Y
11760 Discharge from quarrying: that is greater
than 10 but less than or equal to 100 cubic
metres per day.
£2101
(Band 10)
710 Y
11770 Discharge from quarrying: that is greater
than 100 cubic metres per day.
£3152
(Band 11)
1035 Y
11780 PPC B: 3.5(a);(b);(c);(d) & (f) (any
combinations) - Crushing, screening &
loading (excluding cement).
£2101
(Band 10)
481 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
11790 PPC B: 3.5(e) and/or (g) - Coating and
other (excluding cement).
£2101
(Band 10)
481 Y
11800 PPC B: 3.1(a) - Cement batching, storing
etc.
£2101
(Band 10)
481 Y
11810 PPC B: 3.1(b) and/or (c) - Lime slaking and
lime production.
£2101
(Band 10)
481 Y
11820 Other Mineral
Activities
PPC A: 3.5 - Manufacture of Cellulose Fibre
reinforced Calcium Silicate Board.
£15759
(Band 15)
5527 Y
11830 Production of
Cement, Lime
and Magnesium
oxide
PPC A: 3.1(a) - Production of Cement. £18911
(Band 16)
9502 Y
11840 PPC A: 3.1(b) - Production of lime or
magnesium oxide.
£18911
(Band 16)
5527 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
11850 Other:
Manufacturing
or Industry
Carbon
Activities
PPC A: 6.2(a) - Producing carbon, hard-
burnt coal or electro graphite by
incineration or graphitisation.
£10506
(Band 14)
6104 Y
11860 Medical,
scientific and
other services
Cremation of
Human Remains
PPC B: 5.1(c) - Crematoria. £2101
(Band 10)
3312 Y
11870 Other:
Manufacturing
or Industry
Other
Manufacturing
or Other
Industry
PPC B: 6.8b - Breeding of maggots. £2101
(Band 10)
804 Y
11880 Rubber
Activities
PPC A: 6.7(a) - Manufacturing new tyres,
other than remoulds or retreads.
£10506
(Band 14)
6104 Y
11890 PPC B: 6.7 - Activities involving rubber. £2101
(Band 10)
804 Y
11900 Solvent
Emissions:
Other
PPC Schedule 2: Other solvent activities
(excluding dry cleaners & only where not
directly associated with another regulated
activity).
£2101
(Band 10)
426 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
11910 Tar & Bitumen PPC A: 6.3 - Distilling tar or bitumen. £10506
(Band 14)
6104 Y
11920 PPC B: 6.3 - Tar and bitumen processes. £2101
(Band 10)
804 Y
11930 Medical,
scientific and
other services
Dry Cleaners PPC Schedule 2: Dry cleaners. £488 (Band
7)
376 N
11940 Other:
Manufacturing
or Industry
Paper & Pulp &
Panel
Manufacturing
PPC A: 6.1(a) - Pulp production from
timber or other fibrous materials by any
process.
£15759
(Band 15)
6106 Y
11950 PPC A: 6.1(b) - Paper or card board
production if production capacity is more
than 20 tonnes per day.
£15759
(Band 15)
6106 Y
11960 PPC A: 6.1(c) - Production of wood based
panels (fibreboard, orientated strand
board or particleboard).
£15759
(Band 15)
6106 Y
11970 Forestry and Land Timber PPC A: 6.6 - Preserving wood or wood £5253 2959 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
Timber Management Activities products with chemicals. (Band 13)
11980 PPC B: 6.6 - Timber activities. £2101
(Band 10)
454 Y
11990 Non-Nuclear Radioactive
Substances
(Non-Nuclear)
RSA: Section 13
and 14
RSA: Section 13 & 14 accumulation and
disposal of radioactive waste - can include
keeping and use of unsealed sources
under Section 7 & 10.
£2101
(Band 10)
917 N
12000 RSA: Section 13/14 accumulation and
disposal derived from the keeping and use
of lower activity unsealed sources under
Section 7 & 10 (less than 10GBq Tc99m
and 20MBq of other isotopes).
