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Application for an environmental permit: part B6 bespoke water discharge activity, groundwater activity, or point source emission to water from an installation

Complete if you are applying for a new bespoke permit.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 14 February 2013
• Last updated: 30 April 2025
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  1. 30 April 2025

     Updated form to remove references to a question that is no longer relevant, and a minor amendment to the wording of the guidance on nutrient neutrality.

  2. 21 June 2024

     Updated the application form and removed the separate guidance document. The guidance is now included in the form. Applications received after 21 June 2024 must be on the updated version of the form.

  3. 7 December 2021

     Additional guidance for discharging effluents from an installation and for discharges made to roadside drains or ditches. Additional guidance relating to event duration monitoring point(s), whether watercourses receiving a discharge are dry for part of the year, and effluents that are not likely to contain specific substances.

  4. 22 October 2020

     Table 1 updated to in the application form and additional text in Appendix 6 to clarify the questions. Updated guidance to add text on checking for other permissions.

  5. 3 April 2018

     Removed form F2. You now need to complete form F1 to change a permit for a water discharge or point source groundwater discharge activity.

  6. 14 February 2013

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Part B6: apply for a bespoke water discharge activity, groundwater (point source) activity, or point source emission to water from an installation

Ref: LIT 6777

PDF, 1.1 MB, 65 pages

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Details

Fill in part B6 if you wish to apply for a new bespoke permit for a:

• water discharge activity
• point source discharge groundwater activity
• point source emission to water or sewer from an installation

You must also fill in part:

• A: about you
• B2: new bespoke
• F1: charges and declarations

If you are applying for new bespoke installation, in addition to the above, you also need to fill in part B3 new bespoke installation.

You will need to use an Adobe Acrobat Reader product to complete the forms.

This is one part of the Environmental Permitting Regulations permit application form pack.

Applications we receive from 21 June 2024 must be on this updated version of the part B6 form. We will return any that are not.