Environmental Permits
Waste Exemptions

DOWNS FARM LIMITED

Organisation or operator
DOWNS FARM LIMITED
Register
Waste Exemptions
Registration reference
WEX490877
Site grid reference
SW 53482 36124
Environment Agency Operational Area
Devon Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Registration date
2026-05-29
Expiry date
2029-05-28

Exemptions

S1 — Storing waste in secure containers

Storing specific waste in secure containers at a different place to where the waste was produced, before it's transported to another site to be recovered.

Registration date
2026-05-29
Expiry date
2029-05-28

S2 — Storing waste in a secure place

Storing specific waste a secure place that's different to where it was produced, before the waste is transported to another site to be recovered.

Registration date
2026-05-29
Expiry date
2029-05-28

T4 — Preparatory treatments (baling, sorting, shredding etc)

Treating waste to reduce its volume to help transport it to another site for reuse or recycling or make handling easier.

Registration date
2026-05-29
Expiry date
2029-05-28

T5 — Screening and blending waste

Temporarily treating waste on a small scale to produce aggregate or soil at a place such as a construction or demolition site.

Registration date
2026-05-29
Expiry date
2029-05-28

T6 — Treating waste wood and waste plant matter by chipping, shredding, cutting or pulverising

Chipping, shredding, cutting or pulverising waste wood and waste plant matter to make it easier to store and transport, or converting it into a suitable form to use. The waste treated by these methods must be suitable for its intended use, which can include feedstock for producing products such as panel board, mulch, surfacing tracks (paths and bridleways) or fuel.

Registration date
2026-05-29
Expiry date
2029-05-28

T9 — Recovering scrap metal

Treating scrap metal by sorting, grading, shearing by manual feed, baling, crushing or cutting it with hand-held equipment to make it easier to handle and to help recover it.

Registration date
2026-05-29
Expiry date
2029-05-28

U1 — Use of waste in construction

Use of waste in construction using suitable waste rather than virgin raw material or material which has ceased to be waste - for example by complying with a Quality Protocol.

Registration date
2026-05-29
Expiry date
2029-05-28

U10 — Spreading waste to benefit agricultural land

Spreading specific waste on agricultural land to replace manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials such as agricultural lime used to improve or maintain soil.

Registration date
2026-05-29
Expiry date
2029-05-28

U12 — Using mulch

Landscapers, farmers or growers spreading mulch as a protective covering onto land around trees, bushes or plants.

Registration date
2026-05-29
Expiry date
2029-05-28

U8 — Using waste for a specified purpose

Using waste that does not need treating, to reduce the use of virgin or non waste materials.

Registration date
2026-05-29
Expiry date
2029-05-28

Official source

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Environment Agency Conditional Licence