Environmental Permit: Difference between revisions

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*Exemption – do not need a specific ‘permit’ but operators are still required to register the activity with the regulator.

Operators of all Environmental Permits are required to pay annual subsistence fees to the regulators.

Operators of all Environmental Permits are required to pay annual subsistence fees to the regulators. Guidance for standard rules and bespoke permits were updated in February 2022<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/guidance/waste-environmental-permits?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=3c43fa25-0941-4207-a132-352deffd1ee1&utm_content=daily Waste: environmental permits]</ref> and the link provides associated guidance for Wales<ref>https://naturalresources.wales/permits-and-permissions/waste-permitting/?lang=en</ref>, Scotland<ref>https://www.sepa.org.uk/regulations/waste/</ref> and Northern Ireland.

Prior to the requirement to operate under an [[Environmental Permit]], sites and waste management facilities operated under the requirements of a [[Waste Management Licence]] which were effected under s35 of the [[Environmental Protection Act 1990]] and the associated Waste ~~Manangement~~ Licensing Regulations 1996, the latter of which have now been repealed and replaced by the [[Environmental Permitting]] regime.

Prior to the requirement to operate under an [[Environmental Permit]], sites and waste management facilities operated under the requirements of a [[Waste Management Licence]] which were effected under s35 of the [[Environmental Protection Act 1990]] and the associated Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1996, the latter of which have now been repealed and replaced by the [[Environmental Permitting]] regime (i.e., the [[Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016]]).

==Bespoke Permit==

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*doesn’t harm the environment or human health.

All exemptions must be registered with the [[Environment Agency]]. Exemptions ~~are free of charge and for~~ last three years, if the operation is still active after this time then re-registration of the exemption will be required.

All exemptions must be registered with the [[Environment Agency]]. Exemptions last three years, if the operation is still active after this time then re-registration of the exemption will be required. A full list of exemptions are listed on the [[Waste Exemptions]] page in WikiWaste and on the .gov website in the links below.

The exemptions fall into four categories:

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 *Exemption – do not need a specific ‘permit’ but operators are still required to register the activity with the regulator.
-Operators of all Environmental Permits are required to pay annual subsistence fees to the regulators.
+Operators of all Environmental Permits are required to pay annual subsistence fees to the regulators. Guidance for standard rules and bespoke permits were updated in February 2022<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/guidance/waste-environmental-permits?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=3c43fa25-0941-4207-a132-352deffd1ee1&utm_content=daily Waste: environmental permits]</ref> and the link provides associated guidance for Wales<ref>https://naturalresources.wales/permits-and-permissions/waste-permitting/?lang=en</ref>, Scotland<ref>https://www.sepa.org.uk/regulations/waste/</ref> and Northern Ireland.
-Prior to the requirement to operate under an [[Environmental Permit]], sites and waste management facilities operated under the requirements of a [[Waste Management Licence]] which were effected under s35 of the [[Environmental Protection Act 1990]] and the associated Waste Manangement Licensing Regulations 1996, the latter of which have now been repealed and replaced by the [[Environmental Permitting]] regime.
+Prior to the requirement to operate under an [[Environmental Permit]], sites and waste management facilities operated under the requirements of a [[Waste Management Licence]] which were effected under s35 of the [[Environmental Protection Act 1990]] and the associated Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1996, the latter of which have now been repealed and replaced by the [[Environmental Permitting]] regime (i.e., the [[Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016]]).
 ==Bespoke Permit==
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 *doesn’t harm the environment or human health.
-All exemptions must be registered with the [[Environment Agency]]. Exemptions are free of charge and for last three years, if the operation is still active after this time then re-registration of the exemption will be required.
+All exemptions must be registered with the [[Environment Agency]]. Exemptions last three years, if the operation is still active after this time then re-registration of the exemption will be required. A full list of exemptions are listed on the [[Waste Exemptions]] page in WikiWaste and on the .gov website in the links below.
 The exemptions fall into four categories: