Answer: At no time should levels of pollutants on the Isle of Wight cause you ill effects, unless you already have existing health problems such as asthma.

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Answer: You can view it at our offices at Jubilee Stores or online via the related link. - Related Link

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Answer: You can obtain an application form online via the related link.
This will need to be completed and the prescribed fee returned.
The applicant will need to provide the following key information:
all the appropriate preventative measures are taken against pollution, in particular:
• through the application of the best available techniques
• no significant pollution is caused
• waste production is avoided in accordance with the EU Waste Framework Directive (75/442/EEC); and where waste is produced, it is recovered or, where that is technically and economically impossible, it is disposed of while avoiding or reducing any impact on the environment
• energy is used efficiently
• the necessary measures are taken to prevent accidents and limit their consequences
Where the installation is located near to a sensitive area the operator should
specify what additional measures if any they propose to take to ensure emissions do not cause harm. Where the installation is likely to cause a breach of an environmental quality standard the operator should assess the effects of any additional emissions.

The following guides are particularly useful
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/ppc/ippcguide/pdf/ippcguide_ed4.pdf
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/ppc/manual/lappc_manual.pdf
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Answer: When an application is made for a permit certain organisations are sent copies of the application for their comments. This is because they may have particular knowledge or expertise about the area, environment and population around the proposed site. As of August 2005, the following are statutory consultees:
The statutory consultees for LAPPC installations are:
a) the relevant Primary Care Trust
b) where the installation may involve an emission which may affect a site of special scientific interest or a European site, the Nature Conservancy
Council (English Nature),
c) where the installation or mobile plant may be on a site requiring a nuclear site licence, the Health and Safety Executive;
d) where the installation requires the unloading of petrol at service stations (as set out in Section 1.2 of Schedule 1), the petroleum licensing authority for that installation.

The full list is in paragraph 9 of Schedule 4 to the PPC Regulations. The Isle of Wight Council is a statutory consultee for Environment Agency regulated PPC installations.


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Answer: Largely it comes down to which environmental media are being polluted: if it is air only then it is a Part B installation (process/business). If the PPC regulations state that the business is down to the local authority (Isle of Wight Council) to enforce emissions to air, water (including discharges to sewer) and land, plus a range of other activities with an environmental impact then these are known as A2 installations/. It also means that the Isle of Wight Council must set permit conditions so as to achieve a high level of protection for the environment as a whole. These conditions must be based on the use
of the ‘Best Available Techniques’ (BAT), which balances the costs to the operator against the benefits to the environment


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Answer: There are 2 costs: one is the application fee. The other is an annual charge known as a subsistence fee. Both increase each year. The Government is consulting (2005) as to whether charges should reflect the difficulties of the businesses: the more polluting and/or complicated a business is the more it will pay. Charges also depend upon what type of process is being operated: a petrol station, waste oil burner, mobile crusher and dry cleaning facility are very much cheaper than all others. For exact charges click on the related link to defra website. - Related Link

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Answer: a) Sulphur dioxide and other sulphur compounds
b) Oxides of nitrogen and other nitrogen compounds
c) Carbon monoxide
d) Volatile organic compounds
e) Metals and their compounds
f) Dust
g) Asbestos (suspended particulates, fibres)
h) Chlorine and its compounds
i) Fluorine and its compounds
j) Arsenic and its compounds
k) Cyanides
l) Substances and preparations which have been proved to possess carcinogenic or mutagenic properties or properties which may affect reproduction via the air.
m) Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and polycholorinated dibenzofurans


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Answer: You must complete a surrender notice. You can complete this online via the related link, or you can request a copy from the Consultation team on 01983 823169
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