£1261
(Band 9)
524 N
12010 RSA: Section
7/10
RSA: Section 7 & 10 keeping and use of
unsealed radioactive sources.
£388 (Band
6)
848 N
12020 RSA: Section 7 & 10 keeping and use of
sealed sources having an activity level
equal to, or above, the high-activity sealed
radioactive source threshold level (HASS).
£488 (Band
7)
1220 N
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
12030 RSA: Section 7 & 10 keeping and use of
sealed sources having an activity level
below IAEA Category 5 (i.e. SSLPH).
£488 (Band
7)
460 N
12040 RSA: Section 7 & 10 keeping and use of
sealed sources having an activity level
below the high-activity sealed radioactive
source threshold level but are above the
IAEA Category 5 (i.e. SSLPH).
£488 (Band
7)
848 N
12051 RSA: Other Non-
Nuclear
RSA (Non Nuclear) - Zero Charge. £0 (Band 0) 0 N
12060 Landfill Waste
Management
Closed Landfill WMA: Closed landfill not fully restored, or
assessed by SEPA as moderate or high risk
of harm to environment.
£5253
(Band 13)
3095 Y
12070 WMA: Closed Landfill. £4202
(Band 12)
809 Y
12080 PPC A: 5.2 (1) - Closed landfill inert waste
only.
£5253
(Band 13)
1674 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
12090 PPC A: 5.2 (2) - Closed landfill of hazardous
waste.
£10506
(Band 14)
3773 Y
12100 PPC A: 5.2 (3) - Closed landfill of non-
hazardous waste.
£10506
(Band 14)
3773 Y
12110 PPC A: 5.2 (4) - Closed landfill serving
isolated settlements and islands.
£5253
(Band 13)
1674 Y
12130 Hazardous
Landfill
PPC A: 5.2(a) - Landfill of hazardous waste:
receiving more than 10 tonnes of waste in
any day or with a total capacity exceeding
25,000 tonnes of waste .
£24164
(Band 17)
11814 Y
12140 PPC A: 5.2(b) (1) - Landfill of hazardous
waste: receiving 10 tonnes or less of waste
in any day or with a total capacity equal to
or less than 25,000 tonnes of waste.
£18911
(Band 16)
11814 Y
12150 Inert Landfill PPC A: 5.2(b) (2) - Landfill of inert waste. £5253
(Band 13)
7658 Y
12160 Non-Hazardous
Landfill
Discharge from a landfill: that is greater
than 10 cubic metres a day but less than
£3152
(Band 11)
1969 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
or equal to 100 cubic metres per day.
12170 Discharge from a landfill: that is greater
than 100 cubic metres per day.
£3152
(Band 11)
2375 Y
12180 PPC A: 5.2(a) - Landfill of non-hazardous
waste: 10 tonnes or more of waste per
day or total capacity exceeding 25,000
tonnes, excluding landfills of inert waste.
£24164
(Band 17)
14158 Y
12190 PPC A: 5.2(a) or (b) - Landfill serving
isolated settlements and islands.
£5253
(Band 13)
3961 Y
12200 PPC A: 5.2(b) (3) - Landfill of non-
hazardous waste: pet cemeteries
permitted to receive 100 tonnes or less of
waste in any 12 month period.
£488 (Band
7)
0 N
12210 PPC A: 5.2(b) (4) - Landfill of non-
hazardous waste: receiving 10 tonnes or
less of waste in any day or with a total
capacity equal to or less than 25,000
tonnes of waste, excluding landfills for
£18911
(Band 16)
8550 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
inert waste.
12220 Incineration
and Co
Incineration
Chapter IV (IED)
Incinerators
PPC A: 5.1(a) (1) - Incineration of
hazardous waste in an incineration or co-
incineration plant, except for plant falling
within 5.1(a)2.
£18911
(Band 16)
19721 Y
12230 PPC A: 5.1(a) (2) - Incineration of
hazardous infectious clinical waste at the
place of production and with a capacity of
less than 1 tonne per hour.
