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Standard rules and bespoke permits for using, treating, storing and disposing of waste. Check if you need a permit and find out how to apply.
How to apply for standard rules and bespoke permits for A1 installations, including low impact installations.
Find out about Compliance Assessment Reports, assessments, inspections and permit reviews, and what the Environment Agency will do if you do not follow the rules.
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.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
Check if you need to apply for an environmental permit, formerly known as a flood defence consent, and get the forms you need.
Apply for permits to travel to or through Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Norway, Russia, Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine.
This guide sets out who has to apply for a permit, how to apply and explains the other rules covering travel to Antarctica.
How to develop a management system and keep it up to date so that you can carry out activities under an environmental permit.
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