2015-08-18 Planning and Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                18 AUGUST 2015


Section 278, 282 and 283 Power, as an administering authority, to cancel or suspend an
environmental authority if an event mentioned in section 278(2) has occurred and to give
notice of the decision.


The powers contained in the following sections have also been updated on account of
legislative changes:

Section 213 Power, as an administering authority, to amend an existing environmental
authority issued subject to conditions to replace the existing standard conditions with new
standard conditions issued by the chief executive and to give written notice of the
amendment to the environmental authority holder.

Section 240 and section 242 Power, as an administering authority, to:-
(a) decide to approve or refuse an amendment application;
(b) if the amendment is approved, to make other amendments to the conditions of the
     environmental authority;
(c) give notice of the decision to the applicant; and
(d)   include a copy of any amended environmental authority in the register.

Section 357E Power, as administering authority, to –
   Grant an application for a temporary emissions licence, with or without conditions, as
     submitted or on different terms than have been requested in the application; or
   Refuse to grant the application for a temporary emissions licence.

New powers

The following powers have been added to the delegation in line with changes to the
Environmental Protection Act 1994:
Section 136 Power, as an administering authority, to determine satisfaction that the
requirements under the application stage have been complied with.
Section 148 Power, as an administering authority, to determine not to make an information
request.
Section 227A Power, as an administering authority, to refuse an amendment application to
which section 227A(1) applies, to require the environmental authority holder to make a site
specific application and to give written notice of the refusal to the applicant.
Section 280 Power, as an administering authority, to give written notice to the environmental
authority holder of a proposed action to cancel or suspend the environmental authority.
Section 540, 541, 542 Power, as an administering authority, keep the registers listed in
section 540(1) and keep them available for inspection.
Section 699 Power, as an administering authority, to amend an environmental authority to
which a requirement applies to impose a condition about the financial assurance and to give
written notice of the amendment to the authority holder.
Environmental Protection Delegation under the Environmental Protection Regulation
2008

The following powers have been added to the delegation in line with changes to the
Regulation. Whilst the powers are new under the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008
they have been transferred across to this Regulation from the now repealed (as of May
2014) Environmental Protection (Waste Management) Regulation 2000:



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