Environmental Permits
Waste Exemptions

ROTHER VALLEY RAILWAY LIMITED

Organisation or operator
ROTHER VALLEY RAILWAY LIMITED
Register
Waste Exemptions
Registration reference
WEX479348
Site grid reference
TQ 73516 23535
Environment Agency Operational Area
Kent South London and East Sussex
Registration date
2025-12-07
Expiry date
2028-12-06

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
2025-12-07
Expiry date
2028-12-06

D2 — Depositing waste from a railway sanitary convenience

Where older rolling stock, for example parts of a vintage steam train, has not or cannot be fitted with appropriate collection facilities, this exemption allows it to deposit sanitary waste onto tracks.

Registration date
2025-12-07
Expiry date
2028-12-06

D7 — Burning waste in the open

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

Registration date
2025-12-07
Expiry date
2028-12-06

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
2025-12-07
Expiry date
2028-12-06

U11 — Spreading waste to benefit non-agricultural land

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

Registration date
2025-12-07
Expiry date
2028-12-06

U12 — Using mulch

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

Registration date
2025-12-07
Expiry date
2028-12-06

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
2025-12-07
Expiry date
2028-12-06

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
2025-12-07
Expiry date
2028-12-06

Official source

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Environment Agency Conditional Licence