Environmental Permits
Waste Exemptions

National Trust

Organisation or operator
National Trust
Register
Waste Exemptions
Registration reference
WEX410229
Site grid reference
SO4348041973
Environment Agency Operational Area
West Midlands
Registration date
2024-07-11
Expiry date
2027-07-10

Exemptions

D7 — Burning waste in the open

Burning plant tissue and untreated wood waste from joinery or manufacturing in the open air.

Registration date
2024-07-11
Expiry date
2027-07-10

T23 — Aerobic composting and associated prior treatment

Composting small volumes of vegetation, cardboard and food waste to produce compost that can be spread to benefit the land by adding nutrients or improving the structure of the soil. Also treating the waste, before you compost it, by chipping or similar activities.

Registration date
2024-07-11
Expiry date
2027-07-10

T26 — Treatment of kitchen waste in a wormery

Very small-scale treatment of waste from kitchens using a wormery to produce compost. The compost can be spread on land to add nutrients or to improve the structure of the soil.

Registration date
2024-07-11
Expiry date
2027-07-10

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
2024-07-11
Expiry date
2027-07-10

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
2024-07-11
Expiry date
2027-07-10

U11 — Spreading waste to benefit non-agricultural land

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

Registration date
2024-07-11
Expiry date
2027-07-10

U12 — Using mulch

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

Registration date
2024-07-11
Expiry date
2027-07-10

U13 — Spreading plant matter to provide benefits

Spreading cut plants at the place of production for weed suppression or to provide nutrients to the soil.

Registration date
2024-07-11
Expiry date
2027-07-10

U14 — Incorporating ash into soil

Mixing ash back into the soil to return some of the nutrients from burnt crops and vegetation.

Registration date
2024-07-11
Expiry date
2027-07-10

U3 — Construction of entertainment or educational installations

Groups such as schools, colleges and theatres using waste such as off-cuts of wood creatively.

Registration date
2024-07-11
Expiry date
2027-07-10

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
2024-07-11
Expiry date
2027-07-10

Official source

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