Fees for Environmental Protection Act 1990 / Pollution Prevention Control Act 1999 / Environmental Permitting (England & Wales) Regulations 2007

Standard Process Application Fee
TypeSet byFee/
Charge
2009/10
Proposed Fee/
Charge
2010/11
Standard feeStatutory: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)£1,561.00£1,579.00
Additional fee for operating without a permitStatutory: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)£1,124.00£1,137.00
Reduced fee activities (except VRs)Statutory: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)  
PVR I & II £146.00£148.00
Vehicle refinishers £243.00£246.00
Reduced fee activity £342.00£346.00
Additional fee for operating without a permit £67.00£68.00
Mobile screening and crushing pointStatutory: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)£1,561.00£1,579.00
- for the third to seventh applications £932.00£943.00
- for the eighth and subsequent applications £472.00£477.00

Where an application for any the above is for a combined Part B and waste application, add an extra £297 to the above amounts.

 

Annual Subsistence Charge
TypeSet byFee/
Charge
2009/10
Proposed Fee/
Charge
2010/11
Standard process LOWStatutory: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)£731 (+£98)£739 (+£99)*
Standard process MEDIUMStatutory: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)£1,098 (+£147)£1,111 (+£149)*
Standard process HIGHStatutory: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)£1,653 (+£196)£1,672 (+£198)*
Reduced fee activitiesStatutory: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)Low: £75
Medium: £149
High: £224
Low: £76
Medium: £151
High: £227
- PVR I & II combined 

£65 (medium component)

To be added to risk assessed reduced fee for PVRI

Low: £108
Medium: £216
High: £326
- Vehicle refinishers Low: £216
Medium: £345
High: £518
Low: £218
Medium: £349
High: £524
vi) Mobile screening and crushing plant, for first and second permitsStatutory: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)Low: £611
Medium: £978
High: £1,467
Low: £618
Medium: £989
High: 1,484
- for the third to seventh applicationsStatutory: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)Low: £364
Medium: £583
High: £874
Low: £368
Medium: £590
High: 884
- for the eighth and subsequent applicationsStatutory: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)Low: £187
Medium: £299
High: £448
Low: £189
Medium: £302
High: £453

* The additional amounts in brackets must be charged where a permit is for a combined Part B and waste installation.

Where a Part B installation is subject to reporting under the E-PRTR Regulation, add an extra £99 to the above amounts.

 

Transfer and Surrender
TypeSet byFee/
Charge
2009/10
Proposed Fee/
Charge
2010/11
Standard process transferStatutory: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)£160.00£162.00
Standard process partial transferStatutory: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)£471.00£476.00
New operator at low risk reduced fee activityStatutory: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)£74.00£75.00
Surrender: all Part B activitiesStatutory: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)NilNil
Reduced fee activities: transferStatutory: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)NilNil
Reduced fee activities: partial transferStatutory: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)£44.00£45.00

 

Temporary Transfer for Mobiles
TypeSet byFee/
Charge
2009/10
Proposed Fee/Charge 2010/11
First transferStatutory: Department for Environment,
Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
£50.00£51.00
Repeat transferStatutory: Department for Environment,
Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
£10.00£10.00
Repeat following enforcement or warningStatutory: Department for Environment,
Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
£50.00£51.00

 

Substantial Change s10 & s11
TypeSet byFee/
Charge
2009/10
Fee/
Charge
2010/11
Standard processStatutory: Department for Environment,
Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
£994.00£1,005.00
Standard process where the substantial change results in a new PPC activityStatutory: Department for Environment,
Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
£1,561.00£1,579.00
Reduced fee activities:Statutory: Department for Environment,
Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
£97.00£98.00

Subsistence charges can be paid in four equal quarterly instalments paid on 1st April, 1st July, 1st October and 1st January. Where paid quarterly the total amount payable to the Local Authority will be increased by £36.

Reduced fee activities are: Service Stations, Vehicle Refinishers, Dry Cleaners and Small Waste Oil Burners under 0.4MW.

 

LAPPC Mobile Plant Charge for 2010/11
NumberApplication Fee 2010/11Subsistence Fee 2010/11
1£1,579Low: £618
Medium: £989
High: £1,484
2£1,579Low: £618
Medium: £989
High: £1,484
3£943Low: £368
Medium: £590
High: £884
4£943Low: £368
Medium: £590
High: £884
5£943Low: £368
Medium: £590
High: £884
6£943Low: £368
Medium: £590
High: £884
7£943Low: £368
Medium: £590
High: £884
8 and over£477Low: £189
Medium: £302
High: £453

 

LA-IPPC Charges for 2010/11
Type of chargeLocal Authority Element 2009/10
Application£3,218
Additional fee for operating without a permit£1,137
Annual Subsistence LOW£1,384
Annual Subsistence MEDIUM£1,541
Annual Subsistence HIGH£2,233
Substantial Variation£1,309
Transfer£225
Partial transfer£668
Surrender£668

NB: Every subsistence charge in the table above includes the additional £99 charge to cover Local Authority extra costs in dealing with reporting under the E-PRTR Regulation.

 

Environment Agency Subsistence Fee for Discharge to Controlled Waters 2010/11
Charge bandChargeApplicability
A£2,270Where permit conditions contain numerical water discharge limits other than for the pollutants or parameters listed in bands B and C
B£760Where permit conditions contain numerical water discharge limits for BOD, COD (biological oxygen demand and chemical oxygen demand) or ammonia
C£222Where permit conditions contain numerical limits for water flow, volume, suspended solids, pH, temperature, or oil or grease
D£66Where conditions are included in a permit which do not fall within any of the descriptions in bands A-C (e.g. descriptive conditions)

There is no extra fee payable to the Environmental Agency where quarterly payments are made.

In the case of a discharge consent Local Authority permit, 56% of the annual charge that would be payable under the Environment Agency Discharges to Controlled Waters Charges Scheme in relation to the financial year if the discharge or discharges authorised by the permit were permitted by a consent given or served by the Environment Agency under Part III of the Water Resources Act 1991, is payable to the Environment Agency.

Newspaper advertisements

Newspaper adverts may be required under EPR at the discretion of the Local Authority as part of the consultation process when considering an application (see Chapter 9 of the General Guidance Manual). This will be undertaken and paid for by the Local Authority and the charging scheme contains a provision for the LA to recoup its costs.

 

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