Apply for an immission control permit for the construction and operation of plants
Due to their nature or operation, installations can cause harmful environmental effects or otherwise endanger, significantly disadvantage or significantly nuisance the general public or the neighbourhood.
If you want to build and operate such a plant, you need a permit from the competent authority.
Fixed waste disposal facilities for the storage or treatment of waste are also subject to authorisation.
Process flow
The approval procedure requires a written application, which must be accompanied by the drawings, explanations and other documents required to check the conditions for approval. If the application is complete, it may be necessary. to be made publicly known with the documents and then to be displayed for one month.
In simplified approval procedures or if public participation is waived, there is no public interpretation and no discussion meeting. At the latest at the same time as the public announcement of the project, the licensing authority shall request the authorities to be involved to submit their opinion on the permit requirements within one month. If there are objections, they can be discussed with you and those who raised the objections in a public meeting.
Once the approval authority has identified all the circumstances that are relevant to the granting of a permit, a decision on the application must be taken - usually within 7 months of the completion of the permit application, or within 3 months in the simplified procedure. The approval notice must be justified in writing and will be sent to you and the persons who have raised objections. The notification of the approval notice to objectors may be replaced by public notice.
Competent authority
In Lower Saxony, responsibility lies with the State Trade Inspectorates, the Hanover Region, the districts, independent cities or large independent cities.
Which documents are required?
Application programme ELiA - Lower Saxony Labour Inspectorate
What are the fees?
Ordinance on Fees and Expenses for Official Acts and Services (General Fees Regulations - AllGO-)
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
You must apply to the competent authority for the installation before it is built and operated.
Legal basis
Fourth Ordinance on the Implementation of the Federal Immission Control Act – 4th BImSchV
Appeal
Contradiction
What else should I know?
Application programme ELiA - Lower Saxony Labour Inspectorate
Technically approved by
Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Building and Climate Protection
Author
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