Permit for the extraction of mineral resources: grant of
Anyone wishing to extract mineral resources such as gravel, sand, marl, clay, clay, bog or stones needs a permit from the competent authority, provided that the area to be dismantled is greater than 30 m2. The permit includes the building permit.
Who should I contact?
The responsibility lies with the district, the Hanover region, the district-free city and the large independent city of Celle, Cuxhaven, Hameln, Hildesheim and Lingen (Ems).
Requirements
- The mining project is compatible with nature conservation law, public building law and other public law.
Which documents are required?
- The application shall be attached to:
- a conservation inventory of the areas earmarked for mining, including the operating areas and
- a properly drawn-up plan showing all the essential details of the mining project, in particular:
- location, environment and spatial extent of the mining,
- investigations carried out,
- the way in which it is dismantled,
- the ancillary plants,
- the use of the land used for mining and ancillary installations after dismantling,
- the establishment and utilization of the areas,
- where necessary, the compensatory and replacement measures,
- the costs of the compensatory and replacement measures,
- a timetable for dismantling and compensatory and replacement measures.
What are the fees?
There are fees in accordance with Appendix 1 to Section 1 paragraph 1 General Fee Regulations of the Land of Lower Saxony (AllGO) in accordance with No. 64.2.5.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
The permit shall expire if mining is not started within three years of its granting or if mining is interrupted for more than three years. The time limit may be extended upon request.
What else should I know?
Further information on the authorisation procedure under nature conservation law can be found in the circular "Depletion of Natural Resources" (Nds. MBL. No 3/2011 p. 41 ff).
If mineral resources are extracted within the meaning of Section 3 (3) or (4) No. 1 of the Federal Mining Act (BBergG) or if mining takes place during the day, an authorisation for the extraction of mineral resources according to the Federal Mining Act is required.
If a body of water is produced, extended or redesigned, the dismantling of water lawrequires approval.
If a project is carried out for more than 12 months in accordance with the Annex to the Fourth Ordinance on the Implementation of the Federal Immission Protection Act (Ordinance on Installations Requiring Approval) (4th BImSchV). Quarries in which explosives are used or the mining area covers at least 10 ha) the extraction of mineral resources requires an immission protection permit.
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Technically approved by
Lower Saxony Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Protection
Professionally released on
24.09.2015
