These rules allow an operator to use a low impact Part A installation at a specified location, in accordance with the low impact criteria in our Environmental Permitting Regulations application form, at the time the permit application is duly made.
The rules do not permit the acceptance of waste as part of the operation of the installation.
Applying for a standard permit
You can apply for a standard permit if you can comply with the standard rules and meet the following risk criteria:
- the activities are not carried out on or immediately adjacent to a European Site, Ramsar Site, Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), National Nature Reserve, Local Nature Reserve or Ancient Woodland; and
- there is no direct discharge of aqueous waste within 10km upstream of a European Site, Ramsar Site or a SSSI, within 100 metres upstream of a National Nature Reserve, Local Nature Reserve or Ancient Woodland, or within a National Park.
You can find out this information by calling us on 0370 8506506, or by visiting either of the websites below (depending on whether your site is in England or Wales).
Applying for a bespoke permit
If you cannot comply with any of the standard rules, or meet any one of the criteria listed above, then you must apply for a bespoke permit. Your application must tell us how you meet the conditions for a low impact installation.
Cost of standard permits
The cost of standard permits can be found within our charging scheme.
Standard rules
You can find the standard rules, generic risk assessment, guidance and application form by using the links below.
Look at the standard rules that you want to apply for and check that:
- the permitted activities include all the ones that you want to carry out;
- you can comply with all the other rules. We have written guidance to help you understand how to comply with the rules. You will find a link to the guidance on this page.
Download and check the rules:
We carried out a risk assessment to develop the risk criteria for these activities to produce the standard rules. We have provided it for your information, but you do not need to agree with it or send us a signed copy.
Record of changes to standard rules and generic risk assessment
A record of the changes to the standard rules and generic risk assessment, since they were first published, is available from the link below. The record of change was last updated in April 2011. If you operate under this set of standard rules, you must comply with the current version that is linked to this web page:
Guidance on how to comply with your standard permit
Guidance is provided in a document called 'How to Comply with your Environmental Permit'. This is available to download from our Environmental Permitting guidance page:
Application form and explanatory notes
The Environmental Permitting Regulations application form is available from the link below:
