Environmental Permit Consultants
Securing the right Environmental Permit can be a complex and time-consuming process, including regulators carrying out detailed reviews of your proposed activities. At AWSM, we take the pressure off. With in-depth knowledge of environmental permitting and compliance, and a proven track record of successful applications, our experienced team is here to guide you every step of the way, making the process smoother, faster, and fully compliant.
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Our expert consultancy team provide the following expertise in support of Environmental Permit and Planning applications:
Pre-Permit Application and Project Support
Our environmental permitting consultancy team is here to make your application straightforward. We’ll help identify the permit your project needs, prepare the required documentation, such as your risk assessments for your environmental permit, and manage the application process from start to finish.
Every project is different, so we tailor our support accordingly. Working closely with both regulators and clients, we ensure our approach is practical, proportionate, and avoids unnecessary delays or costs – giving you confidence every step of the way.
Environmental Permit Project Management
Our Team can co-ordinate the collection of all relevant environmental data, prepare the Environmental Permit application and supporting documentation and liaise directly with Regulators. We ensure full integration with other relevant regulations and regulators and streamline the approach to Permit Reporting once a Permit is issued, including Pollution Inventories and Annual Permit Performance Reports.
Best Available Technique and Appropriate Measures Assessment
To ensure compliance with an Environmental Permit a site must meet Best Available Techniques / Appropriate Measures. AWSM can assess the status of a site’s physical environment and operations against the relevant standards, report on any shortcomings in terms of environmental risk and propose cost effective solutions.
Environmental Permit and Waste Exemption Applications
AWSM have a wealth of experience in preparing and working with Regulators to approve Environmental Permit applications. These include both Standard Rules Permits and Bespoke Permits for Installations and Waste Operations.
The Environmental Consultancy Team at AWSM can advise what Waste Exemptions are available and obtain these on your behalf from the Regulator.
Environmental Permitting Support for Compliance
In terms of Environmental Permit Compliance, the AWSM team has a wealth of ‘hands on’ and practical experience from being embedded within the technical management teams in all the major industrial sectors. The AWSM Environmental Consultancy Team is extremely well-placed to support clients in providing sound and pragmatic advice and solutions to ensure ongoing compliance with the conditions of their Environmental Permits, liaising with Regulators and discharging Improvement Conditions.
Environmental Permit Transfer Applications
AWSM can support you when transferring Environmental Permits between operators, producing the detail required to support a Permit Transfer application, required to demonstrate that the level of Environmental Control and Risk on site will not change as a result of the transfer.
Environmental Permit Variation Applications
The team at AWSM offer support to Permit Holders when reviewing the requirement for and preparing / submitting applications to the Regulator to vary their Environmental Permits. This ensures Permits remain in compliance when Permitted operations change.
Surrender of an Environmental Permit
When the time comes to Surrender your Environmental Permit, AWSM are able to support the process by compiling the Permit Surrender Reports, supported by all the requisite site specific data required to ensure Permit surrender is achieved in an efficient and orderly manner.
Environmental and Climate Change Adaption Risk Assessments
Environmental and Climate Change Adaption Risk Assessments are integral parts of Permit Applications and Environmental Management Systems. The Environmental Consultancy Team at AWSM regularly undertake these assessments for a broad spectrum of industrial sectors, in line with Regulatory guidance and to the satisfaction of the Regulator.
Environmental Management Plans
The AWSM Team routinely produce management plans in line with current Regulatory Guidance for approval by the Regulator. Management plans provide the essential environmental controls without overburdening the operator. Typical management Plans produced by AWSM include.
- Odour Management Plans
- Dust and Bio Aerosol Management Plans
- Noise Management Plans
- Fire Prevention Plans
- Fugitive Emissions Management Plans
Planning Application Support
Planning Applications often require specialist environmental input to ensure the application meet the requirements of the Regulator and to discharge any Planning Conditions. The AWSM Team are able to support the Planning Application process by producing specialist reports including Environmental Impact Assessments, Odour Impact Assessments and Simple Calculation of Atmospheric Impact Limits.
