Environmental Permits
Waste Exemptions

CG & JM Heard

Organisation or operator
CG & JM Heard
Register
Waste Exemptions
Registration reference
WEX464286
Address
HIGHER EASTACOTT FARM, UMBERLEIGH, EX37 9AJ
Town or locality
UMBERLEIGH
Postcode
EX37 9AJ
Environment Agency Operational Area
Devon Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Registration date
2025-07-05
Expiry date
2028-07-25

Exemptions

D1 — Depositing waste from dredging inland waters

Depositing dredging spoil (dredgings) on the banks of the waters it was dredged from and treating it by screening and removing water.

Registration date
2025-07-05
Expiry date
2028-07-25

D4 — Depositing agricultural waste consisting of plant tissue under a Plant Health Notice

Depositing diseased crops where they were grown, when a Plant Health Notice has been issued. This is to reduce the risk of spreading plant diseases or pests.

Registration date
2025-07-05
Expiry date
2028-07-25

D7 — Burning waste in the open

Burning plant tissue and untreated wood waste from joinery or manufacturing in the open air.

Registration date
2025-07-05
Expiry date
2028-07-25

T10 — Sorting mixed waste

Small organisations, such as charities, separating recyclable waste so that it can be recovered.

Registration date
2025-07-05
Expiry date
2028-07-25

T4 — Preparatory treatments (baling, sorting, shredding etc)

Treating waste to reduce its volume to help transport it to another site for reuse or recycling or make handling easier.

Registration date
2025-07-05
Expiry date
2028-07-25

T6 — Treating waste wood and waste plant matter by chipping, shredding, cutting or pulverising

Chipping, shredding, cutting or pulverising waste wood and waste plant matter to make it easier to store and transport, or converting it into a suitable form to use. The waste treated by these methods must be suitable for its intended use, which can include feedstock for producing products such as panel board, mulch, surfacing tracks (paths and bridleways) or fuel.

Registration date
2025-07-05
Expiry date
2028-07-25

U10 — Spreading waste to benefit agricultural land

Spreading specific waste on agricultural land to replace manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials such as agricultural lime used to improve or maintain soil.

Registration date
2025-07-05
Expiry date
2028-07-25

U12 — Using mulch

Landscapers, farmers or growers spreading mulch as a protective covering onto land around trees, bushes or plants.

Registration date
2025-07-05
Expiry date
2028-07-25

U13 — Spreading plant matter to provide benefits

Spreading cut plants at the place of production for weed suppression or to provide nutrients to the soil.

Registration date
2025-07-05
Expiry date
2028-07-25

U8 — Using waste for a specified purpose

Using waste that does not need treating, to reduce the use of virgin or non waste materials.

Registration date
2025-07-05
Expiry date
2028-07-25

Official source

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