Environmental health and housing services charges

Private Water Supply Charges

Please ring Environmental Health on 01271 388870 for details.

Abandoned Vehicles

Abandoned vehicle removed from private land at the request (in writing) of the landowner or authorised person.  £67.45 plus V.A.T

Fishery Products

Landed Fish Products - 1 euro per tonne of fishery product entering an establishment, from factory vessels on landing, 3rd country imports and consignments over 1 tonne landed. - Subject to change

LAPC and LAPPC Charges

The Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 provide for the setting of fees and charges for Local Authority – Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (LA-IPPC), and Local Air Pollution Prevention and Control (LAPPC) at levels that will recover costs to local authorities of implementing the system. The fees and charges are set nationally by DEFRA in consultation with affected industries and local authorities. The charges for 2008/09 are currently out to consultation, and it is likely that they will be implemented unchanged. The charges are as follows:

Application Fee

Where an application for any of the above is for a combined Part B and waste application, add an extra £294 to the above amounts

Annual Subsistence Charge

* The additional amounts in brackets will be charged where a permit is for a combined Part B and waste installation.

Where a Part B Installation is subject to reporting under the E-PRTR Regulation, an additional £99 will apply to the above amounts.

Transfer and Surrender

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Subsistence charges can be paid in four equal quarterly instalments paid on 1st of April, July, October & January. When paid quarterly, the total amount payable to the local authority will be increased by £36.00

Reduced Fee Activities are:

Service Stations, Vehicle Refinishers, Dry Cleaners & Small Waste Oil Burners under 0.4MW

LAPC & LAPPC

Mobile Plant Charges

LA-IPPC Charges

NB - every subsistence charge in the table below includes the additional £98 charge to cover Local Authority extra costs in dealing with reporting under the E-PRTR Regulation.

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Subsistence charges can be paid in four equal quarterly instalments paid on 1st of April, July, October & January. When paid quarterly, the total amount payable to the local authority will be increased by £36.00. There is no extra fee payable to the Environmental Agency where quarterly payments are made.

Newspaper adverts may be required under EPR at the discretion of the council as part of the consultation process when considering an application (see chapter 9 of the General Guidance Manual). These will be placed by us and the charges will contain a provision for us to recover any costs from the operator.

Charges for Permits are determined by the Department of Environment and Rural Affairs

Licensing Charges - Licensing Act 2003

Premises Licences/Club Premises Certificates

*  A multiplier is applied to premises in bands D and E, where they are exclusive or primarily in the business of supplying alcohol for consumption on the premises (mainly large town and city centre pubs):

*  Club premises Certificates will not be subject to these multipliers.

Large Venues

Where the maximum number of persons the applicant proposes should, during the times when the existing licence authorises licensable activities to take place on the premises, be allowed on the premises at the same time is 5000 or more, an application must be accompanied by an additional fee:

The Large Venue fees above do not apply where the premises in respect of which the application has been made:

(a) is a structure which is not a vehicle, vessel or moveable structure, and

(b) has been constructed or structurally altered for the purposes, or for purposes which include the purpose, of enabling -

(i) the premises to be used for the licensable activities the applicant proposes the licence should authorise,

(ii) the premises to be modified temporarily from time to time, if relevant, for the premises to be used for the licensable activities referred to in the application;

(iii) at least the number of persons the applicant proposes should during the times when the licence authorises licensable activities to take place on the premises, be allowed on the premises, to be allowed on the premise at such times, and

(iv) the premises to be used in a manner which is not inconsistent with the operation schedule accompanying the application.

Exemptions

Applications for Premises Licences/Club Premises Certificates, which relate to the provision of regulated entertainment only - NO FEE payable, where:

1. The application is by a proprietor of an educational institution in respect of premises that are or form part of an educational establishment:

(a) The establishment is a school or college;

(b) The provision of regulated entertainment on the premises is carried on by the establishment for and on behalf of the establishment; OR

2. The application is in respect of premises that are or form part of a church hall, chapel hall or similar building or a village hall, parish hall, or other similar building.

Additionally, NO annual fee is payable under the above exemption.

Meat Cutting Premises

For further information regarding the charges involved in Meat Inspection Charges and Meat Cutting Premises please contact:

Regional Manager
Meat Hygiene Service
6th Floor, Quantock House
Paul Street
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 3NX

01823 330066

Criminal Records Bureau

The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) has been set up by the Home Office to improve access to criminal record checks for employment-related and voluntary appointment purposes. The Bureau is the Council’s sole source of such checks through its Disclosure Service.

The Environmental Health Unit will use the Disclosure process to ensure the suitability of applications for certain licences and registrations. Where such checks are required, an additional fee of £26.00* for a Standard Disclosure or £36.00* for an Enhanced Disclosure may apply. This fee will be passed directly to the CRB.
* Subject to change


Once completed by the applicant, the request for Disclosure form is handed back to the Council, countersigned by an authorised signatory and then forwarded to the Bureau for appropriate action.

There is an additional £15.00 administration fee payable to cover the council's processing costs and referral to the CRB.

The applicant will receive the original disclosure information for their reference. The Council will receive a copy of the information to help determine the outcome of the relevant application.

All disclosures are handled according to a Code of Practice, a copy of which is available on request.

Further information about the Criminal Records Bureau can be obtained by telephoning the CRB information line on 0870 90 90 811 or by visiting its website:  www.crb.gov.uk

Gambling Act 2005 – Betting, Gaming and Lotteries

See the Gambling Act 2005 Toolkit - Useful Leaflets and Guidance (flow charts) – for further information.

The fee to be sent with written notice of intention to make gaming machines available (2 or less machines ) is £50

The fee to accompany an application is £200 (including renewals) except where:

1) The fee payable under section 219(3) (b) of the Gambling Act on giving a temporary use notice shall be £50.00

2) The fee payable under section 227(6) (a) of the Gambling Act for the replacement of an endorsed copy of a temporary use notice shall be £10.50

Application for the registration of a Small Society Lottery - fee to accompany £40.00

Annual Fee - payable within the period of 2 months which ends immediately before each anniversary of the registration £20.00

Occasional Use Notices

Currently No fee payable.