SUMMARY OF WASTE

LICENSING PROCESS
PRE-APPLICATION STAGE

Applicant may make

1 pre-application
enquiry

Applicant publishes notice of Applicant erects Applicant notifies

intention to apply for a licence site notice Planning Authority
in newspaper

Applicant
Applicant applies
PRE-PROPOSED DECISION

may apply
for waiver
or refund
2 for licence or review
of fee of licence
EPA notifies statutory consultees
EPA receives submissions from any person
EPA assesses application EPA requests additional information
Applicant submits additional information
EPA Board determines
application

EPA publishes PD and notifies all parties

POST-PROPOSED DECISION

EPA issues Proposed

30 DAYS
3 Decision (PD)
EPA may receive objections /
oral hearing requests

If objection(s)
EPA circulates EPA decision

4 MONTHS STATUTORY DEADLINE

4 received by EPA
objections to
other objectors on oral hearing 5
and applicant request
Where no
objections
are
received
EPA assesses EPA receives
submissions Oral hearing
objections/submissions
on objections

Consideration by EPA Board Report on oral hearing

Parties have
EPA issues a
8 weeks to
apply for a
Judicial Review
6 Final Decision (FD)
EPA publishes FD and
notifies all parties

The EPA shall review a licence subject to Section 46(2) of the Waste Management
Act 1996 as amended.
The EPA may review a licence within 3 years with the consent of or on the
application of the licensee subject to Sections 46(1), 46(3) & 46(5) of the Waste
Management Act 1996 as amended.

All licensing documentation is available on www.epa.ie