Does your energy business require a PPC permit in Northern Ireland?

Permit Categories

Listed activity

Northern Ireland

Combustion activities

Burning any fuel in an appliance with a rated thermal input of 50 megawatts or more.

Part A

Burning any fuel, in a boiler or furnace or a gas turbine or compression ignition engine with, in the case of any of these appliances, a net rated thermal input of 20 megawatts or more but less than a rated thermal input of 50 megawatts.

Part C

Gasification, liquefaction and refining activities

Refining gas

Part A

Operating coke ovens

Part A

Gasification or liquefaction of coal; or other fuels in installations with a total rated thermal input of 20 megawatts or more

 Part A

Refining mineral oils

Part A

The loading, unloading or other handling of, the storage of, or the physical, chemical or thermal treatment of crude oil, or stabilised crude petroleum

Part A

Activities involving the heat treatment of coal, lignite, oil, or other carbonaceous materials (or mixtures of these), including processes such as pyrolysis, carbonisation, distillation, liquefaction, gasification, or partial oxidation. It excludes simple drying of coal and does not apply where the activity is carried out for the purpose of producing charcoal.

Part A

Blending odorant for use with natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas

Part B

The storage of petrol in stationary storage tanks at a terminal, or the loading or unloading of petrol into or from road tankers, rail tankers or inland waterway vessels at a terminal, where the total quantity of petrol loaded from the stationary storage tanks into road tankers, rail tankers or inland waterway vessels in any 12 month period is likely to be equal to or greater than 10,000 tonnes.

Part B

The storage of petrol in stationary storage tanks at a terminal, or the loading or unloading of petrol into or from road tankers, rail tankers or inland waterway vessels at a terminal where the total quantity of petrol loaded from the stationary storage tanks into road tankers, rail tankers or inland waterway vessels in any 12 month period is likely to be less than 10,000 tonnes.

Part C

Motor vehicle refuelling activities at an existing service station after the listed date.

Part C

Motor vehicle refuelling activities at a new service station, if the petrol refuelling throughput at that service station in any 12 month period is, or is intended to be, greater than 500 m3.

Part C

Motor vehicle refuelling activities at a new service station if the petrol refuelling throughput at that service station in any 12 month period is, or is likely to be, greater than 100 m3 and it is situated under permanent living quarters or working areas.

Part C

Any existing service station which undergoes a major refurbishment must be treated as a new service station.

Part C

Activity category

Northern Ireland

Part A

PPC permit regulated by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA)

Part B

PPC permit regulated the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA)

Part C

PPC permit regulated by local council