Statutory guidance

SR2010 No 9: use of waste for reclamation, restoration or improvement of land

Standard rules for the use of waste for reclamation, restoration or improvement of land (up to 50kte).

Applies to England

Documents

SR2010 No 9:50Kte Use of waste for reclamation, restoration or improvement of land

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Generic risk assessment for SR2010 No 9

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These standard rules allow you to treat land that has been previously subject to industrial or other man-made development for:

  • reclamation
  • restoration
  • improvement by spreading waste

After 1 February 2016 these rules are no longer available for new applicants. New applicants may apply for SR2015 No 39 to store and use waste for recovery activities involving depositing waste for construction, reclamation, restoration or improvement of land.

Updates to this page

Published 25 June 2012
Last updated 10 April 2019 + show all updates
  1. Updated standard rule with minor amendments to the wording found on the introductionary page. The second bullet point has been changed.

  2. We have updated the interpretation section 4.4 of the standard rule with a revised definition for the term ‘European Site’

  3. First published.

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