Construction

Activities meansyou buildingcan orcarry engineering work including:

out 

• repairing, altering, maintaining or improving existing work
• preparatory or landscaping work

You can onlyuse landscapea orU1 reclaimexemption landif whenyou’re itusing iswaste an integral part of the construction activity.to: 

Types of activity you can carry out

These include:

• using

  repair, crushedalter, bricks,maintain concrete,or rocksimprove andbuildings aggregateor to sites 

• create a noise bund around a new development and then using soilcrushed tobricks, landscapeconcrete, therocks areaand aggregate 

• using road planings and rubble to

  build a track, path or bridleway

• using woodchiproad toplanings, constructrubble a track, path or bridlewaywoodchip 

• bringing

  carry inout soildrainage fromworks 

• landscape somewherea elsesite toby usebringing in landscapingsoil atfrom housingsomewhere developments,else, orif asit’s part of anothera construction activityproject

TypesActivities of activity you cannot carry outout 

You cannot:cannot use a U1 exemption to: 

• treat

  do wastelandscaping, toland makelevelling itor suitableland toreclamation usework –as seestandalone theactivities section– onthey must ‘relatedbe exemptions’

• usepart wasteof thata isconstruction physicallyactivity for building or chemicallyengineering unsuitableworks 

• use

  treat more waste thanto youmake needit –suitable youfor mustthe bepurpose able– tosee justify‘Related the amount neededexemptions’  

• use

  store waste for landscapingmore orthan land12 reclamationmonths ifbefore itusing isit  

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register or renewplanning thispermission.  

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• your otherlead thanlocal forflood theauthority purpose(county ofcouncil repairing,or altering,unitary maintainingauthority)
• Internal orDrainage improvingBoard
• the existingEnvironment workAgency

You –will ‘altering’need andan ‘improving’environmental herepermit meansor makinga relativelydifferent smallexemption butif purposefulyou changeswant to the construction scheme

use: 

• de-register

  waste andthat thenis registernot thislisted exemptionin at the sameU1 place within a 3 year periodexemption 

• store

  more the waste for longer than 12is monthsallowed beforefor youeach use itactivity 

Using more waste than your exemption allowsConditions    

YouThere mustare getconditions anaround environmentalthe permittypes ifand youamounts needof towaste useyou morecan wasteuse, thandepending youon arethe allowedactivity underyou’re this exemption.doing. 

CheckThe ifwaste you canuse meetmust:  

• match the criteriawaste codes and descriptions for the standardactivity 

• not rulesexceed permitthe SR2015amount noallowed 39:or useneeded offor wastethe inactivity 

• be asuitable depositwaste for recoverythe operations.construction Whenactivity 

• satisfy youengineering applystandards 

Waste you must providenot abe wastecontaminated recoveryby plan.

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Types of waste youallowed canover use

The3 wasteyears typesfor youeach U1 activity.  

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You can usecarry aout combinationmore ofthan wastesone fromactivity, eachusing ofup to the tables,maximum subjectamount toof thewaste specifiedallowed restrictions,for providedeach activity. 

For example, you docan notuse exceedup theto limits5,000 tonnes from table 1 for each‘any table.

Youconstruction mustactivity’ makeplus sureup yourto waste1,000 fitstonnes withinfrom thetable waste4 codeto andbuild the‘tracks, descriptionpaths, inbridleways theor table.car parks’. 

For

Any anyconstruction typeactivity: ofwaste construction

types up to 5,000 tonnes

You can use up to a total of 5,000 tonnes of thethese waste fromtypes thisin listany combination, over the 3-year registration period, for any typeconstruction of construction:activity.

Table 1 

Waste code	TypesType of waste
01 01 02	Waste from mineral non-metalliferous excavation
01 04 08	Waste gravel and crushed rock not containing hazardous substances
01 04 09	Waste sand and clay from exploration, mining, quarrying or treatment of minerals
02 02 02	Shellfish shells from which the soft tissue or flesh has been removed only
10 12 08	Waste ceramics, bricks, tiles and construction products (after thermal processing)
10 13 14101314	Waste concrete and concrete sludge
17 01 01	Concrete
17 01 02	Bricks
17 01 03	Tiles and ceramics
17 01 07	Mixtures of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics not containing hazardous substances
17 05 08	Track ballast not containing hazardous substances
19 12 05	Glass
19 12 09	Minerals (for example sand and stone) from waste management or water treatment facilities
19 12 12	Aggregates only

For

Any drainageconstruction work

Drainageactivity: authorities,waste suchtypes as Internal Drainage Boards, local authorities or the Environment Agency, can use up to 5,0001,000 tonnes of non-hazardous dredging spoil for drainage work. This work must be carried out in accordance with any flood risk activity permit and relevant legislation.

Waste code	Types of waste
17 05 06	Dredging spoil not containing hazardous substances

For construction

You can use up to a1,000 totaltonnes of 1,000these tonneswaste overtypes in any 3combination, yearover period of the waste3-year inregistration thisperiod, table for construction.any construction activity. 

