This regulatory position statement (RPS) does not change your legal requirement to get an environmental permit when you operate a specified generator with one or more tranche B generators, for research and development testing.
However, the Environment Agency will not normally take enforcement action when you do this without getting an environmental permit if you comply with the requirements in this RPS.
This enforcement position does not apply to any other legal requirements.
Published 17 January 2019 Last updated 19 December 2023 +show all updates
Section 'When you must check back': The Environment Agency intends to withdraw this RPS on 31 December 2025.
We have extended the review date to 1 January 2024.
Extended the expiry date to 31 December 2022.
We have added text which requires you to tell us if you use this RPS and have extended the expiry date to the 1 January 2022.
We have extended this RPS's expiry date by one year to 31 December 2020.