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The types of permit available, how much they cost and how to apply for your environmental permit.
Find out if and by when you need to apply for a medium combustion plant directive (MCPD) environmental permit to meet air quality requirements.
The monitoring, record keeping and reporting you must do and how you’ll be regulated.
If you operate a medium combustion plant (MCP) or a generator, find out if you need to meet MCP and/or specified generator regulations.
Find out if you need an environmental permit, if you can meet permit requirements and how to follow the application process.
When the MCP is exempt from meeting emission limit values (ELVs), which ELVs apply and the deadlines for meeting them.
Apply for a section 19 standard or large bus permit.
Find out if and by when you need to apply for a specified generator environmental permit to meet air quality requirements.
Use this form to apply for a low risk medium combustion plant or a low risk specified generator standard rules permit.
Permits to travel to or through European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) member countries, and the rules you have to follow.
Approval process for gas and electricity meters under the Measuring Instruments Directive (MID 2014/32/EU).
Permits for installations, medium combustion plant, specified generator, waste or mining waste operations, water discharge or groundwater activities, or work on or near a main river or sea defence.
Apply for a section 22 community bus permit.
Complete if you are applying for a medium combustion plant or a specified generator bespoke permit.
Find out if Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) or specified generator regulations apply to your operations.
Interested parties can review records of applications and statements submitted to OPRED as required by environmental regulations.
How to apply for standard rules and bespoke permits for A1 installations, including low impact installations.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
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