Statutory guidance

SR2015 No 17: vehicle storage depollution and dismantling authorised treatment facility

Standard rules to operate a vehicle storage depollution and dismantling authorised treatment facility.

Applies to England

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SR2015 No 17: vehicle storage depollution and dismantling authorised treatment facility

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Generic risk assessment for SR2015 No 17

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These standard rules allow you to operate a vehicle depollution and dismantling facility at a specified location and to the recovery (including storage) of all waste motor vehicles.

The total quantity of waste that can be accepted at a site under these rules must be less than 2,500 tonnes a year.

These rules will not permit the burning of any wastes:

  • in the open
  • inside buildings
  • in any form of incinerator

You can apply online for most standard rules environmental permits.

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Updates to this page

Published 1 December 2015
Last updated 6 July 2020 + show all updates
  1. Change of quantity limit to reflect Standard Rule from <5000t to <2,500 T.

  2. SR2015 No 17: We have made the following changes to the standard rules set; addition of conditions to allow catalytic converters from third parties to be accepted and stored. We have also removed waste codes and added conditions around the storage of batteries and we have reduced the tonnage from 5000 tonnes per year to 2,500 tonnes per year of ELV and other wastes.

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

  4. Added to 'details' section: You can apply online for most standard rules environmental permits.

  5. Added to 'details' section: You can apply online for most standard rules environmental permits.

  6. First published.

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