Environmental permitting guidance for the coke, iron and steel industry

Our guidance

‘How to Comply with your Environmental Permit’ contains general guidance on complying with permit conditions. You can download a copy of this document on our generic guidance page:

• Environmental Permitting Guidance

Sector technical guidance

We have produced two technical guidance notes specific to the coke, iron and steel sector:

• EPR 2.01: Guidance for the production of coke, iron and steel (PDF, 2.6MB) (IPPC guidance note).
  Note: An EPR guidance note for this sub-sector is not available.  Following the publication of the reviewed and revised BAT Reference (BREF) document covering the production of iron and steel in March 2012, this became the most detailed and up to date guidance document for this sub-sector.
  
  
• EPR 2.04 Hot rolling of ferrous metals (PDF, 653KB) 

The European IPPC Bureau has produced three Best Available Techniques (BAT) reference notes (BREFS) relevant to this sector. These can be accessed at the following links:

• Production of iron and steel 
• Ferrous metals processing
• Smitheries and foundries

Other relevant BAT reference notes (BREFS), including cross-sector guidance:

• Common waste water and waste gas treatment/Management systems in the chemical sector
• Economics and cross-media effects
• Emissions from storage
• Energy efficiency
• Industrial cooling systems
• Waste treatment industries

Horizontal guidance

The horizontal guidance provides information relevant to all sectors regulated under EPR. It includes information on noise, odour, energy efficiency, and protection of land.

• Horizontal guidance

Regulatory guidance

Regulatory guidance notes (RGNs) are Environment Agency guidance on policy and legal interpretation issues associated with implementing the Environmental Permitting Regulations. You will find 'RGN No.2 Understanding the meaning of regulated facility' particularly useful. You can download a copy of this from our Regulatory guidance series page:

• Regulatory guidance series

Making an application

There is one application form, which must be used to apply for a new bespoke or standard permit or to vary, transfer or surrender your permit. Guidance on how to complete the form is provided:

• Application form and guidance

Environmental permitting (EP) charges

Our Environmental Permitting charges pages explain how much a permit will cost:

• EP charges page

Operational Risk Appraisal (Opra)

To find out how we assess the environmental risk of an EPR site operation, visit our Opra page. We use the output from Opra to work out charges and for planning our permitting and compliance activity:

• Opra

Environmental Permitting Regulations

Information to help you understand the wider regulatory framework:

• Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010
• Environmental Permitting 

Government guidance

Defra has produced a series of guidance documents.These include 'Core Environmental Permitting Guidance', which describes the general permitting and compliance requirements, and guidance on the European directives which are implemented through the Environmental Permitting Regulations:

• Defra - Core Environmental Permitting Guidance (PDF, 569KB)