Charges to cover the costs of local enforcing authorities in regulating processes which are subject to Part I of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Local Air Pollution Control (LAPC)) were introduced in April 1991. Charges for installations which are subject to the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (Local Air Pollution Prevention and Control (LAPPC) and Local Authority – Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (LA-IPPC)) were introduced in August 2000. LAPPC and LA-IPPC will transfer into the new Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR) framework from 6 April 2008.
With the approval of the Treasury, and following consultation with local authority associations and industry, I have made revised schemes in respect of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act. The schemes specify the scale of fees and charges to take effect from 6 April 2008.
For LAPPC and LA-IPPC fees and charges for 2008-2009 there will be an across the board increase of 3%. Additionally there will be, an increase of £190 in the application and the subsistence charges for vehicle refinishers; a one-off additional fee amounting to £55 for each risk assessed facility and £16 for each reduced fee activity to cover the transitional costs of transferring from PPC to the Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR); an additional fee of £285 for permit applications for combined LAPPC and waste sites; and fees of £95, £143 and £190 to cover subsistence of low, medium and high risk facilities where, under EPR, LAPPC and waste Installations form part of the same installation and are regulated by a local authority under a direction; an additional fee of £95 for each LA-IPPC and relevant LAPPC installation to cover local authorities’ new reporting responsibilities under the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register Regulations (E-PRTR); and a requirement for operators to reimburse any local authority costs incurred in advertising a permit application.
The basis of these increases is set out in the October 2007 Consultation which is available on the Defra website at the following website address:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/localauth-plantfees08-09/index.htm
Some minor amendments to the schemes have also been made in the light of consultation with local authorities and industry. The schemes will be laid before Parliament today.
Published: 11 March 2008
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