The Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Application for hazardous substances consent

5.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), an application for consent shall—

(a) be made to the council on Form 1;

(b) subject to paragraphs (4) and (5) include the information required by the form, a site map and a substance location plan; and

(c) be accompanied by 3 additional copies of the form, the map, plan and certificates required by regulation 7.

(2) An application to which section 111 (grant of hazardous substances consent without compliance with conditions previously attached) applies shall—

(a) be made to the council or, as the case may be, the Department, on Form 2;

(b) subject to paragraphs (8) and (9) include the information required by the form, a change of location plan, if required by paragraph (6), and particulars of the consent; and

(c) be accompanied by 3 additional copies of the form, the consent, any plan submitted with it and certificates required by regulation 7.

(3) An application under section 116(2) (effect of hazardous substances consent and change of control of land) shall—

(a) be made to the council on Form 2;

(b) subject to paragraphs (7) to (9) include the information required by the form, a change of control plan, and particulars of the consent; and

(c) be accompanied by 3 additional copies of the form, the relevant consent, the change of control plan and certificates required by regulation 7.

(4) The site map required by paragraph (1)(b) shall be a map, reproduced from, or based upon, an ordnance map with a scale of not less than 1 to 2,500, which identifies the land to which the application relates and shows grid lines and ordnance map reference numbers.

(5) The substance location plan required by paragraph (1)(b) shall be a plan of the land to which the application relates, drawn to scale of not less than 1 to 1,250, which identifies—

(a) any area of the site intended to be used for the storage of the substance;

(b) where the substance is to be used in a manufacturing, treatment or other industrial process, the location of the major items of plant involved in that process in which the substance will be present;

(c) access points to and from the land.

(6) A change of location plan shall be required in the case of an application to which section 111 applies which relates to a condition restricting the location of a hazardous substance, and shall be a plan of the land to which the application relates, drawn to a scale of not less than 1 to 1,250, which identifies the location of the hazardous substance at the date of the application and the proposed location requiring the application.

(7) The change of control plan required by paragraph (3) shall be a plan of the land to which the application relates, drawn to a scale of not less than 1 to 1,250, which identifies each area of the site under separate control after the proposed change of control.

(8) The consent referred to in paragraphs (2)(b) and (3)(b) is the existing hazardous substances consent which applies to the hazardous substance to which the application applies; and the particulars of the consent to be supplied shall be a copy of the consent granted on an application under the 2011 Act.

(9) Where an application referred to in paragraphs (2) or (3) relates to more than one consent, particulars of each consent shall be included in the application.

(10) Regulations 6 to 13 shall apply to applications made under sections 111 and 116(2) as they apply to applications for consent.