The Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 1992

Applications for hazardous substances consent

5.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and regulation 26, an application for hazardous substances consent shall—

(a) be made to the hazardous substances authority on Form 1;

(b) include the information specified in the form, a site map, and a substance location plan;

(c) be accompanied by 3 copies of the form, the map and plan submitted with it and the notices and certificates required by regulations 6 and 7.

(2) Subject to regulation 26, an application to which section 13 applies (application for hazardous substances consent without a condition subject to which a previous consent was granted) shall—

(a) be made to the hazardous substances authority on Form 2;

(b) include the particulars specified in the form, a change of location plan, if required by paragraph (6), and particulars of the relevant consent;

(c) be accompanied by 3 copies of the form, the relevant consent, any plan submitted with it and the notices and certificates required by regulations 6 and 7.

(3) An application under section 17 (application for the continuation of consent following a change of control) shall—

(a) be made to the hazardous substances authority on Form 2;

(b) include the particulars specified in the form, a change of control plan, and particulars of the relevant consent;

(c) be accompanied by 3 copies of the form, the relevant consent, the change of control plan and the notices and certificates required by regulations 6 and 7.

(4) The site map required by paragraph (1)(b) shall be a map, reproduced from, or based upon, an Ordnance Survey map with a scale of not less than 1 to 10,000, which identifies the land to which the application relates and shows National Grid lines and 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 a scale of not less than 1 to 2,500, 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 13 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 2,500, 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 2,500, which identifies each area of the site under separate control after the proposed change of control.

(8) The relevant 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 relevant consent to be supplied shall be a copy of the consent, in the case of a consent granted on an application under the Act, a copy of the relevant claim, in the case of a consent deemed to be granted under section 11 or a copy of the relevant direction, in the case of a consent deemed to be granted under section 12.

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

(10) Regulations 6 to 13 shall apply to applications made under section 17 as they apply to applications for hazardous substances consent.