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Environmental Permitting

You must have an environmental permit if you operate a regulated activity in England or Wales. This includes:

• Vehicle re-sprayers
• Waste oil burners
• Cement works
• Mobile crushing plant
• Petrol Vapour Recovery permits for petrol stations.

A full list of regulated activities is available here:

• Environment Agency - Guide to Environmental Permitting

It is illegal to operate a process without the operator holding a permit.

Public Register

The council hold a public register of the licences issued which is available here:

• Dover District Council's Environmental Permit Register - pdf 21kb
  (a copy of the register is also available at our offices)

Applying for a Permit

Full details on how to apply, including costs, are available from the Environment Agency:

• Making Applications - Environment agency Website

We hope to provide an online applications service through Business Link shortly.

Further Information

Useful websites:

• Environment Agency - Guide to Environmental Permitting
• DEFRA - Environmental Permitting Guidance 
• DEFRA - General Guidance Manual for Local Authority Regulated Sites
• LACORS
• Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
• Environmental Permitting Regulations - Legislation.gov.uk website

• Your Trade Association
• Our Environmental Protection Team, tel: 01304 872428, email envhealth@dover.gov.uk

Contact

Tel: 01304 872428
E-mail: envhealth@dover.gov.uk