Discharge Consent
Many industrial (and domestic) effluent treatment plants need a discharge consent. This allows their effluent to discharge into surface waters or the foul sewer network. We can help you apply for the correct type of…
Waste Transfer Station Licence
The documentary requirements needed to apply for or amend a waste transfer station licence is not to be taken lightly. Each application will be equivalent to a planning application in terms of the documents required….
LKM Shredder Environmental Permit Application
Paul Downing & Associates have been working with LKM for a number of years. Recently we have helped Tony Hughes and his team successfully apply for a variation for their shredder environmental permit for the…
Environmental Permit Application Checklist
I have put this basic environmental permit application checklist together to try and identify the main elements that constitute a “duly made” environmental permit application to the Environment Agency. Obviously there are differences from sector…
Environmental Legislation & BREXIT
There is currently some uncertainty around the potential changes to UK environmental legislation & BREXIT as a result of the pending negotiations to leave the EU. It is not entirely clear how current EU Directives…
Data Centre Environmental Permit
If you operate a data centre with standby generating capacity of over 50Mw, then you may need to apply to the Environment Agency for an environmental permit under the industrial emissions directive (IED). This scheme…
Environmental Consultancy Kent
We offer environmental consultancy throughout the UK and the south of England. We are ideally placed to offer environmental consultancy Kent to those businesses needing waste management and permit solutions relating to waste management, paper…
Fire Prevention Plan Guidance
Updated Environment Agency Fire prevention plan guidance is available on how to produce a fire prevention plan. These support environmental permit applications. It is expected end of July 2016. The new fire prevention plan guidance…
Fire Prevention Plan
Many new environmental permits require an approved approved “Fire Prevention Plan” before the permit can be issued. The EA are in the process of updating the guidance for Fire Prevention Plans. The whole process has…
Who Makes This Stuff?
When I started in environmental consultancy some 25 years ago the UK manufacturing sector was contributing some 20% of UK GDP. Strong environmental regulation of industry such as paper mills, power stations, food factories, steel…