Applying for an immission control permit for the construction and operation of plants
If you want to build and operate a plant which, due to its nature or operation, is particularly suitable to cause harmful environmental effects or in any other way to endanger, significantly disadvantage or significantly annoy the general public or the neighbourhood, you need a permit from the competent authority. This includes stationary waste disposal facilities for the storage or treatment of waste.
Process flow
The approval procedure shall be subject to a written application, accompanied by the drawings, explanatory notes and other documents necessary to verify the conditions for authorisation. If the application is complete, it may be necessary. to make the documents public with the documents and then to make them available for one month.
In simplified authorisation procedures or if public participation is not used, there is no public interpretation and no hearing takes place. At the latest at the same time as the public announcement of the project, the approval authority shall request the authorities to be involved to give their opinion on the permit conditions 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 relevant to the granting of a permit, a decision on the application shall be taken, usually within 7 months of the completeness of the permit application, and 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 decision to objectors may be replaced by public notice.
Competent authority
In Lower Saxony, responsibility lies with the State Trade Supervisory Offices, the Hanover region, the rural 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?
The operator must have the plant approved by the competent authority before it is built and operated.
Legal basis
§ 4 Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG)
in conjunction with § 10 Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG)
Applications / forms
- Written form required: yes
- Personal appearance required: if necessary. yes
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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