Service Description: The Council is responsible for regulating the pollution to air from certain specified businesses. It does this by drawing up permits or authorisations: documents which allow specified pollutants to be released to the air, providing there is careful and demonstrable control over such releases, and that specified limits aren’t breached. The documents are kept in a file available for the public to view at no charge, though we may charge for copies to be taken. Both the operator and the Council can change the conditions in the permits/authorisations, and the Council must when technology or new research requires it. To not comply with the terms of the permit/authorisation is a serious matter and can result in enforcement notices being issued, prosecution or close down depending upon the circumstances. Operating a business that requires permitting/authorising without a permit or authorisation is illegal. Officers inspect all permitted/authorised businesses at least once a year to ensure that they comply with the terms of their permit.
Also known as:- Emissions
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