Do I need an Environmental Permit?
To find out whether or not your company needs to hold, vary, transfer or surrender a permit please visit the DEFRA website.
Check if you need an environmental permit on GOV.UK webpage.
Small Waste Oil Burners
Changes to legislation has seen the inclusion of small waste oil burners (SWOBs) under the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED). The IED replaced the Waste Incineration Directive and places stringent operating, monitoring and reporting requirements upon any technical unit, irrespective of its size or capacity, in which waste is incinerated or co-incinerated.
As a result of these changes, operators of simple devices, such as heaters burning waste oil in garages, will no longer be permitted to burn waste oil in such devices unless the operator obtains the necessary permit in accordance with Schedule 13A of the Environmental Permitting Regulations and meets the requirements of the IED for the operation of waste incineration and waste co-incineration plants.
These changes mean that it is no longer cost effective to operate a SWOB using waste oil, however, non-waste fuels such as kerosene, gas oil or fuel oil can still be used.
How to apply for an Environmental Permit
You can apply and pay online by selecting Miscellaneous Payments then chose the appropriate Env Permitting application for the permits listed below or use the forms on GOV.UK:
Application for Environmental Permit A2
Application for Environmental Permit Part B
Application for Small Waste Incineration Plant Schedule 13A (opens in a new window)
To request hard copies of application forms please contact the Environmental Health Team by emailing ehteam@basingstoke.gov.uk
Fees and charges
A one-off application fee needs to accompany your completed application form. An application is not ‘duly made’ until the correct fee has been received. Once a permit is issued, there is also an annual subsistence charge payable to the local authority. See more about fees and charges.
Charging scheme for Local Authorities: Part B installations and mobile plant and solvent emission activities on GOV.UK website.
Environmental Permitting Public Register
Environmental Permitting Public Register Part A1 activities within the borough - which are regulated by the Environment Agency
Please visit our Environmental Permitting Public Register Part B activities page for a list of Part B activities regulated by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.
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