Consultation on Local Authority Environmental Regulation of Industrial Plant: 2008/09 Fees and Charges
AEQ 5
Defra
Zone 3C Ergon House
Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 2AL
Telephone 020 7238 1692
Website www.defra.gov.uk
5 October 2007
Dear Consultee
Consultation on Local Authority Environmental Regulation of Industrial Plant: 2008/09 Fees and Charges
1. I am writing to invite views on our proposed increase in fees and charges for the two local air pollution control (LAPC/LAPPC) and local authority integrated pollution prevention and control (LA-IPPC) regimes for 2008/9.
2. The Environmental Protection Act 1990 and Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 provide for the setting of fees and charges for Local Air Pollution Control (LAPC), Local Air - Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (LA-IPPC), and Local Air Pollution Prevention and Control (LAPPC) at levels that will recover costs of local authorities of implementing the system. This consultation relates to the LAPC, LAPPC and LA-IPPC fees and charges in England. The Welsh Assembly Government will be consulting separately on these charges.
3. It is the practice of Defra to consult affected industries and local authority associations as part of the annual review of the local authority charging schemes. It is proposed that the fees and charges for the two local air pollution control (LAPC/LAPPC) and local authority integrated pollution prevention and control (LA-IPPC) regimes for 2008/9 are increased as detailed below.
All fees and charges for local air pollution control (LAPC/LAPPC/LA-IPPC) for 2006/7 are increased by 3% over current levels (not including Environment Agency fees).
The application and the subsistence charges for vehicle refinishers are increased by £190.
A one-off additional fee is to be levied to cover the transitional costs of transferring from PPC to Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR), amounting to £55 for each risk assessed facility and £14 for each reduced fee activity.
Where, under EPR, part B and waste Installations co-exist on the same site, an additional fee of £285 is levied for permit applications for combined Part B and waste sites and fees of £95, £143 and £190 are levied to cover subsistence of low, medium and high risk facilities.
An additional fee of £95 is levied for each A(2) installation to cover local authorities new reporting responsibilities under the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register Regulations(E-PRTR).
4. The attached Assessment of the proposed revisions and its annexes provides the full rationale for the proposed rise in the fees. The attached Appendix A contains this year's fees and charges and Appendix B contains the proposed fees and charges for 2008/9.
5. The following documents may be found on Defra’s website: www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/localauth-plantfees08-09/index.htm
- Consultation Document
- Consultation letter
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- List of Consultees
6. We welcome your views and comments on the proposals. If you wish to obtain a copy of this consultation. Please contact
Fees and Charges consultation
AEQ 5
Defra
Zone 3C
Ergon House
Horseferry Road
London, SW1P 2AL
Tel: 020 7238 1692
Email: Control.pollution@defra.gsi.gov.uk quoting "Fees and Charges consultation" in the subject line.
Responses
7. Please send responses to either the postal or email address above
8. Responses should be received by 4 January 2008.
9. In line with Defra´s policy of openness, at the end of the consultation period copies of the responses we receive will be made publicly available through the Defra Information Resource Centre, Lower Ground Floor, Ergon House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR. The information they contain will also be published in a summary of responses.
10. If you do not consent to this, you must clearly request that your response be treated confidentially. Any confidentiality disclaimer generated by your IT system in e-mail responses will not be treated as such a request. You should also be aware that there may be circumstances in which Defra will be required to communicate information to third parties on request, in order to comply with its obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations.
11. The library will supply copies of consultation responses to personal callers or in response to telephone or e-mail requests (tel: 020 7238 6575, email: defra.library@defra.gsi.gov.uk Wherever possible, personal callers should give the library at least 24 hour notice of their requirements. An administrative charge will be made to cover photocopying and postage costs.
12. If you have any comments or complaints about the consultation process, as opposed to the content in the consultation paper, please address them to Marjorie Addo Defra’s Consultation Co-ordinator, Area 7B Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR, or email consultation.coordinator@defra.gsi.gov.uk.
13. Thank you for your help in this matter. If you have any queries please contact us as above.
Yours sincerely,
Eamonn Prendergast
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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