£10506
(Band 14)
14860 Y
12250 PPC A: 5.1(b) (1) - Incineration of non-
hazardous waste (except biomass or
animal carcasses), in a plant with a
capacity of greater than 3 tonnes per
hour.
£18911
(Band 16)
19721 Y
12260 PPC A: 5.1(b) (2) - Incineration of non-
hazardous waste (except biomass or
animal carcasses), in a plant with a
£18911
(Band 16)
14860 Y
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Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
capacity of 3 tonnes per hour or less.
12270 PPC A: 5.1(c) - Incineration of biomass
waste in plant with a capacity of more
than 3 tonnes per hour.
£18911
(Band 16)
14860 Y
12280 PPC A: 5.1(d) - Incineration of animal
carcasses in plant, with a capacity of more
than 10 tonnes per day.
£18911
(Band 16)
7737 Y
12290 PPC A: 5.1(e) - Incineration, other than
incidentally in the course of burning solid
or liquid waste, of any gaseous compound
containing halogens arising from electrical
equipment.
£18911
(Band 16)
19721 Y
12300 Waste Biomass
or Animal
Carcass
Incinerators
WMA: Incineration (inc Pet Crematoria). £2101
(Band 10)
1104 N
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
12310 PPC B: 5.1(a) - Incineration of biomass. £2101
(Band 10)
2444 Y
12320 PPC B: 5.1(b) - Incineration of animal
carcasses.
£2101
(Band 10)
1988 Y
12330 Other Waste
Management
Brokers,
Carriers and
Dealers
WMA: Broking of waste. £210 (Band
5)
0 N
12340 WMA: Dealing with waste. £210 (Band
5)
0 N
12390 Storage and
Treatment of
Waste
Animal by
Product
Processing
PPC A: 6.8(b) - Disposing of or recycling
animal carcasses and animal waste at
installations with a capacity greater than
10 tonnes per day.
£10506
(Band 14)
7110 Y
12410 Civic Amenity
Sites
WMA: Civic Amenity Site with a capacity
that is less than or equal to 1000 tonnes
per year.
£2101
(Band 10)
1177 N
12420 WMA: Civic Amenity Site with a capacity
that is greater than 1000 tonnes but less
£2101 2104 N
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
than or equal to 2,500 tonnes per year. (Band 10)
12430 WMA: Civic Amenity Site with a capacity
that is greater than 2,500 tonnes per year.
£2101
(Band 10)
3567 Y
12440 Other Waste
Storage and
Treatment Sites
WMA: Paragraph 12 activity treatment by
composting that does not exceed 100
tonnes per year.
£0 (Band 0) 0 N
12450 WMA: Paragraph 12 activity treatment by
composting that exceeds 100 tonnes per
year.
£488 (Band
7)
0 N
12460 Disposal and
Recovery or Mix
Disposal and
Recovery of
Hazardous or
Non Hazardous
Waste Sections
5.3 and 5.4 Part
A
PPC A: 5.4(a)(i) - Disposal of non-
hazardous waste by: biological treatment,
at an installation with a capacity exceeding
50 tonnes per day.
£10506
(Band 14)
11274 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
12470 PPC A: 5.4(a)(ii) - Disposal of non-
hazardous waste by physico-chemical
treatment at an installation with a
capacity exceeding 50 tonnes per day.
£10506
(Band 14)
4895 Y
12480 PPC A: 5.4(a)(iii) - Disposal of non-
hazardous waste by pre-treatment of
waste for incineration or co-incineration at
an installation with a capacity exceeding
50 tonnes per day.
£10506
(Band 14)
4895 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
12490 PPC A: 5.4(a)(iv) - Disposal of non-
hazardous waste by: treatment of slags
and ashes, at an installation with a
capacity exceeding 50 tonnes per day.
£10506
(Band 14)
4895 Y
12500 PPC A: 5.4(a)(v) - Disposal of non-
hazardous waste by: treatment in
shredders of metal waste, at an
installation with a capacity exceeding 50
tonnes per day.
