Environmental Permits
Waste Exemptions

Upper Combec Farm Partnership

Organisation or operator
Upper Combec Farm Partnership
Register
Waste Exemptions
Registration reference
WEX482042
Address
UPPER COMBE FARM, UPPER CASTLE COMBE, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 7HE
Town or locality
CHIPPENHAM
Postcode
SN14 7HE
Environment Agency Operational Area
Wessex
Registration date
2026-01-16
Expiry date
2029-02-07

Exemptions

D3 — Depositing waste from a portable sanitary convenience

Burying waste from a portable toilet to avoid small quantities having to be transported long distances to sewage treatment works.

Registration date
2026-01-16
Expiry date
2029-02-07

D6 — Disposal by incineration

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

Registration date
2026-01-16
Expiry date
2029-02-07

D7 — Burning waste in the open

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

Registration date
2026-01-16
Expiry date
2029-02-07

S1 — Storing waste in secure containers

Storing specific waste in secure containers at a different place to where the waste was produced, before it's transported to another site to be recovered.

Registration date
2026-01-16
Expiry date
2029-02-07

S2 — Storing waste in a secure place

Storing specific waste a secure place that's different to where it was produced, before the waste is transported to another site to be recovered.

Registration date
2026-01-16
Expiry date
2029-02-07

S3 — Storing sludge

Storing sewage sludge at a place where it's to be used in accordance with the Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989.

Registration date
2026-01-16
Expiry date
2029-02-07

T1 — Cleaning, washing, spraying or coating relevant waste

Treating waste packaging so that it can be reused in its original form. Also cleaning suitable waste to allow it to be recycled.

Registration date
2026-01-16
Expiry date
2029-02-07

T10 — Sorting mixed waste

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

Registration date
2026-01-16
Expiry date
2029-02-07

T12 — Manually treating waste

Sorting, repairing or refurbishing waste to reuse it, or sorting and dismantling it so it can be recovered.

Registration date
2026-01-16
Expiry date
2029-02-07

T13 — Treating waste food

Recovering waste food by decanting or unwrapping it and recovering the packaging.

Registration date
2026-01-16
Expiry date
2029-02-07

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
2026-01-16
Expiry date
2029-02-07

T26 — Treatment of kitchen waste in a wormery

Very small-scale treatment of waste from kitchens using a wormery to produce compost. The compost can be spread on land to add nutrients or to improve the structure of the soil.

Registration date
2026-01-16
Expiry date
2029-02-07

T28 — Sort and denature controlled drugs for disposal

Pharmacies and other similar places complying with the requirements of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 by denaturing controlled drugs (making them unsuitable for consumption).

Registration date
2026-01-16
Expiry date
2029-02-07

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
2026-01-16
Expiry date
2029-02-07

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
2026-01-16
Expiry date
2029-02-07

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
2026-01-16
Expiry date
2029-02-07

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
2026-01-16
Expiry date
2029-02-07

U12 — Using mulch

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

Registration date
2026-01-16
Expiry date
2029-02-07

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
2026-01-16
Expiry date
2029-02-07

U14 — Incorporating ash into soil

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

Registration date
2026-01-16
Expiry date
2029-02-07

U15 — Spreading of pig and poultry ash

Mixing ash from burning pig or poultry carcasses with slurry and/or manure and spreading it on farmland to provide the soil with nutrients.

Registration date
2026-01-16
Expiry date
2029-02-07

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

Using waste as fuel to produce heat or power.

Registration date
2026-01-16
Expiry date
2029-02-07

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
2026-01-16
Expiry date
2029-02-07

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