Environmental Permits
Waste Exemptions

Hugh Balcomb

Organisation or operator
Hugh Balcomb
Register
Waste Exemptions
Registration reference
WEX457488
Site grid reference
TR0835630713
Environment Agency Operational Area
Kent South London and East Sussex
Registration date
2025-06-15
Expiry date
2028-06-14

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
2025-06-15
Expiry date
2028-06-14

D7 — Burning waste in the open

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

Registration date
2025-06-15
Expiry date
2028-06-14

T23 — Aerobic composting and associated prior treatment

Composting small volumes of vegetation, cardboard and food waste to produce compost that can be spread to benefit the land by adding nutrients or improving the structure of the soil. Also treating the waste, before you compost it, by chipping or similar activities.

Registration date
2025-06-15
Expiry date
2028-06-14

T29 — Treatment of non-hazardous pesticide washings by carbon filtration for disposal

Treating non-hazardous pesticide washings before disposing of them to land. Pesticide washings treated this way are less likely to damage the environment when discharged to land compared to untreated pesticide washings.

Registration date
2025-06-15
Expiry date
2028-06-14

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
2025-06-15
Expiry date
2028-06-14

T5 — Screening and blending waste

Temporarily treating waste on a small scale to produce aggregate or soil at a place such as a construction or demolition site.

Registration date
2025-06-15
Expiry date
2028-06-14

U1 — Use of waste in construction

Use of waste in construction using suitable waste rather than virgin raw material or material which has ceased to be waste - for example by complying with a Quality Protocol.

Registration date
2025-06-15
Expiry date
2028-06-14

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
2025-06-15
Expiry date
2028-06-14

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
2025-06-15
Expiry date
2028-06-14

U14 — Incorporating ash into soil

Mixing ash back into the soil to return some of the nutrients from burnt crops and vegetation.

Registration date
2025-06-15
Expiry date
2028-06-14

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Environment Agency Conditional Licence