£10506
(Band 14)
4895 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
12510 PPC A: 5.4(b)(i) - Recovery or a mix of
recovery and disposal of non-hazardous
waste by: biological treatment, capacity
exceeding 75 tonnes per day (or 100
tonnes per day if by anaerobic digestion).
£10506
(Band 14)
4895 Y
12520 PPC A: 5.4(b)(ii) - Recovery or a mix of
recovery and disposal of non-hazardous
waste by: pre-treatment of waste for
incineration or co- incineration, capacity
exceeding 75 tonnes per day (or 100
tonnes per day if by anaerobic digestion).
£10506
(Band 14)
4895 Y
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Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
12530 PPC A: 5.4(b)(iii) - Recovery or a mix of
recovery and disposal of non-hazardous
waste by: treatment of slags or ashes,
capacity exceeding 75 tonnes per day (or
100 tonnes per day if by anaerobic
digestion).
£10506
(Band 14)
4895 Y
12540 PPC A: 5.4(b)(iv) - Recovery or a mix of
recovery and disposal of non-hazardous
waste by: treatment in shredders of metal
waste, capacity exceeding 75 tonnes per
day (or 100 tonnes per day if by anaerobic
digestion).
£10506
(Band 14)
4895 Y
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Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
12550 PPC A: 5.3(a) - Recovery by distillation of
oil or organic solvents, other than as part
of an activity described in any other
section of Schedule 1 Chapter 5.
£10506
(Band 14)
13011 Y
12560 PPC A: 5.3(b) - The disposal or recovery of
hazardous waste in plant with a capacity
exceeding 10 tonnes per day involving one
or more of the activities listed in Schedule
1 Section 5.3 (b).
£10506
(Band 14)
13011 Y
12570 End of Life
Vehicles (ELV)
WMA: Storage and treatment of waste
which includes the de-pollution of ELVs
with a capacity that less than or equal to
1000 tonnes per year.
£2101
(Band 10)
2047 N
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Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
12580 WMA: Storage and treatment of waste
which includes the de-pollution of ELVs
with a capacity that is greater than 1000
tonnes but less than or equal to 5,000
tonnes per year.
£2101
(Band 10)
4762 N
12590 WMA: Storage and treatment of waste
which includes the de-pollution of ELVs
with a capacity that is greater than 5,000
tonnes per year.
£2101
(Band 10)
5719 Y
12600 Material
Recovery
Facility (MRF)
Code of Practice
WMA: Additional recovery costs. £0 (Band 0) 147 N
12610 WMA: Storage and Treatment of waste
which includes the operation of a MRF
subject to the statutory Code of Practice.
£0 (Band 0) 2382 Y
12615 Other Waste
Storage and
Treatment Sites
WMA: Mobile Plant Licence. £4202
(Band 12)
4561 Y
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SEPA
Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
12620 WMA: Other Storage & Treatment of
waste with a capacity that is less than or
equal to 1000 tonnes per year.
£2101
(Band 10)
1579 N
12630 WMA: Other Storage & Treatment of
waste with a capacity that is greater than
1000 tonnes but less than or equal to
2,500 tonnes per year.
£2101
(Band 10)
2782 N
12640 WMA: Other Storage & Treatment of
waste with a capacity that is greater than
2,500 tonnes per year.
£2101
(Band 10)
4561 Y
12650 PPC A: 5.7(a) - Independently operated
treatment of waste water.
£10506
(Band 14)
6270 Y
12670 PPC A: 5.5 - Making solid fuel from waste:
by any process involving the use of heat
other than making charcoal.
£15759
(Band 15)
7764 Y
12680 PPC A: 5.6(a) - Temporary storage of
hazardous waste: in an installation with a
capacity of more than 50 tonnes,
excluding temporary storage, pending
£10506
(Band 14)
7764 Y
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SEPA
Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
collection, on the site where the waste is
generated.
