by westoncompliance | Dec 3, 2025 | Environment Agency, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK, Waste
The Environment Agency (EA) has issued a new Regulatory Position Statement (RPS 275) on using non-waste absorbents to solidify wet soils and slurries produced during utility excavation works – for example, repairs to water-mains – so long as the activity...
by westoncompliance | Nov 28, 2025 | Carbon Capture and Storage, DESNZ, Permits and Licences, UK
DESNZ has published new guidance which lays out the high-level regulatory process for consenting and developing permanent geological CO₂ storage sites in UK marine zones.It describes the full lifecycle from initial site appraisal and environmental assessment, through...
by westoncompliance | Nov 4, 2025 | Carbon Capture and Storage, Combustion Plant, Environment, Environment Agency, Hydrogen, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has published guidance on “decarbonisation readiness” for environmental permit applications in England, replacing previous carbon capture readiness rules.The guidance requires new or substantially refurbished combustion power plants...
by westoncompliance | Oct 28, 2025 | Consultation, Defra, Discharge, Environment, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK
Defra sought views on proposals to reform the process for setting and amending environmental permitting exemptions, and the outcome has been published.Given the general support for the proposals, Defra plans to take appropriate steps so that the required...
by westoncompliance | Oct 1, 2025 | Environment Agency, Fees, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK, Water
The Environmental Agency has improved the advice on applying for a water abstraction or impounding licence by explaining the scope of enhanced pre-application advice and targeted questions. Clarification has also been provided around cost estimates.Read more…Source:...
by westoncompliance | Oct 1, 2025 | Emissions, Environment Agency, Fees, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has updated the advice on applying for an environmental permit by removing the requirement for cost estimates in some cases, and introducing a maximum cost.It also now clarifies that final emission limits or modelling conclusions cannot be...
by westoncompliance | Aug 15, 2025 | Environment, Environment Agency, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has updated table 3 in the form Part F1 to reflect the new charging scheme. Part F1 must be completed if you are applying for a new permit or applying to change or transfer an existing permit.Read more…Source: EA.
by westoncompliance | Aug 15, 2025 | Environment, Environment Agency, ESOS, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has made significant changes to the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS), affecting 12 sections and the appendices.Read more…Source: EA.
by westoncompliance | Aug 4, 2025 | Marine, Permits and Licences, Scottish Government, UK
The Scottish Government has updated the guidance which helps determine if a marine licence is required for a licensable marine activity, if a marine licence exemption applies, how to apply for a marine licence and information on any assessments that may be...
by westoncompliance | Aug 4, 2025 | Environment Agency, Fees, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has added in the section ‘Changes to Environment Agency charging’ which contains a link to the updated charges that reflect the outcome of the recent cost of service consultation.Read more…Source: EA.
by westoncompliance | Aug 4, 2025 | Environment Agency, Fees, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has updated the charges to reflect the outcome of the recent cost of service consultation.Read more…Source: EA.
by westoncompliance | Jul 22, 2025 | Defra, Emissions, Environment Agency, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) and Defra have updated the ‘Environmental Assessment Levels’ table to correct the following figures in the ‘Concentration in micrograms per cubic metre’ column: DEA, DEELA/DEEA, DiEA, MOR, NMOR, PZ.They had been...
by westoncompliance | Jul 18, 2025 | Defra, Emissions, Environment Agency, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) and Defra have made updates to section ‘Environmental Assessment Levels’, by the addition of:’In the first phase carbon capture and storage consultation, published in 2025 we derived EALs for 6 substances following our...
by westoncompliance | Jul 4, 2025 | Environment Agency, Fees, Onshore, Permits and Licences, Radioactive Substances, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has updated the amounts in section 1.5.1 ‘Time and materials for specified radioactive substances activities’, and the amounts for specified radioactive substances activities in section 2.3 ‘Enhanced pre-application...
by westoncompliance | Jun 13, 2025 | Chemicals, Offshore Installation, OPRED, Permits and Licences, UK
OPRED has issued a new Environmental Alert (001/2025) reminding all offshore oil and gas permit holders of their responsibilities regarding the use and injection of offshore chemicals.The notice highlights recent instances where actual injection concentrations...
by westoncompliance | Jun 6, 2025 | OPRED, Permits and Licences, UK
OPRED has provided an update on the migration of monitoring methodology plans (MMP) migration in METS.The previous communication dated 11 March 2025 advised that the freeze on submitting variations would end on 16 June 2025, however this has now been moved to early...
by westoncompliance | Jun 4, 2025 | Consultation, Defra, Discharge, Environment, Permits and Licences, UK
Defra sought views on proposals to reform the process for setting and amending environmental permitting exemptions.This consultation closed on 3 June 2025.Read more…Source: EA.
by westoncompliance | May 15, 2025 | Carbon Capture and Storage, NSTA, Permits and Licences, UK
The NSTA opened nominations on 14 May 2025 for potential carbon storage locations as the it builds momentum following the permits granted at the HyNet industrial cluster.Read more…Source: NSTA.
by westoncompliance | May 2, 2025 | 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 new ground source or surface water source heating and cooling scheme: part B8,Application for an environmental permit: part B9 bespoke...
by westoncompliance | May 1, 2025 | Discharge, Environment, Environment Agency, Groundwater, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has updated the form ‘Part B6 Bespoke Water Discharge Activity, Groundwater Activity, or Point Source Emission to Water from an Installation’ to remove references to a question that is no longer relevant, and a made minor...
