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Environmental Permitting Standard Rules

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Environment Agency are updating environmental permitting standard rules—streamlined permits for routine industrial activities like sewage treatment and power generation. The policy aims to implement best available techniques (BAT) guidance and modernise permit conditions for mid-merit gas generators, medium combustion plant, and small sewage discharges. Multiple consultation rounds are underway with responses being analysed to finalise the revised standard rules.


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2026

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2025

16 events
21 Oct 2025 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Consultation on modernising environmental permitting for industry — consultation closed

This consultation seeks views on reforms to modernise the environmental permitting framework for industry and energy sectors. The consultation sets out a wide variety of regulatory reforms to support innovation in emerging technologies, streamline permitting and provide the regulatory ce

26 Aug 2025 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Consultation on modernising environmental permitting for industry — consultation opened

This consultation seeks views on reforms to modernise the environmental permitting framework for industry and energy sectors. The consultation sets out a wide variety of regulatory reforms to support innovation in emerging technologies, streamline permitting and provide the regulatory ce

2024

5 events

2023

7 events

2022

8 events

2021

10 events
22 Dec 2021 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Consultation on Amendments to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 as applied to Groundwater Activities and related Surface Water Discharge Activities — consultation closed

We plan to make some changes to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 as they apply to groundwater activities and some related surface water discharge activities. This consultation seeks your views on the proposed changes.

29 Sep 2021 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Consultation on Amendments to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 as applied to Groundwater Activities and related Surface Water Discharge Activities — consultation opened

We plan to make some changes to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 as they apply to groundwater activities and some related surface water discharge activities. This consultation seeks your views on the proposed changes.

2020

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2019

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2018

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2016

4 events

2015

9 events

2014

2 events