The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010

Content and form of an environmental permit

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

14.—(1) An environmental permit must specify—

(a)the regulated facility whose operation it authorises; and

(b)the operator of that regulated facility.

(2) An environmental permit that authorises the operation of a regulated facility (“regulated facility A”) need not specify any regulated facility of another class that is carried on as part of the operation of regulated facility A.

(3) An environmental permit may be in electronic form.

(4) An environmental permit must include a map, plan or other description of the site showing the geographical extent of the site of the regulated facility.

(5) But if there is more than one regulated facility on the site, the map, plan or other description need show only the combined extent of all the facilities.

(6) Paragraphs (4) and (5) do not apply to an environmental permit authorising—

(a)the operation of mobile plant; or

(b)the carrying on of a radioactive substances activity described in paragraph 5(5) of Part 2 of Schedule 23.