Environmental permits

Businesses that affect the environment by causing air pollution through release of smoke, dust, or solvent fumes, or by creating water or land contamination, require environmental permits.

The permit sets out limits on:

• the pollution your business can create at your premises and from any mobile plant
• what you need to do to prevent and control pollution

You will need an environmental permit if you operate a regulated facility, including:

• waste operations
• mining waste operations
• waste mobile plant
• installations or mobile plants

Check if you need an environmental permit and who to apply to on GOV.UK

Installations and mobile plants activity

If your activity is listed as Part A2 or Part B, contact the Environmental Health team.

Request the appropriate Part A2 and Part B forms. We review all applications to ensure they contain the necessary information.

Email: environmental.health@cumberland.gov.uk

Waste operations

Waste operations are regulated by the Environment Agency.

Request the appropriate Schedule 13A form for Small Waste Incineration Plants (SWIPs) by contacting the Environmental Health team.

Environmental permitting guidance: waste incineration on GOV.UK

Waste exemptions are registered by the Environment Agency.

Request the appropriate T3 form or T7 form by contacting the Environmental Health team.

Waste exemption guides on GOV.UK

Public Registers

The Public Register for environmental permits is available at the Council.

The Environment Agency maintains a public register on DEFRA.

Environmental permits applications

If you wish to provide information on an application, you will need to contact us within 4 weeks.

Email: environmental.health@cumberland.gov.uk

We will:

• consider relevant information submitted within the stated period
• add submissions to the Public Register (unless a statement is including requesting not to)
• consider the information in the decision making process

List of current applications for the Carlisle area.