Environmental Permits
Waste Exemptions

Newton Farms

Organisation or operator
Newton Farms
Register
Waste Exemptions
Registration reference
WEX389495
Address
ST. LEONARDS FARM, ST. LEONARDS ROAD, NAZEING, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 2HG
Town or locality
WALTHAM ABBEY
Postcode
EN9 2HG
Environment Agency Operational Area
Hertfordshire and North London
Registration date
2023-12-07
Expiry date
2026-12-04

Exemptions

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
2023-12-07
Expiry date
2026-12-04

D6 — Disposal by incineration

Disposing of small amounts of specific waste that have been produced on your site, in an incinerator.

Registration date
2023-12-07
Expiry date
2026-12-04

D7 — Burning waste in the open

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

Registration date
2023-12-07
Expiry date
2026-12-04

T24 — Anaerobic digestion at premises used for agriculture and burning resulting biogas

Farmers anaerobically digesting manure, slurry and vegetation on their farms to produce digestate that can be used as a fertiliser or soil conditioner. The anaerobic digestion (AD) process also produces biogas, which can be burnt to generate energy, for use on the farm, or exported to the National Grid.

Registration date
2023-12-07
Expiry date
2026-12-04

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
2023-12-07
Expiry date
2026-12-04

T9 — Recovering scrap metal

Treating scrap metal by sorting, grading, shearing by manual feed, baling, crushing or cutting it with hand-held equipment to make it easier to handle and to help recover it.

Registration date
2023-12-07
Expiry date
2026-12-04

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
2023-12-07
Expiry date
2026-12-04

U12 — Using mulch

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

Registration date
2023-12-07
Expiry date
2026-12-04

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
2023-12-07
Expiry date
2026-12-04

U14 — Incorporating ash into soil

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

Registration date
2023-12-07
Expiry date
2026-12-04

U4 — Burning of waste as a fuel in a small appliance

Using waste as fuel to produce heat or power.

Registration date
2023-12-07
Expiry date
2026-12-04

Official source

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