Source: BUS Sachsen-Anhalt (Linie6Plus)

Display an installation requiring approval for the first time due to a change in the law

Description

Coal-fired power plants, industrial plants, intensive livestock farming and similar facilities cause air pollution, noise, vibrations, etc. to a particularly high degree.

In order to protect people and the environment from harmful environmental impacts and to prevent the occurrence of harmful environmental impacts, such plants require a permit for construction and operation in accordance with the Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG). The installations that require a permit due to their type and size are listed exhaustively in the Ordinance on Installations Requiring a Permit (4th BIm-SchV).

An installation that does not require a permit and that has already been erected or whose erection or major modification has already begun becomes subject to a permit when it is included in the list of installations requiring a permit in the Ordinance (4th BImSchV). In this case, the plant is subject to the approval requirements under immission control law and must be registered with the competent authority within three months of the respective 4th Federal Immission Control Ordinance coming into force.

Prerequisites

This is a notification obligation. As the operator of the installation, you comply with this obligation if you submit the notification to the competent authority by the deadline.
If the required documents are not already submitted with the notification, you can submit them to the competent authority within a further two months.

Required documents

Required drawings, plans, expert opinions
explanations and
other documents (if necessary, ask the competent authority).

Responsible body

Responsibility lies with the immission control authorities of the districts and independent cities or with the State Administration Office. For matters subject to mining supervision, please contact the State Office for Geology and Mining (LAGB). You can obtain detailed information from the relevant authorities.

Procedure

You register the system with the responsible authority within three months of the respective ordinance coming into force in which your system was included in the catalog of systems requiring approval (4th BImSchV).
You must do this in writing.
Enclose the required documents. Alternatively, you can also submit the documents to the competent authority within a further two months of registration.
The competent authority will confirm receipt in writing or electronically. If necessary, the authority will request further documents.
The competent authority may also impose additional orders on you to ensure that your installation fulfills the obligations under the Federal Immission Control Act or that other public law regulations and concerns do not conflict with the construction and operation of the installation.