Environmental Permitting

Failed application redress

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An applicant who is refused an environmental permit may appeal to the Secretary of State. Appeals must be lodged no later than 6 months from the date of the decision.

Licence holder redress

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If an application to vary, transfer or surrender an environmental permit has been refused, or if the applicant objects to conditions imposed on the environmental permit, they may appeal to the Secretary of State.

Appeals must be lodged in relation to an initiated variation, a suspension notice or an enforcement notice, not later than 2 months from the date of the variation or notice and in any other case not later than 6 months from the date of the decision.

Operating without a permit

If your business requires a permit and it operates without one, your business will be charged an additional set fee for 'operating without a permit' when your business is discovered and applies for a permit. In serious cases, where legal notices are not complied with, or where the permit is still not applied for, a criminal prosecution will be taken.