Environmental permitting

Industrial Operations Support

EMC staff obtain environmental permits for clients and provide ongoing support to help ensure continued compliance with environmental legislation. This work typically involves submitting an Environmental Permit application to the Environment Agency with associated method statements and environmental risk assessments and a supporting planning application to secure planning consent for our clients.

Case study — composting sites
Oaklands nursery and garden centre approached Environmental Management Consultants (EMC) to provide advice and guidance to help it develop a commercial composting facility. EMC staff conducted an environmental risk assessment which satisfied the Environment Agency conditions for the operation of a commercial composting site with an exemption from environmental permitting requirements.

EMC staff secured an environmental permit for GBN South Yorkshire's 50,000 tonne capacity indoor composting facility at a former Sheffield steelwork's site. The composting facility was set up as a social enterprise and provided training and employment for people from disadvantaged groups. The novel static pile process was entirely enclosed in a building, and the local environment was protected by bio-filters which removed potentially harmful bio-aerosols from the air before being released.