12690 PPC A: 5.6(b) - Underground storage of
hazardous waste: in an installation with a
total capacity exceeding 50 tonnes.
£10506
(Band 14)
7764 Y
12850 All Others All Others All Others Abstraction greater than 50 cubic metres,
and any associated impoundments, from
inland waters for amenity/recreational use
(solely for offline ponds/reservoirs/lades
with uses such as fishing/sailing/historic
mills etc.).
£630 (Band
8)
0 N
12860 Major Projects
and
Infrastructure
Construction
and
Development
Other:
Construction
and
Infrastructure
The construction and operation of a
borehole which is greater than 200m in
depth and is either temporary or is for a
closed loop geothermal system and the
pipework is quickly cemented in place.
£630 (Band
8)
0 N
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SEPA
Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
12870 The construction and operation of a
borehole which is greater than 200m in
depth which is not temporary or is for a
closed loop geothermal system and the
pipework is not quickly cemented in place.
£2101
(Band 10)
0 N
12890 All Others All Others All Others Impoundment for amenity/ recreational
use of ponds & reservoirs.
£1261
(Band 9)
0 N
12900 Impoundment for commercial use of
reservoirs (no flow management to
support use such as cage fish farms).
£2101
(Band 10)
0 N
12910 Private (Water
and
Wastewater)
Water and
Wastewater
Treatment and
Supply
Private: Sewage
Collection
System
Discharge from a private sewage
combined sewer overflow.
£3152
(Band 11)
628 Y
12920 Discharge from a private sewage
emergency overflow.
£3152
(Band 11)
628 Y
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SEPA
Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
12925 Private: Sewage
Treatment
Works
Discharge from private septic tank/sewage
treatment work: serving a population
equivalent of less than or equal to 15 if
built after 1 April 2016 or less than equal
to 50 if built before 1 April 2016.
£137 (Band
3)
0 N
12930 Discharge from private sewage treatment
works: serving a population equivalent
greater than 15 but less than 50 if built
after 1 April 2016.
£1261
(Band 9)
0 N
12940 Discharge from private sewage treatment
works: serving a population equivalent
greater than or equal to 50 but less than
or equal to 100.
£1261
(Band 9)
730 N
12950 Discharge from private sewage treatment
works: serving a population equivalent
greater than 100 but less than 500.
£2101
(Band 10)
1349 N
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SEPA
Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
12960 Discharge from private sewage treatment
works: serving a population equivalent
greater than or equal to 500 but less than
2000.
£3152
(Band 11)
1619 Y
12970 Discharge from private sewage treatment
works: serving a population equivalent
greater than or equal to 2,000 but less
than 15,000.
£3152
(Band 11)
2453 Y
12980 Discharge from private sewage treatment
works: serving a population equivalent
greater than or equal to 15,000 but less
than 50,000.
£3152
(Band 11)
3133 Y
12990 Discharge from private sewage treatment
works: serving a population equivalent
greater than or equal to 50,000 but less
than 100,000.
£3152
(Band 11)
4139 Y
13000 Discharge from private sewage treatment
works: serving a population equivalent
greater than or equal to 100,000.
£4202
(Band 12)
4139 Y
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SEPA
Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
13010 Private: Surface
Water
Discharge of private surface water from
commercial, industrial & other, not
covered by a general binding rule.
£2101
(Band 10)
554 Y
13020 Discharge of private surface water from
housing, not covered by a general binding
rule.
£2101
(Band 10)
554 Y
13030 Private: Water
Treatment and
Supply
Abstraction from inland waters for a
private drinking water supply: that is
greater than 50 but is less than or equal to
2,000 cubic metres per day including any
associated impoundments of less than or
equal to 25,000 cubic metres.
£2101
(Band 10)
678 Y
13040 Abstraction from inland waters for a
private drinking water supply: that is
greater than 2,000 cubic metres per day
including any associated impoundments,
which impound less than or equal to
25,000 cubic metres.
