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Summary
To transfer all or part of a permit to a different operator, you need to complete a transfer notification form for the local authority in which the installation is located.
This applies to all Part B and Part A2 Environmental Permits for the operation of certain industrial processes and commercial activities with emissions to air and the wider environment.
Part of an installation can be transferred to a third party in which case the application needs to set out which specific activities and processes will be part of the transfer to the new operator.
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Fees
There is an annual subsistence fee charged for the regulation of the process to the prescribed standards.
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Application and guidance notes
To request an application form for a Part B Transfer permit email contact@manchester.gov.uk
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Processing and timescales
14 days.
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Legislation
If further information is required you will be notified by the regulator. You must provide this information or the application will be deemed to be withdrawn.
The application must be from the operator of the regulated facility.
For waste operations no permit will be granted unless any required planning permission has first been granted.
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Validity and renewals
The Permit will remain in force until it is either surrendered or revoked. There is an annual subsistence fee charged for the regulation of the process to the prescribed standards. -
Complaints
Email contact@manchester.gov.uk in the first instance.
An applicant who is refused an environmental permit may appeal to the appropriate authority (Secretary of State). Appeals must be lodged no later than six months from the date of the decision. -
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