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Environmental permitting and the role of UKHSA

This guide describes how the EA consults the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on environmental permit applications and how UKHSA responds to these consultations.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 18 November 2015
• Last updated: 26 April 2024
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  1. 26 April 2024

     Amended wording in the ‘assessment of air quality impacts’ section to better reflect the available health-based standards.

  2. 10 January 2024

     Updated guidance.

  3. 18 November 2015

     First published.

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Environmental permitting and the role of the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

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The Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016 SI 2016/1154 came into force on 11 December 2016 and require operators of certain industrial and waste facilities to obtain permits.

As the regulator, the Environment Agency (EA) will consult on certain permit applications to allow interested individuals and organisations to provide them with relevant information on issues related to an application that might affect them or upon which they have particular expertise.