by westoncompliance | Nov 5, 2026 | Consultation, Environment, Environment Agency, Health, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has published a consultation seeking views on seven proposed exemptions from environmental permitting requirements under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016. The proposals aim to simplify regulatory...
by westoncompliance | Oct 23, 2026 | Environment, Environment Agency, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has updated the guidance on how the EA responds to planning consultations, that include activities permitted under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016 and other consenting regimes.This publication has been updated to reflect...
by westoncompliance | Oct 16, 2026 | Defra, Environment Agency, Onshore, Operator, Permits and Licences, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) and Defra have added more information to the guidance on a permit operators responsibility, including developing and maintaining a management system, following appropriate measures, assessments and inspections, compliance and permit...
by westoncompliance | Oct 12, 2026 | Environment Agency, Flood Risk, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has amended the guidance on whether an application for an environmental permit is required, formerly known as a flood defence consent.A section entitled ‘Get advice before you apply for a permit’ has been added, and the ‘Decisions about...
by westoncompliance | Oct 7, 2026 | DESNZ, Oil Pollution, OPRED, Permits and Licences, UK
DESNZ and OPRED have updated the ‘Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005 (as amended)’ section with a new PDF for Standard Industry Conditions, as well as changing the reporting requirements to state that the...
by westoncompliance | Sep 30, 2026 | Criminal, Firearms, Permits and Licences, UK
This circular sets out changes to the Firearms Rules 1998 which will take effect from 29 September 2026, and introduce changes relating to: The revised prescribed application form (Form 201) will require details of members of the applicant’s household to be provided...
by westoncompliance | Sep 28, 2026 | OPRED, Permits and Licences, UK
OPRED have issued the Annual Well Intervention well campaign applications and Production Permit review: a reminder to Industry.The document reminds offshore oil and gas operators to submit their 2027 annual chemical permit applications and variations by 13 November...
by westoncompliance | Sep 25, 2026 | Firearms, Medical, Permits and Licences, UK
These Rules amend the Firearms Rules 1998, introducing new medical reporting requirements for firearm and shotgun certificate holders.Certificate holders will be required to notify police if they develop symptoms of, are diagnosed with, or experience a worsening of a...
by westoncompliance | Sep 24, 2026 | Environment, Environment Agency, Flood Risk, Groundwater, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) have updated the application forms collection, by adding links to the following forms.- Application for an environmental permit: part A about you- Application for an environmental permit: part B4 new bespoke waste operation- Form EPB:...
by westoncompliance | Aug 17, 2026 | Environment Agency, Permits and Licences, Radioactive Substances, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has updated the guidance on types of permits, how to apply, change (vary), transfer or surrender your permit. A link to new guidance on ‘Surrendering your non-nuclear radioactive substances permit’ under ‘Surrender your...
by westoncompliance | Jul 17, 2026 | Carbon Capture and Storage, NSTA, Permits and Licences, Renewables, UK
The NSTA has published three sets of new documents intended to guide carbon storage licensees when dealing with CS requirements and approvals:- Guidance for Carbon Storage Commissioning Plans- Guidance on the Content of an Offshore Carbon Storage Site Management Plan-...
by westoncompliance | May 6, 2026 | Environment, Environment Agency, Fees, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK, Water
The Environment Agency (EA) has published a new online form which allows you to reduce the amount of water abstracted in your licence, without having to use the PDF form formerly required.Read more…Source: EA.
by westoncompliance | Apr 2, 2026 | Environment Agency, Fees, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has the priority service costs for the following pages:Get advice before you apply for an environmental permitRequest environmental permit coordination for major projectsRead more…Source: EA.
by westoncompliance | Apr 2, 2026 | Environment, Environment Agency, Fees, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK, Waste, Water
The Environment Agency (EA) has updated the charges in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase on the following pages:Environment Agency fees and chargesEnvironmental permits: when and how you are chargedPolychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs): registration,...
by westoncompliance | Mar 27, 2026 | Combustion Plant, Defra, Environment Agency, Hydrogen, NRW, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK, Welsh Government
The Environment Agency (EA), Natural Resources Wales (NRW), Defra and the Welsh Government have the guidance on the types of permit available, to allow the use of MCP stage 1 screening distances and for hydrogen (for new MCPs only) for gas oil substitutes....
by westoncompliance | Mar 6, 2026 | Decarbonisation, Environment Agency, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has updated the guidance on how to demonstrate ‘decarbonisation readiness’ for new or substantially refurbished electricity generating combustion plants when applying for an environmental permit by clarifying when ‘plant’ or...
by westoncompliance | Mar 3, 2026 | Carbon Capture and Storage, Consultation, Fees, NSTA, Permits and Licences, Regulatory Process, UK
The NSTA published its response to the consultation on proposed new and amended fees for services related to carbon storage and petroleum/gas storage consents, after receiving four responses (mostly supportive with some concerns).It confirmed it will recommend that...
by westoncompliance | Feb 27, 2026 | Combustion Plant, Environment, Environment Agency, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has made several updates to the guidance on the standard rules and generic risk assessment for new and existing, low risk, stationary medium combustion plant:Hydrogen has been added as a new fuel type with corresponding criteria and ELVs...
by westoncompliance | Feb 27, 2026 | Environment, Environment Agency, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has made several updates to the guidance on the standard rules and generic risk assessment for tranche B specified generator for base load operation:New conditions for decarbonisation readiness have been added.Hydrogen has been added as a...
by westoncompliance | Feb 27, 2026 | Combustion Plant, Environment, Environment Agency, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has made two updates to the guidance on environmental permits for medium combustion plants:Clarified in section ‘Standard rules permits’ the information which must be provided when making an application.Added in to section...
