Environment Agency suspends waste site over dust pollution
Summary
The Environment Agency has suspended the environmental permit for a waste recycling site in Portsmouth after inspectors identified inadequate dust controls and other breaches linked to waste crushing and screening operations. The site must stop physical treatment of waste until the pollution risk is removed, with corrective actions required and a right of appeal through the Planning Inspectorate.
Why it matters
Residential property surveyors may encounter nearby sites where dust, nuisance and environmental compliance issues affect amenity, occupier health and local environmental designations. The case also illustrates how permit enforcement can disrupt operations and create wider risk considerations for surrounding property and land uses.
Key points
- Environment Agency suspended the permit for Emmersons Transport LTD’s waste site in Portsmouth.
- Inspectors found dust emissions, gaps in perimeter netting, high waste piles and poor site housekeeping.
- Waste processing, including crushing and screening, must stop until the risk of pollution is removed.
- The site is near other businesses, Hilsea Lines local wildlife site and the Solent and Dorset Coast Special Protection Area.
- The notice cites Regulation 37(1) & (5) of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016.
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