Table 2

Waste code	Type of waste
02 03 99, 99 02 04 01	Soil from cleaning and washing fruit and vegetables only
17 05 04	Soil and stones (from construction and demolition sites) not containing hazardous substances
17 05 06	Dredging spoil not containing hazardous substances
19 13 02	Solid waste from soil remediation not containing hazardous substances
20 02 02	Soil and stones

Drainage works 

You can use up to 5,000 tonnes of non-hazardous dredging spoil over the 3-year registration period, for drainage works. 

Work must be in accordance with any flood risk activity permit and relevant legislation. 

ForTable 3

Waste code	Type of waste
17 05 06	Dredging spoil not containing hazardous substances

Building tracks, paths, bridleways or car parks

You can use up to 1,000 tonnes of thethese waste listedtypes in any combination over the table3-year toregistration buildperiod, for building tracks, paths, bridleways or car parks. parks.  

The waste must behave been processed into chipschips. before you use it. 

Table 4 

Waste code	Type of waste
17 03 02	Bituminous mixtures not containing coal tar
02 01 03	Plant tissue waste
03 01 01, 01 03 03 01	Untreated waste bark, cork and wood only
03 01 05	Untreated wood, including sawdust, shavings and cuttings from untreated wood only
17 02 01	Untreated wood only
19 12 07	Untreated wood not containing hazardous substances
20 01 38	Untreated wood not containing hazardous substances

For

Building roads

roads 

You can use up to 50,000 tonnes inof anythese 3waste yeartypes periodin ofany thecombination, wasteover inthe this3-year tableregistration period, for building roads. TheRoads roadmust should be constructedbuilt to a specific engineering standard and have a sealed surface to qualify for this larger limit.surface. 

Table 5

Waste code	Type of waste
17 03 02	Bituminous mixtures not containing coal tar
17 05 04	Road sub base only

Registering your waste exemption 

You maymust useregister your U1 exemption with the Environment Agency. You can register through the waste exemption service.  

There’s a combinationdifferent ofregistration wastesprocess fromfor eachusing ofwaste to carry out repairs along a linear network. See ‘Waste activity along a linear network’. 

Registration rules 

You cannot: 

• register more than one U1 at the tables,same providedsite 

• register youa doU1 if it’s already been registered at the site by another business 

• renew your registration more than one month before the 3-year registration period ends 

• increase the storage limit by registering a separate storage exemption  

• store waste that is not exceedincluded in your exemption 

Once you’ve registered a U1 exemption, the limitsmaximum waste limit applies to the site for each3 table.years. 

WhatWaste elseactivity youalong a linear network 

Linear networks are long stretches that do not have a defined address or gridpoint. They may needrun withfor several miles and have more than one site postcode. They include roads, rivers, canals and railways.  

You can use a U1 exemption

As wellfor maintenance or repair work along a linear network, such as registeringfilling thisin exemption,potholes youalong mayseveral alsomiles of road.

You’ll need to complycomplete witha otherlinear legislation.networks Thisregistration couldform include:instead of using the online registration service.  

• planning

  Maintaining permission

• ana environmentallinear permit

network  

IfYou youcan proposeuse buildingup to 500 tonnes of these waste types per linear mile, per year, in any combination, for maintenance and repair activity. 

Table 6

Waste code	Type of waste
01 01 02	Waste from mineral non-metalliferous excavation
01 04 08	Waste gravel and crushed rock other than those mentioned in 01 04 07
01 04 09	Waste sand and clays
02 02 02	Shellfish shells from which the floodplainsoft tissue or nearflesh ahas watercourse,been youremoved
10 12 08	Waste mustceramics, contactbricks, yourtiles leadand localconstruction floodproducts authority(after (countythermal councilprocessing)
10 13 14	Waste orconcrete unitaryand authority),concrete Internalsludge
17 01 01	Concrete
17 01 02	Bricks
17 01 03	Tiles and ceramics
17 01 07	Mixtures of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics other than those mentioned in 17 01 06
17 05 06	Dredging spoil other than that mentioned in 17 05 07. This waste can only be used for drainage work carried on for the purposes of the Land Drainage BoardAct 1991, Water Resources Act 1991 or Environment Act 1995.
17 05 08	Track ballast, other than that mentioned in 17 05 07
19 12 05	Glass
19 12 09	Minerals (such as sand and stones)
19 12 12	Aggregates only

New construction and linear network maintenance 

If you’re planning a new construction at a linear site that’s already registered with a U1 exemption, contact the Environment Agency.

Do

Waste thislimits at beforea yousite

Waste startlimits apply to discussthe whethersite youfor need3 years from registration.  

If the exemption is deregistered before it expires, any consentnew otherU1 thanregistration planninginherits permission.the waste limit left by the previous registration, until the original end date of the previous registration. 

Example scenario 

Related exemptionsexemptions 

These are related exemptions wherefor youusing can use or treattreating waste:waste: 

• U8: using waste for a specified purpose 

• T5: screening and blending of waste 

• T6T6: treating waste wood and waste plant matter by chipping, shredding, cutting or pulverising 

• T7: treating waste bricks, tiles and concrete by crushing, grinding or reducing size (you need to register this with your local authority)) 

RegisterContact athe U1Environment exemptionAgency