Guidance: Exceeding waste wood storage limits at permitted sites: RPS 361
Summary
The Environment Agency has updated its regulatory position statement on when permitted sites may temporarily exceed waste wood storage limits. RPS 361 has been reviewed and extended to 31 March 2027, while confirming that it does not alter the underlying permit conditions or wider legal requirements.
Why it matters
Surveyors involved in industrial, commercial or mixed-use property assessments may encounter sites storing waste wood under environmental permits. The update is relevant where permit compliance, site operations or environmental risk form part of due diligence, valuation or asset management work.
Key points
- RPS 361 covers temporary exceedance of waste wood storage limits at permitted sites.
- The Environment Agency says the statement does not change legal permit obligations.
- Enforcement action is unlikely if the RPS conditions are met.
- The regulatory position has been extended to 31 March 2027.
Organisations:
Environment Agency
Regulations:
RPS 361, environmental permit
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