| Licence
Condition: |
This
Licence is Conditional -
* Needed only if the CHP site has a
total rated thermal input of 50MW or more
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IPPC Licence |
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Name
of Form: |
Integrated Pollution Control Licence Application
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Required
if: |
IPPC Licence is required where the
proposed CHP Facility has a heat / power output
of 50MW or more. |
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| Available
From: |
Environmental Protection Agency.
Download the IPPC licence Application Form Here
>>
Download the IPPC Guidance Notes Here >>
These documents are available from the EPA website:
www.epa.ie
Additional Information:
Application Licence: http://www.epa.ie/licences/IPCLicAppDoc.pdf
Guidance Notes: http://www.epa.ie/licences/IPCGuideNotesApp.pdf
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| Submit
To: |
Environmental Protection Agency
P.O. Box 3000
Johnstown Castle Estate
Co. Wexford
Telephone: +353 (0)53 60600
Fax: +353 (0)53 60699
Email: info@epa.ie
Lo Call: 1890 335599
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| Application
Fee: |
Between €5,713 and €16,506, depending
on the size of the activity |
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Accompanying
information required |
A comprehensive checklist details the full spectrum
of supporting information required. This includes:
- Non Technical summary of the IPC licence application
- Details of the process, related raw materials,
intermediates, products etc. used or generated
on the site.
- Describes the proposed measures to minimise
the impact on the environment after the activity
ceases operation.
- Where an EIS is required, 15 Copies need to
accompany the application
- Copies of newspaper notices, site plan etc.
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When to submit: |
At a similar time to the planning application
(if required). Early in the approvals process. |
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Average Length
of Time taken for the application to be processed: |
16 weeks from submittal of Application, unless
a request for further information is issued, in
which case the process may take longer. (This time
line does not incorporate the pre-submission scoping
phase). |
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Available Guidance: |
Download the IPPC Guidance Notes Here >>
Guidance Notes for Integrated Pollution Control
Licensing are available from the EPA website:
www.epa.ie
URL: http://www.epa.ie/licences/IPCGuideNotesApp.pdf |
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FURTHER INFORMATION:
Under Section 82 of the EPA Act 1992
(as amended by Section 15 of the Protection
of the Environment Act 2003), an IPPC licence
is required where the proposed CHP development has a heat/power
total thermal input of 50MW or more.
Before granting this licence, the EPA
must be satisfied that the activity to be permitted and
licensed will not cause significant environmental pollution.
As such, the applicant must provide sufficient information
in the IPC/IPPC application to allow the EPA to make this
assessment. In addition, with the requirements of IPPC
being integrated into new EPA licences, a greater emphasis
will be placed on the existing site conditions, in terms
of site contamination, on the condition that the site
should be restored to on closure and on energy efficiency.
Indications from the EPA at the moment are that they will
require restoration after closure to a similar quality
of environment as existed prior to development. The EPA's
licensing regime changed substantially in 2003, with the
creation of the IPC Licensing Inspectorate.
Prior to lodging an IPPC licence application,
a scoping meeting should be held with the EPA to discuss
each section of the proposed application, and to allow
the EPA an opportunity to comment on the proposed approach
and to outline their comments and requirements. This process
enables a robust IPPC application to be lodged, which
has a greater chance of being acceptable to the EPA. It
has become EPA policy in recent times that, on completion
of the scoping process, they make no further comment,
nor enter into any further discussion, until the licence
application has been submitted. It is therefore crucial
that the scoping process is carried out in a thorough
manner and that the EPA's views are sought, and agreement
obtained on the key issues, prior to submission. The figure
below summarises the IPPC licensing process and timeline
from the point at which the applicant publishes their
intention to apply for or revise such a licence.
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