Apply for permits and licences or send in returns

Apply for a Flood Defence Consent

Before you start work on or near a main river, watercourse or sea defence you should submit your plans to us and apply for a Flood Defence Consent. Find out how to apply, how much it costs and how long it takes.   

• Apply for a Flood Defence Consent

e-business returns

Our online facility allows customers to submit information to us on waste tonnage, water abstraction and water discharge returns.

• e-business returns

Environmental permitting

Environmental permitting covers waste and installations, water discharge and groundwater activities, and the regulation of radioactive substances:

• Apply for an environmental permit or register an exemption

Register your septic tank

• Register your septic tank or private sewage treatment plant

Hazardous waste

• Register or renew as a hazardous waste producer

Waste carriers, brokers and dealers

• Register or renew as a waste carrier/broker/dealer

Water abstraction

• Apply for a water abstraction licence