Planning and EIA I Environmental Permitting I Training I Composting
Environmental Permitting
In addition to the requirement for Planning Permission to operate a waste management facility, an application must also be made to the Environment Agency for an Environmental Permit (EP). The Environmental Permitting regime has replaced the former Pollution Prevention and Control and Waste Management Licensing Regimes and as of the 6th April 2008, all former WML and PPC permits automatically became an EP. The introduction of the EP regime provides a single, common, risk based framework for permitting and compliance of all waste management facilities.
There are two types of EP including
Standard Permits
There are currently 35 standard permits available for a range of activities although the Agency will be extending the list to cover more sites including mobile plant, following an extensive consultation process with members of industry.
Standard Permits are available for waste sites that have a relatively low environmental risk and which comply with a set of ‘standard rules’.
Bespoke Permits
A Bespoke Permit will be appropriate for sites with operations that are considered to have a high impact on the environment or for any operations considered novel or complex.
A successful application for a Bespoke Permit requires a detailed understanding of the complex EP regulations and of the Best Available Techniques (BATs) for each process. Crestwood have extensive experience in completing the relevant sections of the submission including the H1 (Part 1 and 2) Risk Assessments and H5 Site Condition Report.
Crestwood can offer a professional, tailored service to cover all of your permitting requirements including:
* New applications;
* Applications to Vary existing permits; and
* Transfer and Surrender Applications
Mining Waste Directive
It should also be noted that as of the 7th July 2009, the scope of the Environmental Permitting regime was widened to include mining waste operations which will have an impact on all operations involved in the management of extractive waste from the onshore extraction of minerals.
The key environmental requirements of the Mining Waste Directive (MWD) include:
* Waste management plans
* The requirement for an Environmental Permit
(in accordance to specified timescales over a phased basis)
* Major accident prevention policy
* Procedures for closing
* Financial guarantee