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Environmental Permitting

Local Authority Pollution Prevention and Control
The Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999
The Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010

1.  Introduction

The operators of specified polluting industrial installations are, under the Local Authority Pollution Prevention and Control (LAPPC) scheme are required, by law, to obtain a permit in order to operate.

Local Authority Pollution Prevention Control (LAPPC), or Part B installations, are concerned with controlling the environmental impact arising from emissions to air from installations which are listed under Part B in Schedule 1 of the EP Regulations.

Larger polluting processes, known as A2 installations, are also regulated by the Local Authority under the Local Authority Integrated Pollution Prevention Control (LA-IPPC) regime. This regime determines the appropriate controls for industry to protect the environment but is not just limited to emissions to air, but also includes protection of land and water (including discharges to sewers) plus any other activities that have an environmental impact.

Large pollution processes are controlled by the Environment Agency and these are known as A1 installations under the Integrated Pollution Prevention Control (IPPC) regime.

2. Applying for an Environmental Permit

Information about the industrial activities that are regulated by the Local Authority and hence are required by law to apply for a Permit to operate can be access via the DEFRA website, or further information and advice can be given by the Environmental Protection Team.

Application Fee

The applicant must pay a one off application fee. An application can not be accepted as ‘duly made’ unless the correct fee has been received.

Application Forms

The applicant must complete the correct form and supply enough information to allow the Council to determine the application.

Each application should contain the following information:

  • Site details – including the address of the installation and registered office. 
  • Site location / site map 
  • Layout / flow diagram of process
  • Description of each stage of the process
  • Details of emissions
  • Details of abatement systems 
  • Details of environmental management systems

In order to aid the applicant with what is required by a Permit, DEFRA have issued Process Guidance Notes for each prescribed industrial process. These Notes can be accessed via the DEFRA website. You can download the required application form below:

Application Advice Notes:

If you are unsure as to whether a permit will be required, please do not hesitate to contact us.

To apply for an Environmental Permit or make enquiries please email us at: ep@noth-norfolk.gov.uk or call 01263 516085.

Application Time Scale

On receipt of your application and fee, the Local Authority will make a decision within 14 days as to whether it is ‘duly made’. This refers to whether there is sufficient information for the application to be determined.

If the Local Authority considered that there is insufficient information then the application will not be ‘duly made’, the application will be returned together with the application fee and further information will be requested. 

The timescale for determining a ‘duly made’ application can be up to 4 months (3 months for dry cleaners and small waste oil burners); unless an extended time period is agreed with the applicant.

However, this time excludes time given with a request for information notice, time taken to determine a request for commercial confidentiality (under an appeal, for information must remain withheld until a determination of the appeal) or any time taken to consult on off site conditions.

3. Fees and Charges

 As well as a one off application fee when applying for a Permit, each year a subsistence fee will need to be paid to the Local Authority. The fee is set by Central Government and changes on an annual basis.  Fees may also be incurred in response to variation or transfer of a Permit. 

The annual subsistence fees are scaled in accordance with the severity of the polluting potential, the systems in place to mitigate this and any installed environmental management systems. These factors influence the extent of regulation and number of site visits that the Local Authority has a duty to undertake. 
4. Public Register

Here is a list of Permitted Processes currently regulated by North Norfolk District Council. There are no electronic copies of the Public Register documents currently available, however they can be made available from the Environmental Health Office at the NNDC.

NNDC currently regulates no LA-IPPC or A2 installations. NNDC holds a public register relating to IPPC or A1 installations which are regulated by the Environment Agency within the District. 
5. Variation of Permit or Significant Change of Operation

6. Permit Transfers

7. Surrender of Permit (PDF)

8. Mothballing

If your permitted installation is being mothballed or the activity will be operating below the relevant threshold due to the economic downturn, there is a scheme which allows for a reduced subsistence fee to be paid for up to 36 months.  This is an alternative to surrendering your permit and having to make a new application if production increases or restarts.

If you wish to declare your installation as being mothballed, or you are operating below the relevant threshold, the Mothballing Declaration Form should be completed.

9. Enforcement

10. Model Logs and Forms

 

Contact

Contact Environmental Protection

Tel: 01263 516085
Email: ep@north-norfolk.gov.uk

 
Enforcement Policy (0.10Mb)

The NNDC Environmental Health Enforcement Policy sets out principles of good enforcement and details how issues of Enforcement will be dealt with at NNDC.

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