Pollution Control
Air pollution
Includes smoke, fumes, gases and odours from homes and business premises.
Pollution levels in the Wealden Area
Review and assessment of air quality and air pollution forecasts.
Air pollution permits and authorisations
Information and permit application form.
Bonfires on trade premises
Must not create dark smoke or create a nuisance to anyone living or working nearby. This means it may be possible to burn clean dry material such as wood, paper and cardboard but not materials such as roofing felt, paint, rubber or plastics.
Smoke
Business premises and chimneys should not emit smoke for more than a few minutes at a time, if at all, but there may be exceptions. The controls over smoke from a business are contained in many different pieces of legislation. Please contact the Licensing and Pollution Control Team for further advice on your particular business situation. Legal controls on smoke.
Fumes
Commonly these are from combustion processes, paint spaying operations, metal cleaning and fibreglass resin processes.
As well as Environmental Health legislation the Environment Agency waste provisions must also be complied with.
Contact the Licensing and Pollution Control Team