Environmental protection fees- April 2026 to March 2027
These fees apply under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016.
LAPPC (Part B) Installations – Permits for Emissions to Air
Applications
- Standard process application: £1650
- Additional fee for operating without a permit: £1188
Reduced Fee Activities – Applications
- Dry cleaners: £155
- Petrol process: £257
- Vehicle resprayers: £362
- Additional fee for operating without a permit (reduced fee activities): £99
Mobile Crushing and Screening Plant – Applications
- 1–2 authorisations (per authorisation): £1650
- 3–7 authorisations (per additional authorisation): £985
- 8 or more authorisations (per additional authorisation): £498
Substantial Changes
- Standard process: £1050
- Standard process with substantial change and new PPC activity: £1650
- Reduced fee activities (waste oil burner, petrol station, dry cleaners, vehicle resprayers): £102
Annual Subsistence Fees – LAPPC (Part B)
Standard Process (excluding reduced fee activities)
Single Payment
- Low risk: £772
- Medium risk: £1161
- High risk: £1747
Quarterly Instalments
- Low risk: £202.50
- Medium risk: £300
- High risk: £446.25
Reduced Fee Activities (subject to risk assessment)
Odourising of Natural Gas
- Low risk: £79
- Medium risk: £158
- High risk: £237
Vehicle Resprayers and Other Reduced Fee Activities
- Low risk: £228
- Medium risk: £365
- High risk: £548
Petrol Process (Stage 1 and 2)
- Low risk: £113
- Medium risk: £226
- High risk: £341
Mobile Plant – Annual Subsistence Fees
Operators Holding 1–2 Authorisations (per authorisation)
- Low risk: £626
- Medium risk: £1034
- High risk: £1551
Operators Holding 3–7 Authorisations (per additional authorisation)
- Low risk: £385
- Medium risk: £617
- High risk: £924
Operators Holding 8 or More Authorisations (per additional authorisation)
- Low risk: £198
- Medium risk: £314
- High risk: £473
Permit Changes and Administration – LAPPC (Part B)
- Transfer of permit (partial, standard process): £497
- Transfer of permit (partial, reduced fee activities): £47
- Transfer of permit (total, standard process): £169
- Transfer of permit (total, reduced fee activities): No fee
- Variation of permit (standard process): £1050
- Variation of permit (reduced fee activities): £102
- Late payment fee (if payment not received within 8 weeks): £52
LA-IPPC (Part A2) Installations – Emissions to Air, Land and Water
Applications
- Application for permit: £3363
- Additional fee for operating without a permit: £1188
Annual Subsistence Fee
Single Payment
- Low risk: £1446
- Medium risk: £1610
- High risk: £2333
Quarterly Instalments
- Low risk: £371
- Medium risk: £412
- High risk: £593
Other Charges – Part A2
- Substantial variation: £202
- Transfer of permit (partial): £698
- Transfer of permit (total): £235
- Surrender of permit: £698
- Late payment fee (if payment not received within 8 weeks): £52
Further Information
Environmental permit fees are set by central government. The most up-to-date fees are available on the GOV.UK website under “Environmental permitting: resources for local authorities”.
These fees were last checked for accuracy on 12 March 2026.