Authorised processes and installations

Some specified major industrial processes need to be licensed in order to keep a check on the air pollution and odours created by them. Herefordshire Council currently regulates about 85 authorised processes in the County although the Environment Agency regulate some as well, visit their website by using the external link box below.

These types of processes range from quarries and timber yards, to paint spraying and printing. A 'public register' list of those located in Herefordshire can be emailed to you, although there may be a charge for this. Alternatively the register may be viewed free of charge at the Bath Street Offices in Hereford.

The sorts of activities licensed by Herefordshire Council are currently prescribed as "Part B" processes under part 1 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. However, these will be transferred over to the The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 and shall be reissued as either Part B or A2 permits. Part B permits will be very similar to the original Part B authorisations and transference from one regime to the other will be free of charge. However, if you operate a new Part B permit, then a separate application will need to be made and advice should be sought from Environmental Health and Trading Standards first. Similarly, some of the largest Part B processes will require an A2 permit under the new Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control regime (IPPC) and these will also require a separate application. Again advice should firstly be sought from Environmental Health and Trading Standards if you think that you operate a process that falls in this category.

There are a number of charges set by the government for applications and substantial changes to existing processes. There is also an annual subsistence fee. All these fees are given below:

As set by the department of Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

LAPPC charges for 2010/11

Type of charge	Type of process	2010/11
Application Fee	Standard Process	£1579
	Additional fee for operating without a permit	£1137
	Reduced fee activities (except VRs)	£148
	PVR I & II combined	£246
	Vehicle refinishers (VRs)	£346
	Reduced fee activities:  Additional fee for operating without a permit	£68
	Mobile screening and crushing plant	£1579
	for the third to seventh applications	£943
	for the eighth and subsequent applications	£477
	Where an application for any of the above is for a combined Part B and waste application, add an extra £297 to the above amounts
Annual Subsistence Charge	Standard process Low	£739 (+99)*
	Standard process Medium	£1111 (+£149)
	Standard process High	£1672 (+£198)
	Reduced fee activities Low/Med/High	£76	£151	£227
	PVR I & II combined	£108	£216	£326
	Vehicle refinishers Low/Med/High	£218	£349	£524
	Mobile screening and crushing plant, for first and second permits L/M/H	£618	£989	£1484
	for the third to seventh permits L/M/H	£368	£590	£884
	eighth and subsequent permits L/M/H	£189	£302	£453
	* the additional amounts in brackets must be charged where a permit is for a combined Part B and waste installation
	Where a Part B installation is subject to reporting under the E-PRTR Regulation, add an extra £99 to the above amounts
Transfer and Surrender	Standard process transfer	£162
	Standard process partial transfer	£476
	New operator at low risk reduced fee activity	£75
	Surrender: all Part B activities	£0
	Reduced fee activities: transfer	£0
	Reduced fee activities: partial transfer	£45
Temporary transfer for mobiles	First transfer	£51
	Repeat transfer	£10
	Repeat following enforcement or warning	£51
Substantial change	Standard process	£1005
	Standard process where the substantial change results in a new PPC activity	£1579
	Reduced fee activities	£98

LAPPC mobile plant charges for 2010/11

Number of permits	Application fee 2010/11	Subsistence fee 2010/11
		Low	Medium	High
1	£1579	£618	£989	£1484
2	£1579	£618	£989	£1484
3	£943	£368	£590	£884
4	£943	£368	£590	£884
5	£943	£368	£590	£884
6	£943	£368	£590	£884
7	£943	£368	£590	£884
8 and over	£477	£189	£302	£453

LA-IPPC charges for 2010/11

NB - every subsistence charge in the table below includes the additional £99 charge to cover LA extra costs in dealing with reporting under the E-PRTR Regulation

Type of charge	Local Authority element 2010/11
Application	£3218
Additional fee for operating without a permit	£1137
Annual Subsistence LOW	£1384
Annual Subsistence MEDIUM	£1541
Annual Subsistence HIGH	£2233
Substantial Variation	£1309
Transfer	£225
Partial transfer	£668
Surrender	£668

Environment Agency subsistence fees for discharge to controlled waters 2010/11

Charge Band	Charge	Applicability
A	£2270	Where permit conditions contain numerical water discharge limits other than for the pollutants or parameters listed in bands B and C
B	£760	Where permit conditions contain numerical water discharge limits for BOD, COD1or ammonia
C	£222	Where permit conditions contain numerical limits for water flow, volume, suspended solids, pH, temperature, or oil or grease
D	£66	Where conditions are included in a permit which do not fall within any of the descriptions in bands A-C (e.g. descriptive conditions)

There is no extra fee payable to the Environment Agency where quarterly payments are made.

Key

Subsistence charges can be paid in four equal quarterly instalments paid on 1st April, 1st July, 1st October and 1st January.  Where paid quarterly the total amount payable to the local authority will be increased by £36. 

Reduced fee activities are:  Service Stations, Vehicle Refinishers, Dry cleaners and Small Waste Oil Burners under 0.4MW.

Newspaper advertisements

Newspaper adverts may be required under EPR at the discretion of the LA as part of the consultation process when considering an application (see Chapter 9 of the General Guidance Manual).  This will be undertaken and paid for by the LA and the charging scheme contains a provision for the LA to recoup its costs.

Link Authority - Private Sector

Herefordshire Council is a lead authority for the printing sector and facilitates a "Printing link Authority Group" for all local authorities in Great Britain. This entails regular meetings hosted by Herefordshire and involves the relevant trade associations, printing experts, the Environment Agency as well as the government (DEFRA) itself.

For further information please contact Environmental Health and Trading Standards Helpline Tel:  (01432) 261761 or email: info@herefordshire.gov.uk