Waste Management Licence Application Forms
Introduction
Licence summary
This is an environmental licence granted for
specific activities. The majority of waste management facilities
are licensed under the Waste
Management Licensing Regulations 1994. Other facilities
are licensed under a PPC permit (issued under the Pollution
Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000) or are
eligible for an exemption from the Waste Management Licensing
Regulations. The licence is issued by the Scottish Environment
Protection Agency and the conditions in the licence must be
complied with by law.
Eligibility criteria
Evaluation of the application will consider a range of
environmental factors and whether the applicant is a fit
and proper person to hold the licence. Please refer to Chapter 3 of
the Guide
to Waste Management.
Regulation summary
The objective of the waste management
licensing system is to ensure that waste management facilities do
not:
- Cause pollution of the environment
- Cause harm to human health
- Become seriously detrimental to the amenities
of the locality
'Pollution' and 'harm' are defined in
section
29 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
Application evaluation process
Please refer to the Guide
to Waste Management for full details of the evaluation
process.
Tacit consent
Tacit consent does not apply under the Waste
Management Licensing Regulations 1994.
Decision time period
The target decision time period is 4
months. During this time, we may ask you for more information or
ask you to advertise your proposals to the public. The decision
time period will be halted until our request is carried out.
Redress
Where applicants and operators do not agree with the conditions
and requirements imposed by a PPC authorisation or notice, an
appeal can be made to Scottish Ministers. The submission of an
appeal does not suspend the operations of all authorisations or
notices and its conditions.
Public registers or databases
Public Registers store large amounts of paper-based regulatory
and enforcement information. Our Registry staff can help you find
the information you require: you can request information in person,
by phone or by email. Our Registries are located in Aberdeen,
Dingwall, Perth, East Kilbridge and Edinburgh. Registry opening
hours are 9.30 am to 4.30 pm, Monday to Friday.
Contact details and local support
SEPA has a number of local offices
throughout Scotland. Please contact
us, if you are unsure who or where to contact.
Making an application - licences, modifications,
transfers and surrenders
Online applications are currently only available for exemptions. SEPA will provide online application
for other categories by April 2010.
Please discuss your proposals with your local SEPA
office before submitting the appropriate application
form.
The operation of Landfill Sites is now
regulated under the Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC)
regime.
When making an application, please:
- Read through the form and the notes before
you start filling in your answers.
- Answer all the questions. If any of the
questions do not apply to you, please write ‘Not applicable’.
- Send the correct
fee with your application form.
- Please use continuation sheets if you require
extra space. These should be numbered and cross-referenced to
the question which they apply.
Disclosing information
SEPA has a legal duty to give the public
access to certain environmental information. SEPA must place full
particulars of your application on the public register. However, if
you feel that any of the information in your application should not
be made public, on the grounds of commercial confidentiality, you
can apply to have the information withheld. You should:
- Clearly mark as ‘confidential’ any
information you feel should not be made public.
- Enclose a letter with the completed form
explaining why this information should not be made public.