Pollution Prevention & Control
Local Authority Air Pollution Control/Integrated Pollution
Prevention and Control
The Council's Environmental Health Team is responsible
for implementing the Local Authority Air Pollution
Control/integrated Pollution Prevention and Control regimes
that apply to certain processes in the district.
The legislation establishes a public register which shows
applications, permits, and information about processes that their
permits require operators to submit from time to time.
This is held in hard copy and can be viewed by arrangement with
Environmental Health Services [ write to env.health@harlow.gov.uk or
use the contact details on the Environmental Health Page ] or
through Contact Harlow.
Below are links to documents that explain the Council's
approach to implementing this legislation, which may be of
interest to businesses that are regulated.
Clean Air Act
The Council also enforces Clean Air Act legislation dealing with
dark smoke from chimneys.
Smoke Control Orders prohibit smoke from most domestic
chimneys and action can be taken against dark smoke from commercial
and industrial chimneys.
The Council also has powers to require information from
occupiers about emissions of some pollutants: any information
obtained in this way would be placed on public register [Clean Air
Act 1993 section 36]. At the time of writing [autumn 2008] this
power has not been used and there are no entries in the
Register.
For information about Smoke Control Orders or to
enquire about the CAA section 36 Register, contact us at
Environmental Health Services [ write to env.health@harlow.gov.uk or
use the contact details on the Environmental Health Page ] or
at Contact Harlow.