Environmental permits
Environmental permit applications
You should talk to the Council before applying for an environmental permit. This helps to avoid applications being returned because they don't contain enough information, for example.
The person who will operate the installation (or an authorised person on behalf of a company) should complete the relevant application form and return it, with the correct fee, to the Council. If you are not sure which form to use, or you need help completing the form, please contact the Council. For contact details see Licensing enquiries.
If you apply using a printed application form two copies of the form must be submitted with the fee. Cheques should be payable to 'Calderdale MBC'. Alternatively you can apply online for Part A2 and Part B permits and for changes to existing permits. The fees are set out in Environmental permit fees. In some cases the Council may advertise the application in a local newspaper, and the cost is recovered from the applicant. The Council will write back to you within 14 days of your application to let you know whether your application contains enough information to allow the Council to decide whether to grant the permit.
Surrendering and transferring environmental permits
Once a permit is issued it may be transferred in whole or in part to another operator. The current and proposed operator should apply jointly for the permit to be transferred. In some cases there is a fee, set out in the list of fees.
Part B permits can be surrendered if the operator intends to cease operating the permitted process. The operator should complete and return the surrender form. There is no charge for surrendering a Part B environmental permit.
If you already have a Part B permit and want to transfer or surrender it download and complete the appropriate form.
Part A (2) permits may also be surrendered, but the operator will have to demonstrate to the Council that the site of the installation will not be left in a polluted state. This normally means that it has been restored to the condition it was in at the time the permit was granted. There is a fee for surrendering a Part A (2) permit, and operators should complete and submit the appropriate A2 form.
Apply online
You can apply and pay online for the permits listed here via Business Link, part of the EUGO network.
Payment can be made by debit or credit card.
- Environmental permit part A2 application|
- Environmental permit part B application|
- Annual subsistence charge|
- Change an environmental permit|
Part A (2) installations - applying using paper forms
Please use the forms below if you wish to apply for a Part A (2) environmental permit and do not wish to use the online form above, or if you wish to apply to vary, transfer or surrender an A (2) permit. It is essential to speak to the Council before submitting applications on these forms.
- Part A2: Application for a Permit [PDF file 146KB]|
- Part A2: Application for a Variation of Permit Conditions [PDF file 125KB]|
- Part A2: Application to Transfer a Permit [PDF file 103KB]|
- Part A2: Application to Surrender a Permit [PDF file 107KB]|
Part B installations - applying using paper forms
Please use the forms below if you wish to apply for, or apply to vary, a Part B environmental permit and do not wish to use the online form above, or if you wish to transfer or surrender a Part B permit. If you want to apply for a permit for a dry cleaning installation, a petrol filling station or a small waste oil burner please use the appropriate form below. It is essential to speak to the Council before submitting applications on these forms.
- Application for a Permit for a Dry Cleaners [PDF file 85KB]|
- Application for a Permit to Operate Petrol Filling Station [PDF file 97KB]|
- Application for Part B Vehicle Refinishing Permit [PDF file 114KB]|
- Application to Vary Permit to include Stage II Controls [PDF file 89KB]|
- Transfer Dry Cleaner [PDF file 88KB]|
- Transfer Vapour Recovery Installation [PDF file 88KB]|
- Waste Oil Burner Application for Permit Form [PDF file 99KB]|
- Part B Application form [PDF file 127KB]|
- Part B Surrender form [PDF file 107KB]|
- Part B Transfer form [PDF file 102KB]|
- Part B Variation form [PDF file 121KB]|
Will tacit authorisation apply?
No.
Guidance, including determination criteria and statutory timescales for determination, is published on the DEFRA web site: Pollution Prevention and Control: Guidance, regulations and directives|.
Processing applications
The Council is required by law to process applications within a specified time. For most applications this time limit is four months from the date the application is accepted (or 'duly made'). For simple processes, such as dry cleaners, the time limit is three months.
The Council will consider the information set out in your application form together with any supporting documents. In most cases an inspector will visit the proposed installation or mobile plant, and the council may consult with other agencies about the application.
If the Council intends to grant the application a draft permit will be given to the applicant, and any comments will be considered before the permit is granted.
Refusing applications
The Council will not automatically grant a permit. We cannot grant a permit if we believe that the applicant will not be the operator of the installation. We must also refuse to grant a permit if we believe that the applicant will not comply with the permit conditions. This may be because of a history of disregard for the environment, based on evidence such as convictions for environmental offences. There is no tacit consent for processes prescribed in Schedule 1 of the Environmental Permitting Regulations.
What could delay processing an application?
In some cases the Council will ask for more information to help decide what conditions should be included in the permit, or to be certain that the best available techniques are going to be used to prevent pollution from the installation. The Council can serve a notice requesting the information, and the application process is delayed until the information is received.