£3152
(Band 11)
1038 Y
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SEPA
Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
13050 Public (Water
and
Wastewater)
Public: Sewage
Collection
System
Discharge from a public combined sewer
overflow.
£3152
(Band 11)
857 Y
13060 Discharge from a public sewage
emergency overflow.
£3152
(Band 11)
857 Y
13070 Discharge from public sewer network:
serving less than or equal to 100
population equivalent.
£2101
(Band 10)
933 Y
13080 Discharge from public sewer network:
serving a population equivalent greater
than 100 but less than 500.
£3152
(Band 11)
1190 Y
13090 Discharge from public sewer network:
serving a population equivalent greater
than or equal to 500 but less than 2,000.
£4202
(Band 12)
1190 Y
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SEPA
Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
13100 Discharge from public sewage network:
serving a population equivalent greater
than or equal to 2,000 but less than
15,000.
£5253
(Band 13)
1953 Y
13110 Discharge from public sewer network:
serving a population equivalent greater
than or equal to 15,000 but less than
50,000.
£10506
(Band 14)
5356 Y
13120 Discharge from public sewer network:
serving a population equivalent greater
than or equal to 50,000 but less than
100,000.
£15759
(Band 15)
7777 Y
13130 Discharge from public sewer network:
serving a population equivalent greater
than or equal to 100,000 population
equivalent.
£18911
(Band 16)
10792 Y
13140 Public: Sewage
Treatment
Works
Discharge from public sewage treatment
works: serving a population equivalent
greater than 15 but less than 50
population equivalent and authorised by a
£1261
(Band 9)
0 N
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SEPA
Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
licence issued under CAR.
13150 Discharge from public sewage treatment
works: serving a population equivalent
greater than or equal to than 50 but less
than or equal to 100.
£2101
(Band 10)
1003 N
13160 Discharge from public sewage treatment
works: serving a population equivalent
greater than 100 but less than 500.
£3152
(Band 11)
1598 Y
13170 Discharge from public sewage treatment
works: serving a population equivalent
greater than or equal to 500 but less than
2,000.
£3152
(Band 11)
1661 Y
13180 Discharge from public sewage treatment
works: serving a population equivalent
greater than or equal to 2,000 but less
than 15,000.
£3152
(Band 11)
2841 Y
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SEPA
Reference
Number
KEY SECTOR SECTOR REGULATORY
SECTOR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Activity
Application
Charge
(Band)
Activity
Charge
(£/yr)
Environmental
Component
13190 Discharge from public sewage treatment
works: serving a population equivalent
greater than or equal to 15,000 but less
than 50,000.
£3152
(Band 11)
4893 Y
13200 Discharge from public sewage treatment
works: serving a population equivalent
greater than or equal to 50,000 but less
than 100,000.
£3152
(Band 11)
6687 Y
13210 Discharge from public sewage treatment
works: serving a population equivalent
greater than or equal to 100,000.
£4202
(Band 12)
6687 Y
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Table 2: Waste activities with Renewal Charges
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
No Key Sector Sector Regulatory
Sector
Activity Type Activity Application Charge
(Band)
Environment
Component
Initial
Registration
Renewal
12360 Other Waste
Management
Other Waste
Management
Activities
WMA: Schedule 1 exempt activity which is a
micro activity.
£158 (Band
4)
£53 (Band
1)
N
12700 Storage Prior
to Collection
WMA: Storage of waste following a
community clear up.
£0 (Band 0) £0 (Band 0) N
12720 Application
of Waste to
Land for
Benefit of
Soil
WMA: Paragraph 7 activity application of
material to treat land for benefit to
agriculture or ecological improvement
(initial 50 ha block of land).
£630 (Band
8)
£488 (Band
7)
N
12730 WMA: Paragraph 7 activity application of
material to treat land for benefit to
agriculture or ecological improvement
(further 50 ha block of land).
£210 (Band
5)
£210 (Band
5)
N
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No Key Sector Sector Regulatory
Sector
Activity Type Activity Application Charge
(Band)
Environment
Component
Initial
Registration
Renewal
12740 WMA: Paragraph 8(2) activity application of
material to treat non-agricultural land with
sewage sludge.
