Authorisations and permits
Business activities that may cause pollution or that pose another risk to the environment are regulated and you must ensure that you have appropriate authorisation for the activities your business carries out.
Permitting
Please see below for the services we are now running in relation to:
- Private sewage treatment systems (septic tanks/package treatment plants);
- Marine and freshwater pen fish farm authorisations;
- Other CAR authorisations (water engineering, water resources, point source discharges, construction site licenses/run-off permits);
- Simple waste management exemptions;
- Complex waste management exemptions;
- Waste management licences under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and Waste Management (Scotland) Regulations 2011;
- Waste carrier licences;
- Special waste consignment notes;
- PPC Part A and Part B authorisations;
- Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations (EASR);
- Trans-frontier shipment of waste;
- Emissions trading scheme.
What should you do now?
For all listed services, we are able to accept pre-application proposals, new applications, variations, transfers and surrenders. Please do not submit any other type of application at this time and check regular updates.
Contact us if you had submitted an application prior to 24 December 2020 and have not yet received an update on your application.
Authorisations and permits
In this section of our website, you can learn more about:
- whether or not your activity requires authorisation
- how to apply for an authorisation
- how we charge for authorisations
In all cases, we strongly advise that you contact us to discuss any activity discussion with us before preparing and submitting an application.
We can advise you on how to prepare your application, what guidance is available and what type of information you will need to provide in order to prove to us that your activity will not harm the environment.
Much of our business is dedicated to licensing and enforcement activity, including carrying out inspections, reviews, variations, and revocations of licences.
In our bid to be a careful and efficient regulator, we aim to use the simplest and most efficient methods to apply and enforce the law.
By making it clear to customers how they can comply with the law and giving guidance on the best environmental practice, we can ease the burden of regulation while ensuring the best outcomes for the environment, human health, the economy and wider society.