Collection: Standard rules: environmental permitting

Applying for a standard rules permit saves you time and money. Before you apply you need to be aware of some important characteristics:

• you cannot vary the rules and you have no right of appeal against them
• if you want to change your operations so a standard permit no longer works for your operation you’ll have to apply to make it a bespoke permit instead
• if there is a change in your local environment after your permit has been issued (for example due to a change in the definition of a groundwater source protection zone), you may need to upgrade the operation to a standard sufficient for the changed environment, or change to a bespoke permit

Check if you need a conservation risk assessment before you submit your permit application.

Related information:

• Check if you need an environmental permit