Environmental Permitting Regulations - Waste Sites Quarterly Summary

A waste management licence was a legal document issued under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. A licence authorised the treatment keeping or disposal of waste in or on the land.

The Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR) regulating waste sites came into force on 6 April 2008. The new regime combines a number of earlier permitting / licensing regimes including this one.

Other related datasets available are: - EPR Industrial Sites (formerly PPC) - Water Quality and Pollution Control (Discharge Consents)

This is a quarterly snapshot of effective permitted waste sites in England. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved.