Apply to transfer all or part of a waste permit

Use this service to apply to have all or part of a waste permit transferred to you.

Before you start

You need to know:

• any pre-application reference
• permit number and site details
• what you want transferred to you
• the operator's technical ability
• about management systems
• if offences affect relevant people
• if insolvency or bankruptcy affects relevant people
• the date you want to transfer the permit:
  • for mobile plant permits, this should be at least 20 working days after the application date
  • for site-based permits, this should be the date the proposed new holder will be in control of the facility
• what declarations to make
• waste permit charges
• how to pay

Documents to upload

You will need to upload some or all the following documents to your application.

1. A description of what you want transferred to you.

2. Two plans for a part transfer:

• one for the parts remaining with the current holder
• one for the parts proposed to transfer to the new holder

3. A description of your management system (for a full transfer).

4. Evidence that you have a ‘relevant qualification’ from one of the following:

• Chartered Institute of Wastes Management/Waste Management Industry Training and Advisory Board (CIWM/WAMITAB)
• Environmental Services Association/Energy and Utility Skills (ESA/EU skills)

5. Evidence for a claim for confidentiality or national security.

6. A declaration from the current permit holder(s), or evidence that you cannot trace them.

Timescales

We will make a decision within two months of receiving a complete application and correct fee.

We will check your application and confirm if it is complete. If it is complete we call this ‘duly made’. If it is not complete we may request further information from you. The two month timescale does not begin until we consider the application is ‘duly made’.

We might ask for more information where:

• there are several activities on site
• there is more than one application for a partial transfer of the permit
• emissions to air, water or land are being split between the operators

In these cases, we need to be clear who will be doing what after the transfer or transfers to make the correct changes to each permit.