# The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007, Paragraph 5: Public participation: scope


(1) Paragraph 6 applies to every application for the grant of an environmental permit except an application in relation to—
(a) mobile plant; or
(b) a standard facility, unless the facility is a Part A installation.
(2) Paragraph 6 applies to every application to vary an environmental permit if—
(a) it would entail a substantial change; or
(b) the regulator determines that the paragraph should apply.
(3) Paragraph 8 applies to every regulator initiated variation if—
(a) it would entail a substantial change; or
(b) the regulator determines that the paragraph should apply.
(4) But, paragraphs 6 and 8 do not apply to the extent that the application or regulator initiated variation relates to—
(a) the burning of waste oil in an appliance with a rated thermal input of less than 0.4 megawatts;
(b) dry cleaning;
(c) the unloading of petrol into stationary storage tanks at a service station if it is an activity within paragraph (d) of Part B of Section 1.2 of Part 2 of Schedule 1; or
(d) any motor vehicle refuelling activity within paragraph (e) or (f) of Part B of Section 1.2 of Part 2 of Schedule 1.
(5) In this paragraph—
“change in operation” means a change in the nature or functioning, or an extension, of an installation, which may have consequences for the environment;
“co-incineration plant” has the meaning given in Section 5.1 of Part 2 of Schedule 1;
“dry cleaning” has the meaning given in Part B of Section 7 of Part 2 of Schedule 1;
“incineration plant” has the meaning given in Section 5.1 of Part 2 of Schedule 1;
“substantial change” means a change in operation of an installation which in the regulator’s opinion may have significant negative effects on human beings or the environment and includes—
(a) in relation to a Part A installation, a change in operation which in itself meets the thresholds, if any, set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1, and
(b) in relation to an incineration plant or co-incineration plant for non-hazardous waste, a change in operation which would involve the incineration or co-incineration of hazardous waste.
(6) When assessing whether a change in operation of a Part B installation has significant effects on the environment, the regulator must consider only its emissions to air.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2007/9780110788760/schedule/5/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-regulations-2007/schedule-5/paragraph-5
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