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Manufacture of any coating material using organic solvents

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This activity applies to the manufacture or formulation of any coating material (such as printing ink) likely to involve the use of 100 tonnes or more of organic solvents in any 12-month period.

Important: As this is a solvent activity, there may be additional solvent emissions activities that you must apply for. Please contact SEPA to discuss prior to submitting your application. 

This activity is found in Schedule 26, Part 4, Paragraph 62(1) of the Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations.

Authorisation level

Permit

Fees and charges

An application fee applies to the application of a new authorisation for this activity.

Read our charging information for further information on application and annual activity fees.

Information on the application fees to transfer, vary or surrender a permit that authorises this activity, is in our charging information.

How to apply

In this section you can find out how to apply for a new authorisation and how to apply for a variation, transfer and surrender of an existing authorisation.

New applications

You can apply for a new permit for this activity using our digital application service.

Step 1: Download your activity form

You will need to download and complete the following activity form. The completed form will be submitted as part of your application:

Step 2: Provide supporting information

For a new permit, you will also need to provide the following supporting information:

  • Location plan
  • Details of whether the activity may impact on SSSIs, SACs and SPAs
  • Non-technical summary of your application
  • Infrastructure plan
  • Detailed description of the proposed process
  • Evidence to demonstrate the activity will not harm the environment
  • Information on emissions to air and water
  • Information on resources and waste
  • Proposed site management (to include an odour management plan if the proposed activity is potentially odorous) and accident prevention

If you’re also applying for an organic solvent activity at the same site, you’ll need to provide: 

  • Total annual solvent consumption
  • Substances and preparations used
  • VOCs and halogenated VOCs discharge and emission compliance
  • VOC compliance routes 

If you’re also applying to operate a medium combustion plant (MCP) at the same site, you’ll need to provide:

Step 3: Submit using our digital application service

You can submit your completed application using our digital application service.

Make an application for a new authorisation

You can apply to vary an existing permit for this activity.

Step 1: Download your variation form

You will need to download and complete the following variation form. The completed form will be submitted as part of your application:

Step 2: Submit your application for a variation

Make an application to vary an authorisation

You can apply to transfer an existing permit for this activity.

Step 1: Download your transfer form

You will need to download and complete the following transfer form. The completed form will be submitted as part of your application:

Step 2: Submit your application

Read Transfer an existing authorisation to find out how to submit your application for a transfer

To apply to surrender an existing permit that authorises this activity, read Surrender an existing authorisation

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Additional information

Surface coating activities are usually, but not always, associated with either a Schedule 23 solvent emissions activity or an Other solvent activity.