£630 (Band
8)
£488 (Band
7)
N
12800 WMA: Paragraph 9 activity application of
waste for the reclamation or improvement
of land that does not exceed 1,500 tonnes in
total.
£488 (Band
7)
£388 (Band
6)
N
12790 WMA: Paragraph 9 activity application of
waste for the reclamation or improvement
of land over 1,500 tonnes but not exceeding
15,000 tonnes in total.
£1261
(Band 9)
£630 (Band
8)
N
12810 WMA: Paragraph 9 activity application of
waste for the reclamation or improvement
of land that exceeds15,000 tonnes in total.
£2101
(Band 10)
£1261
(Band 9)
N
12710 WMA: Paragraph 10 activity treatment of
waste & storage at a water treatment works
and recovery operations & storage at a
sewage treatment works.
£488 (Band
7)
£388 (Band
6)
N
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No Key Sector Sector Regulatory
Sector
Activity Type Activity Application Charge
(Band)
Environment
Component
Initial
Registration
Renewal
12440 Other Waste
Storage and
Treatment
Sites
WMA: Paragraph 12 activity treatment by
composting that does not exceed 100
tonnes per year.
£0 (Band 0) £0 (Band 0) N
12450 WMA: Paragraph 12 activity treatment by
composting that exceeds 100 tonnes per
year.
£488 (Band
7)
£388 (Band
6)
N
12750 Use of Waste
in
Construction,
Restoration
and
Reclamation
WMA: Paragraph 19 activity storage and use
of waste in construction or other relevant
works less than 150 tonnes in total.
£0 (Band 0) £0 (Band 0) N
12760 WMA: Paragraph 19 activity storage and use
of waste in construction or other relevant
works over 150 but not exceeding 1,500
tonnes in total.
£488 (Band
7)
£388 (Band
6)
N
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No Key Sector Sector Regulatory
Sector
Activity Type Activity Application Charge
(Band)
Environment
Component
Initial
Registration
Renewal
12770 WMA: Paragraph 19 activity storage and use
of waste in construction or other relevant
works over 1,500 tonnes but not exceeding
15,000 tonnes in total.
£1261
(Band 9)
£630 (Band
8)
N
12780 WMA: Paragraph 19 activity storage and use
of waste in construction or other relevant
works that exceeds 15,000 tonnes in total.
£2101
(Band 10)
£1261
(Band 9)
N
12660 WMA: Paragraph 45 activity storage and
recovery of scrap metal and/or dismantling
of depolluted vehicles.
£488 (Band
7)
£388 (Band
6)
N
12120 Disposal at
the Place of
Production
WMA: Paragraph 46 activity burning of
wood or plant tissue at a dock.
£488 (Band
7)
£388 (Band
6)
N
12370 Waste
Electrical
Equipment
(WEE)
WMA Paragraph 47 activity repair and/or
refurbishment of waste electrical and
electronic equipment (WEEE) that does not
exceed 20 tonnes per annum.
£158 (Band
4)
£0 (Band 0) N
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No Key Sector Sector Regulatory
Sector
Activity Type Activity Application Charge
(Band)
Environment
Component
Initial
Registration
Renewal
12380 WMA: Paragraph 47 activity repair and/or
refurbishment of waste electrical and
electronic equipment (WEEE) exceeding 20
tonnes per annum.
£488 (Band
7)
£388 (Band
6)
N
12330 Other Waste
Management
Brokers,
Carriers and
Dealers
WMA: Broking of waste. £210 (Band
5)
£133 (Band
3)
N
12340 WMA: Dealing with waste. £210 (Band
5)
£133 (Band
3)
N
12820 Brokers,
Carriers and
Dealers
WMA: Broking and dealing of waste (already
registered as carrier).
£53 (Band
1)
£133 (Band
3)
N
12830 WMA: Carriage of waste. £210 (Band
5)
£133 (Band
3)
N
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