Fees and charges (2026-27) : Local Authority permits for Part B installations
The following fees have been prescribed by Government.
The Fees and Charges 2026/27 have not yet been published - once confirmed the fees will be updated.
Mobile plant and Solvent Emission Activities
Application fees
| Type | 2025/26 | 2026/27 | VAT Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard process | £1,650 | TBC | OS |
| Additional fee for operating without a permit | £1,888 | TBC | OS |
| Reduced fee activities (except VRs) | £155 | TBC | OS |
| PVR I and II combined | £257 | TBC | OS |
| Vehicle refinishers (VRs) | £362 | TBC | OS |
| Reduced fee activities: additional fee for operating without a permit | £71 | TBC | OS |
| Mobile screening and crushing plant | £1,650 | TBC | OS |
| For the third to seventh application | £985 | TBC | OS |
| For the eighth and subsequent applications | £498 | TBC | OS |
| Where an application for any of the above is for a combined Part B and waste application, add an extra £279 to the above amounts | £279 | TBC | OS |
Annual subsistence charge
- the additional amounts in brackets must be charged where a permit is for a combined Part B and waste installation
- where a Part B installation is subject to reporting order the E-PRTR Regulation, add an extra £104 to those amounts
| Type | Subsistence | 2025/26 | 2026/27 | VAT Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard process | Low | £772 (+£104) | TBC | OS |
| Medium | £1,161 (+£156) | TBC | OS | |
| HIgh | £1,747 (+£207) | TBC | OS | |
| Reduced fee activities | Low | £79 | TBC | OS |
| Medium | £158 | TBC | OS | |
| High | £237 | TBC | OS | |
| PVR I and II combined | Low | £113 | TBC | OS |
| Medium | £226 | TBC | OS | |
| High | £341 | TBC | OS | |
| Vehicle refinishers | Low | £228 | TBC | OS |
| Medium | £365 | TBC | OS | |
| High | £548 | TBC | OS | |
| Mobile screening and crushing plant for first and second permits | Low | £626 | TBC | OS |
| Medium | £1,034 | TBC | OS | |
| High | £1,551 | TBC | OS | |
| For the third to seventh permits | Low | £385 | TBC | OS |
| Medium | £617 | TBC | OS | |
| High | £924 | TBC | OS | |
| Eighth and subsequent permits | Low | £198 | TBC | OS |
| Medium | £314 | TBC | OS | |
| High | £473 | TBC | OS | |
| Late payment fee | £52 | TBC | OS |
Transfer and surrender
| Type | 2025/26 | 2026/27 | VAT Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard process transfer | £169 | TBC | OS |
| Standard process partial transfer | £497 | TBC | OS |
| New operator at low risk reduced fee activity | £53 | TBC | OS |
| Surrender all Part B activities | £0 | TBC | OS |
| Reduced fee activities transfer | £0 | TBC | OS |
| Reduced fee activities partial transfer | £47 | TBC | OS |
Temporary transfer for mobiles
| Type | 2025/26 | 2026/27 | VAT Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| First transfer | £51 | TBC | OS |
| Repeat following enforcement or warning | £51 | TBC | OS |
Substantial change
| Type | 2025/26 | 2026/27 | VAT Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard process | £1,050 | TBC | OS |
| Standard process where the substantial charge results in a new PPC activity | £1,650 | TBC | OS |
| Reduced fee activities | £102 | TBC | OS |
Local Authority Permits for Part B installations
| Number of permits | Subsistence | 2025/26 | 2026/27 | VAT Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low | £1,034 | TBC | OS |
| Medium | £1,551 | TBC | OS | |
| 2 | Low | £1,304 | TBC | OS |
| Medium | £1,551 | TBC | OS | |
| 3 | Low | £617 | TBC | OS |
| Medium | £924 | TBC | OS | |
| 4 | Low | £617 | TBC | OS |
| Medium | £924 | TBC | OS | |
| 5 | Low | £617 | TBC | OS |
| Medium | £924 | TBC | OS | |
| 6 | Low | £617 | TBC | OS |
| Medium | £924 | TBC | OS | |
| 7 | Low | £617 | TBC | OS |
| Medium | £924 | TBC | OS | |
| 8 and over | Low | £314 | TBC | OS |
| Medium | £473 | TBC | OS |
LA-IPPC charges
- NB - every subsistence charge in the table below includes the additional £104 charge to cover LA extra costs in dealing with reporting under the E-PRTR Regulation
- subsistence charges can be paid in four equal quarterly instalments paid on 1 April, 1 July, 1 October and 1 January - where paid quarterly the total amount payable to the local authority will be increased by £38
- reduced fee activities are: Service Stations, Vehicle Refinishers, Dry Cleaners and Small Waste Oil Burners under 0.4MW
Local Authority element
| Type of charge | 2025/26 | 2026/27 | VAT Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application | £3,363 | TBC | OS |
| Additional fee for operating without a permit | £1,188 | TBC | OS |
| Annual subsistence Low | £1,446 | TBC | OS |
| Annual subsistence Medium | £1,610 | TBC | OS |
| Annual subsistence High | £2,333 | TBC | OS |
| Subsistence variation | £1,368 | TBC | OS |
| Transfer | £235 | TBC | OS |
| Partial transfer | £698 | TBC | OS |
| Surrender | £698 | TBC | OS |
Newspaper advertisements
Newspaper adverts may be required under EPR at the discretion of the LA as part of the consultation process when considering an application (see Chapter 9 of the General Guidance Manual). This will be undertaken and paid for by the LA and the charging scheme contains a provision for the LA to recoup its costs
Last modified on 17 March 2026
