In our experience, an awful lot of companies struggle with permitting. We hear the same questions all the time:

• How many types of permit are there?
• Who enforces the different permits?
• Which one do I need to cover my activities?

Sound familiar?

If so, we can help simplify things for you.

In a nutshell, there are three types of permit – A1, A2 and B1.

• A1 is enforced by the Environment Agency
• A2 and B1 are enforced by the Local Authority

Which one do you need?

All permits are linked to the activities listed in Schedule 1 of the Environmental Permitting Regulations. This is the crucial part of the permit, but a lot of the time, people have no idea what their permit means/allows or whether they even have the right one.