National Trust

Organisation or operator: National Trust
Register: Waste Exemptions
Registration reference: WEX497321
Site grid reference: NZ 40773 64161
Environment Agency Operational Area: North East
Registration date: 2026-09-08
Expiry date: 2029-09-07

Exemptions

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: 2026-09-08
Expiry date: 2029-09-07

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: 2026-09-08
Expiry date: 2029-09-07

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: 2026-09-08
Expiry date: 2029-09-07

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: 2026-09-08
Expiry date: 2029-09-07

U12 — Using mulch

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

Registration date: 2026-09-08
Expiry date: 2029-09-07

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: 2026-09-08
Expiry date: 2029-09-07

U14 — Incorporating ash into soil

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

Registration date: 2026-09-08
Expiry date: 2029-09-07

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Environment Agency Conditional Licence