Environmental Permitting
The Vale of Glamorgan Council has a statutory
responsibility to regulate certain industrial activities listed in
Schedule 1 of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales)
Regulations 2010 (EPR regulations). If a company wants to
carry out processes that may cause emissions to land, air or water
they must apply for an Environmental Permit to do so from either
the Environment Agency or
the Council (depending on the category of installation). Premises
carrying out such activities are referred to as ''regulated
facilities''.
The Environment Agency regulates industries with the greatest
potential of causing pollution to land, air or water.
We regulate industries with less potential to pollute the
environment, this includes
- Part A2 activities such as small chemical works; glass
factory
- Part B activities such as mineral screening, grading and
crushing; dry cleaners; coating processes
For further information on environmental permits please click on
the links below:
Why have Environmental Permits?
Many industrial activities have the potential to adversely
affect the environment and human health and can cause pollution to
all three environmental media: air, land and water. By issuing
environmental permits to installations that would otherwise be
prohibited allows the regulator, whether it is the Environment
Agency or the Vale of Glamorgan Council to set conditions within
the permit to control the pollution based on the use of the Best
Available Techniques (BAT) as described in statutory guidance. The
Environmental permit may also cover energy efficiency, site
restoration, noise, odour, waste minimisation, accident prevention
and heat and vibrations. Permit conditions for Part B installations
only cover emissions to air.
There are two types of environmental permits:
- Bespoke Permits; which are individually
tailored to an operator containing conditions specific to the
installation
- Standard Rules Permits; for less complex
operations, which include a single condition referring to the
standard rules with which the operator must comply
Applying for a Permit
Only the person who has control over the operation of a
regulated facility may obtain or hold an Environmental Permit. This
person is the ‘operator’ (as defined in regulation 7 of EPR
Regulations).
A ‘’Duly Made’’ application must be made on the relevant form to
the relevant regulator, and must include information which is
specified on the application form or online for each type of
application.
A fee may be payable, depending on the type of application and
type of regulated activity.
If further information is required, the applicant will be
notified by the regulator and they must provide this information or
the application will be deemed to be withdrawn.
The application must be from the operator of the regulated
facility.
For waste operations, no licence will be granted unless any
required planning permission has first been granted.
Apply for a
permit.
Should you wish to discuss any aspect of applying for a permit
please contact us.
Telephone: 01446 709105 or email: regserv@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk
Application evaluation process
There are specified timescales within which an application must
be determined by the regulator, depending on the type of
application. For details of determination periods see the General Guidance Manual on Policy and
Procedures for A2 and B installations.
The application must be submitted by the
operator of the regulated facility and the regulator must be
satisfied that they must operate the facility in accordance with
the conditions set out in the environmental permit.
In addition to effecting control over
emissions, permit conditions may also be included requiring
notification of any significant changes to the regulated facility
or a change in the Operator.
What happens when a permit is granted?
Once a permit has been granted the Regulator will carry out
regular inspections of the facility to check that the operator
is complying with the conditions of the permit. The frequency of
inspection is determined by a risk assessment. An annual fee, set
by the Welsh Assembly Government, is charged to cover the cost of
the inspection and administration of the Permit.