Immission control licence - application

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.

Legal basis

Federal Immission Control Act and associated ordinances