Best available techniques: environmental permits
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What best available techniques are, when you must follow them, how to propose alternatives and how to refer to them in your application.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 3
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-16
- Category
- Safety & operations
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
What best available techniques are, when you must follow them, how to propose alternatives and how to refer to them in your application. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- How to follow BAT
- BAT in your permit application
- How to propose an alternative technique
- Get help with your cost benefit analysis
- Contact your regulator
Source and licence
Environment Agency
AttributionEnvironment Agency, ‘Best available techniques: environmental permits’ (updated 8 January 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.
Version history
- v1.016/09/2026