Service status

A sophisticated criminal cyber-attack has had a major impact on the way SEPA works. We are working through all the services that we provide to understand what we need to do in the short and longer term to restore services. We are approaching this work with a sense of urgency.

• Check the service status
• Approach to Delivery of Services Until June 2021
• Information about the cyber-attack

Service status update 6 May 2021: Permitting

What are we able to do now?

Please see below for the services we are now running in relation to:

• Existing private sewage treatment systems (septic tanks);
• Complex Waste Management Exemptions;
• Applications under Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations (EASR) and the Radioactive Substances Act 1993;
• Waste Carrier Licences;
• Marine and freshwater pen fish farm authorisations;
• Water Engineering authorisations;
• Construction Site Licenses (run-off permits);
• PPC Part B authorisations;
• Trans-frontier Shipment of Waste.

We are working hard to re-establish the ability to receive, verify and determine applications for Waste Management Licences, Controlled Activities in the Water Environment which are not listed above, and PPC Part A.  For now, we remain unable to undertake this work.

What should you do now?

We are only able to accept applications listed below; please do not submit any other type of application at this time and check regular updates.

Contact us if you had submitted an application prior to 24 December 2020 and have not yet received an update on your application.

Next update: 14 May 2021

If you need to contact us, please use the online contact form. 

Advertised applications under the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011

Under the Controlled Activities Regulations, SEPA requires the advertisement of any applications for activities which it considers are likely to have a significant adverse impact on the water environment or the interests of other users of the water environment.

Please follow the links below to access currently live applications which SEPA has not yet determined or applications which are now closed and where SEPA has published its decision.

The table below provides access to currently live applications which SEPA has not yet determined.

View applications which are now closed and where SEPA has published its decision