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  • Page Updated:
    30/08/2008
  • Author:
    Gary Egan
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Environmental Permits

The Environmental Permitting (EP) Regulations came into force in England and Wales on 6th April 2008.

The purpose of the new EP regime is to streamline and combine separate waste and pollution control systems so there is now a single, simpler, modern environmental permitting system.

Do I need an environmental permit?

The Environmental Permitting Regulations and the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 categorises installations into Part A1, Part A2 and Part B.

Part A1 installations are regulated by the Environment Agency.

Part A2 and Part B activities are regulated by the local council.

If you are unsure if you need a permit check with your environmental regulator, either:

The following activities require a permit:

  1. an installation carrying out the activities listed in Schedule 1 of the EP Regulations. These include activities in the energy, metals, minerals, chemicals and waste sectors.
  2. a waste operation. This includes the disposal or recovery of waste which is not exempt under the EP Regulations.
  3. a mobile plant carrying out one of the above activities or waste operations.

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How to apply for an environmental permit

Part A2 and Part B installation application forms are available online below or by contacting us at:
environmental_monitoring@bathnes.gov.uk telephone 01225 396003.

Part B installations
Part A2 installations
Applications for an environmental permit for one of the following activities

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What do I need to know about the application procedure

From receipt of a Duly Made application the regulator has up to 4 months to issue the permit. The reason for this time is because the regulator may need to consult with interested parties such as the Environment Agency and Natural England, for example. Consultation may need to be undertaken both for new applications and substantial change applications.

On top of the need to consult with statutory bodies the regulator has the option to advertise the application in a local newspaper. This is usually done where the application is likely to give rise to local controversy, or where the activity subject to the application could have impacts wider than the immediate vicinity, and a newspaper advertisement will be the best way of alerting potentially interested people.

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When is an application Duly Made

An application is Duly Made when all the information required by the local authority to make a determination has been received. If an operator fails to do this, the authority may have to request additional information, delaying the determination.

An application is not treated as duly made when for instance:

  • it has not been submitted on a standard form
  • it is for an installation that falls outside the remit of LA-IPPC or LAPPC regimes
  • it has been sent to the wrong regulator
  • it has not addressed some key points, or there is substantial and obvious doubt about the basic adequacy of a key part of the application
  • the declarations have not been completed
  • the operator is not a legal entity, or
  • the necessary fee has not been paid.

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Surrender of the Permit (in whole or part)

An operator may apply to surrender their permit in whole or in part by completing the application. An application must be made on the surrender form available from Environmental Services or from the link below.

The surrender of the permit will be accepted if we are satisfied that the following measures will be achieved:

a) potential pollution risk resulting from the operation or its cessation is avoided

b) the site is returned to a satisfactory state, having regard to the state of the site before the installation was put in operation

Please contact us if you require any guidance regarding the surrender or your permit.

Surrender application forms

Environmental Permitting - Part B Surrender form

Environmental Permitting - Part A2 Surrender form

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Environmental Permitting Public Register

Please contact Bath & North East Somerset Environmental Services to view the public register.

An electronic copy of permit documents can be viewed on line.

 

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Fees and charges 2008-2009                                           

Revised 13/3/08           

 

LAPPC charges for 2008/09

NB – every subsistence charge in the table below includes either a £55 or £16 additional charge to cover your extra costs in moving over to EPR.  You must NOT add £55 or £16 to any of the figures below.  These extra amounts are for one year only, and are intended to additional costs local authorities will incur in learning the new procedures, changing over forms, etc.

 

Type of charge
Type of process
2008/09
£

Application

Fee

Standard process

1,514

Additional fee for operating without a permit

1090

Reduced fee activities (other than vehicle refinishers)

142

PVR I & II

236

Vehicle refinishers

332

Reduced fee activities: Additional fee for operating without a permit

65

Mobile screening and crushing plant

1514

for the third to seventh applications

904

for the eighth and subsequent applications 

458

Where an application for any of the above is for a combined Part B and waste application, add an extra £285 to the above amounts           

 

Annual

Subsistence

Charge

Standard process Low

766 (+ 95)*

Standard process Medium

1120 (+ 143)*

Standard process High

1641 (+ 190)*

Reduced fee activities (other than vehicle refinishers)

161

PVR I & II

224

Vehicle refinishers

351

 

 

Odorising of natural gas

369

Mobile screening and crushing plant

965

for the third to seventh authorisations

581

for the eighth and subsequent authorisations

306

*  the additional amounts in brackets must be charged where a permit is for a combined Part B and waste installation

 

 

Where a Part B installation is subject to reporting under the E-PRTR Regulation, add an extra £95 to the above amounts

 

Transfer and Surrender

Standard process transfer

155

Standard process partial transfer

457

Surrender: all Part B activities

0

Reduced fee activities: transfer

0

Reduced fee activities: partial transfer

43

 

 

Substantial change s10 and s11

Standard process

964

Standard process where the substantial change results in a new PPC activity

1,514

Reduced fee activities

94



Subsistence charges can be paid in four equal quarterly instalments paid on 1st April, 1st July, 1st October and 1st January. Where paid quarterly the total amount payable to the local authority will be increased by £35.

Reduced fee activities are:- Service Stations, Vehicle Refinishers, Dry Cleaners and Small Waste Oil Burners under 0.4MW

LAPPC mobile plant charges for 2008/09

 

Number of authorisations

 

Application fee 2008/09

£

 

Subsistence fee 2008/09

£

1

1,514

965

2

1,514

965

3

904

581

4

904

581

5

904

581

6

904

581

7

904

581

8 and over

458

306



LA-IPPC charges for 2008/09

NB – every subsistence charge in the table below includes either a £55 or £16 additional charge to cover your extra costs in moving over to EPR.  You must NOT add £55 or £16 to any of the figures below.  These extra amounts are for one year only, and are intended to additional costs local authorities will incur in learning the new procedures, changing over forms, etc.

NB – every subsistence charge in the tables below includes the additional £95 charge to cover your extra costs in dealing with reporting under the E-PRTR Regulation.  You must NOT add £95 to any of the figures below. 

Type of charge
Environment Agency fee for discharge to controlled waters (where relevant) 2008/09
£
Local authority element 2008/09
£

Application

847

3085

Additional fee for operating without a permit

N/A

1090

Annual Subsistence

LOW

Variable:

56% of CFD charge

1382

Annual Subsistence MEDIUM                                

Variable:

56% of CFD charge

1533

Annual Subsistence

HIGH

Variable:

56% of CFD charge

2197

Substantial Variation

847

1255

Transfer

No fee

216

Partial transfer

No fee

640

Surrender

257

640



Subsistence charges can be paid in four equal quarterly instalments paid on 1st April, 1st July, 1st October and 1st January. Where paid quarterly the total amount payable to the local authority will be increased by £35. There is no extra fee payable to the Environment Agency where quarterly payments are made.

In the case of a discharge consent local authority permit, 56% of the annual charge that would be payable under the Environment Agency Discharges to Controlled Waters Charges Scheme in relation to the financial year if the discharge or discharges authorised by the permit were permitted by a consent given or served by the Environment Agency under Part III of the Water Resources Act 1991, is payable to the Environment Agency.

Newspaper advertisements

Newspaper adverts may be required under EPR at the discretion of the LA as part of the consultation process when considering an application (see Chapter 9 of the General Guidance Manual). This will be undertaken and paid for by the LA and the charging scheme contains a provision for the LA to recoup its costs.

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