If your planned investment may have a smaller or larger impact on the natural environment, you must obtain an environmental permit before its implementation. Our company will help you obtain it - in the article below we present the most important information on this subject.
Environmental Conditions Decision – What is it? When should you submit an application?
Environmental decision is the result of an analysis of the project in terms of its impact on the natural environment. If it turns out to be too large or even devastating, the relevant office refuses to grant a permit for the investment, indicating areas requiring improvement. However, if the indicators are within the norm, the decision is positive and the investor can start construction.
This type of procedure is intended to eliminate situations in which a housing estate, road or any other investment will contribute to the deterioration of air quality, contamination of soil, groundwater or other losses that will negatively affect nature.
It is worth mentioning that the environmental decision is issued at the very beginning of the construction process, before other decisions, including permission for a road investment, the establishment of an airport, or the determination of the location of a railway line.
What requires obtaining an environmental decision? What devices, installations and buildings does it concern?
The decision on environmental conditions does not have to apply to the new investment as a whole. Of course, it is often issued based on an application related to residential, industrial and commercial development, but investors must remember it on many other occasions as well.
We are talking here, for example, about designingand the creation of installations for above-ground storage of hazardous substances and gases, as well as the construction of structures used in animal breeding.
Are you wondering whether your planned investment requires an environmental decision? Take advantage of the knowledge and experience of our consultants. Contact us and we will explain the entire process in detail and provide you with key information regarding your project.
What else is worth knowing about the environmental decision?
To obtain a positive decision on environmental conditions, you must first prepare an appropriate application and then submit it to the body responsible for the investment in question. This may be the city president, district governor, mayor or a specific institution, such as the State Forests.
In addition to basic information about the planned project, the application must include a number of attachments, such as an Information Card, a cadastral map and an extract from the land register. Based on the documentation provided, the said body may make a positive or negative decision.
In the latter case, it may be necessary to make minor changes or completely redesign the investment. Remember that both national and European environmental protection regulations are currently strict, so it is difficult to count on leniency. In order for everything to go smoothly, extensive knowledge and experience are needed to get through the entire procedure as quickly as possible.
Help in obtaining an environmental decision - rely on specialists
Considering what requirements must be met to obtain an environmental decision and how complicated the process leading to it is, it is worth considering using the support of advisors.
EkoMeritum specializes in environmental consulting, which is why we offer comprehensive assistance in obtaining decisions on environmental conditions.. As part of our cooperation, we will thoroughly analyze the specifics of the undertaking and indicate what attachments should be prepared. We also support when the documentation is analyzed by the Authority by preparing explanations and supplements.
