Immission control licence - application

Industrial plants that cause heavy air and noise pollution or use hazardous substances require a licence.

Description

Industrial plants that cause particularly high levels of air pollution and noise pollution or in which certain quantities of hazardous substances are present and are to be operated at the same location for longer than twelve months require a permit under immission control legislation before they can be erected and operated.

A list of these installations can be found in the Annex to the Ordinance on Installations Requiring Authorisation (4th BImSchV)

Prerequisites

An industrial plant requires a licence under immission control law before it is erected and commissioned if

  • it causes a particularly high level of air pollution and noise pollution or
  • it contains certain quantities of hazardous substances and
  • the plant is to be operated at the same location for longer than twelve months.

Required documents

Applicants receive a checklist on which the documents to be submitted are labelled.

Please note:
Early contact can help to avoid delays. Procedural issues, detailed application documents required and the need for an environmental impact assessment in accordance with the Environmental Impact Assessment Act (UVPG) can be discussed before the application is submitted.

Duration & Costs

Processing time

3 to 7 months

Fees

The amount of the authorisation fee is calculated on the basis of the list of costs, taking into account the investment costs and administrative expenses. The minimum fee is 1,750 euros.

Payment methods available

Legal basis

Federal Immission Control Act and associated ordinances

Landeshauptstadt München

Referat für Klima- und Umweltschutz
Unterabteilung Immissionsschutz

Internet

Postal address

Landeshauptstadt München
Referat für Klima- und Umweltschutz
Unterabteilung Immissionsschutz

Bayerstraße 28a
80335 München

Fax: +49 89 233-47759

Address

Bayerstraße 28a
80335 München

Please make an appointment by telephone.

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Notification of handling and storage of substances hazardous to water

You must give at least 6 weeks' notice before commissioning or significantly modifying systems that use or store substances hazardous to water.

Authorisation under immission control law - amendment

Changes to the location, nature or mode of operation of an installation requiring authorisation under the Federal Immission Control Act must be reported in good time.