Landfill receiving more than 10 tonnes of waste per day or a total capacity more than 25,000 tonnes
This activity applies to the landfill of waste where the landfill receives more than 10 tonnes of waste per day or with a total capacity exceeding 25,000 tonnes, excluding landfills of inert waste.
You may be required to supply a significant amount of supporting evidence alongside your application forms. Please contact us to discuss what may be required before submitting an application.
Authorisation level
Permit
Pre-application engagemnent
Pre-application public consultation may be required for this activity. Before you apply for a permit, you should consider engaging with the local community to find out the views of those likely to be affected by the proposed activity. You may be asked to demonstrate that you have engaged and share the feedback received as part of the permit application process.
Public consultation
We may publicly consult on applications that, due to their nature or location, have higher likelihood of environmental impact and community impact.
Read more about public participation and engagement
Fit and Proper Person tests
Fit and Proper Person tests apply to this activity. You will be asked in your application if you have any relevant convictions held by you or any additional persons.
For this activity, you will also be asked to demonstrate technical competence and provide financial provision.
Read more about Fit and Proper Person tests
Permit conditions
Permits may contain both standard conditions and conditions specific to the activity and location. The conditions of your permit will be decided when we assess your application. This is to ensure that the appropriate limits and controls are in place to minimise pollution and protect the environment.
If you carry out an activity under a permit authorisation you must comply with the conditions set out in your authorisation. It is an offence if you do not comply with the conditions.
SEPA will not authorise this activity if it poses an unacceptable risk to the environment.
Fees and charges
An annual activity fee applies to this activity. Read our charging information for further information on 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
To apply to for a new permit, or to vary, transfer or surrender an existing permit, please contact landfill@sepa.org.uk
Help and guidance
- Glossary of terms
- BAT Reference document for landfills
- IND-G-019: A practical guide for Schedules 20 & 26 EASR Permit-level Industrial Activities
- IND-G-012: SEPA Guidance on content and scope of site reports and baseline reports
- Noise and vibration management: environmental permits
- IND-G-010: Noise emissions from vehicle reversing alarms
- IND-G-011: SEPA Odour guidance
- IND-T-001: Systematic assessment of resource use and efficiency template
- IND-G-014: Systematic Assessment of resource use and efficiency in EASR permits
- IND-G-017: Capacity & Threshold Guidance for EASR Industrial emissions and Other Emission Activities
- IND-G-020: Identifying a substantial change for Industrial Activities
- IND-G-016: Guidance on appraising derogations from BAT-AELs for Schedule 20 emission activities
- Air Emissions Risk Assessment for Environmental Permits
- IND-LF-G-001 - SEPA guidance: Landfill Site Management Plan
- IND-LF-G-007 - Risk assessment framework for landfill sites
- IND-LF-G-011 - SEPA guidance: Hydrogeological risk assessment for landfills and the derivation of control and trigger levels
- IND-LF-G-009 - SEPA guidance: Monitoring of landfill leachate, groundwater and surface water
- IND-LF-G-010 - SEPA guidance: The Habitats Regulations & the Landfill Regulations
- IND-LF-G-008 - SEPA guidance: Capping for landfill sites
- IND-LF-G-002 - SEPA guidance: Estimate the amount of Financial Provision for landfill sites
- IND-LF-G-003 - SEPA guidance: Prior treatment of waste for landfill
- IND-LF-013 - SEPA guidance: Landfills regulated under the Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations - Closure and Aftercare Management Plan
- WAS-G-58 – SEPA guidance: Landfill restoration
- WAS-G-59 – SEPA guidance: Landfill restoration plan operator notifications
You might also need
- Medium combustion plant – if you are operating your own boiler, engine or generator (including back-up/stand by) for the production of heat or power
- Disposal or recovery of waste by incineration or co-incineration permit
- Temporary storage of hazardous waste permit
- Underground storage of hazardous waste permit
- Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory (SPRI)
- UK Emissions Trading Scheme