Environmental Permits Fees and Charges
Environmental Health permits
Within the table below are all the Pollution and Control fees. These are reviewed and set by DEFRA annually.
| Process | Fee |
|---|---|
| Standard process | £1650 |
| Addition fee for operation without a permit | £1188 |
| Reduced fee activities | £155 |
| PVR I & II combined | £257 |
| Vehicle refinishers (VRs) and other reduced fee activities* | £362 |
| Reduced fee activities: Additional fee for operating with a permit | £71 |
| Mobile plant (e.g. screening and crushing/cement batching etc) | £1650 (£362 mobile crusher) |
| For third to seventh applications | £985 |
| For the eighth and subsequent applications | £498 |
* Where an application for any of the above is for a combined Part B and waste application, please add an extra £297 to the above amounts
| Process | Fee |
|---|---|
| Standard process low | £772 (+£99)* |
| Standard process medium | £1161 (+£149)* |
| Standard process high | £1747 (+£198)* |
| Reduced fee activities Low/Med/High | £79 £158 £237 |
| PVR I & II combined | £113 £226 £341 |
| Vehicle refinishers Low/Med/High | £228 £365 £548 |
| Mobile screening and crushing plant for 1st and 2nd permits L/M/H | £626 £1034 £1551 |
| for the third to seventh permits L/M/H | £385 £617 £924 |
| Eight and subsequent permits | £198 £314 £473 |
| Late payment fee (new) | £52 |
* the additional amounts in brackets must be charged where a permit is for a combined Part B and waste installation.
Where Part B installation is subject to reporting under the E-PRTR Regulation, please add and extra £99 to the above amounts.
| Process | Fee |
|---|---|
| Standard process transfer | £169 |
| Standard process partial transfer | £497 |
| New operator at low risk reduced fee activity | £75 |
| Reduced fee activities: Transfer | 0 |
| Reduced fee activities: Partial transfer | £47 |
| Process | Fee |
|---|---|
| First transfer | £53 |
| Repeat transfer | £10 |
| Repeat following enforcement or warning | £53 |
| Process | Fee |
|---|---|
| Standard process | £1050 |
| Standard process where the substantial change results in a new EPR activity | £1650 |
| Reduced fee activities | £102 |
Annual subsistence charges and risk assessments
As well as a one off application fee when applying for a Permit, each year a subsistence fee will need to be paid to the Local Authority to cover its regulatory costs. The fee is set by Central Government and changes on an annual basis. In addition fees may also be incurred in response to variation or transfer of a Permit.
The council may revoke any Permit where the subsistence fee is not paid.
The annual subsistence fees are scaled in accordance with the severity of the polluting potential, the systems in place to mitigate this and any installed environmental management systems. These factors influence the extent of regulation and number of site visits that the Local Authority has a duty to undertake.
All installations and mobile plant are subject to a risk assessment, and the permit subsistence fee is dependent upon the risk rating of the installation/mobile plant. The lower the risk rating, the lower the fee payable.
The fees normally change annually so for this year's fees please view the relevant fees and charges table.
All operators are risk assessed, using the methodology developed by DEFRA.
This risk assessment generally considers:
- the nature of the permitted activities,
- the progress with upgrading to the standards described in the relevant process or sector guidance notes,
- the area surrounding the installation (i.e. the proximity and type of receptors),
- any local air quality issues that the installation may contribute to,
- the scale of previous compliance,
- an assessment of installation record keeping, preventative maintenance and emissions and process monitoring,
- an assessment of management and training systems.
The overall score obtained by the risk assessment determines the number and type of programmed visits that will be made to each installation over the following year, and, the subsistence fee payable.
The operators of installations will be invoiced for the appropriate Permit subsistence fee at the beginning of each financial year. If required the subsistence charge may be paid by four, quarterly instalments. However, due to the additional administration required, an additional fee would be charged.
LAPPC mobile plant charges - Subsistence
| Number of permits | Fee | Low | Medium | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | £1650 | £626 | £1034 | £1551 |
| 2 | £1650 | £626 | £1034 | £1551 |
| 3 | £985 | £385 | £617 | £924 |
| 4 | £985 | £385 | £617 | £924 |
| 5 | £985 | £385 | £617 | £924 |
| 6 | £985 | £385 | £617 | £924 |
| 7 | £985 | £385 | £617 | £924 |
| 8 and over | £498 | £198 | £314 | £473 |
LA-IPPC (Part A2 charges)
NB - Every subsistence charge in the table below includes the additional £99 charge to cover LA extra costs in dealing with reporting under the E-PRTR Regulation
| LA-IPPC (Part A2 charges) | Local authority element |
|---|---|
| Application | £3363 |
| Additional fee for operating without a permit | £1188 |
| Annual subsistence low | £1343 |
| Annual subsistence medium | £1507 |
| Annual subsistence high | £2230 |
| Late payment fee (new) | £52 |
| Substantial variation | £1368 |
| Transfer | £235 |
| Partial transfer | £698 |
| Surrender | £698 |
Contact us
Pollution Team
Wiltshire Council
County Hall
Bythesea Road
Trowbridge
BA14 8JN
Phone: 0300 456 0107
Email: publicprotectionwest@wiltshire.gov.uk (opens new window)
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