Immission control licence - application
<p>Industrial plants that cause particularly high levels of air pollution and noise pollution or in which certain quantities of hazardous substances are present and are to be operated at the same location for longer than twelve months require a permit under immission control legislation before they can be erected and operated.</p>
<p>A list of these installations can be found in the Annex to the Ordinance on Installations Requiring Authorisation (4th BImSchV)</p>
Air pollution Application Asphalt mixing plants Breweries Building permit Control Disposal Environmental impact Expansion Factory Gases, Gravel plants Hazard Hazardous Hazardous substances Immission Immission Control Act Immissionsschutz Industrial plants Lantern Mental New authorisation New settlement Noise Noise pollution Noise protection Ordinance Pesticides Pollution Production Production expansion Settlement Slaughterhouses Substances Test stands builders causes certain chemical environmental graves legislation levels mixing particularly

# Immission control licence - application

## Summary

Industrial plants that cause heavy air and noise pollution or use hazardous substances require a licence.
## Description

Industrial plants that cause particularly high levels of air pollution and noise pollution or in which certain quantities of hazardous substances are present and are to be operated at the same location for longer than twelve months require a permit under immission control legislation before they can be erected and operated.

A list of these installations can be found in the Annex to the Ordinance on Installations Requiring Authorisation (4th BImSchV)

## Responsible Department

RKU
## Required Documents

Applicants receive a checklist on which the documents to be submitted are labelled.

Please note:  

Early contact can help to avoid delays. Procedural issues, detailed application documents required and the need for an environmental impact assessment in accordance with the Environmental Impact Assessment Act (UVPG) can be discussed before the application is submitted.

## Prerequisites

An industrial plant requires a licence under immission control law before it is erected and commissioned if

* it causes a particularly high level of air pollution and noise pollution **or**
* it contains certain quantities of hazardous substances **and**
* the plant is to be operated at the same location for longer than twelve months.

## Fee Range

The amount of the authorisation fee is calculated on the basis of the list of costs, taking into account the investment costs and administrative expenses. The minimum fee is 1,750 euros.

## Processing Time

The processing time is three to seven months.

## Legal Basis

Federal Immission Control Act and associated ordinances

## Further Links

* [Checklist](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dms/Home/Stadtverwaltung/Referat-fuer-Klima-und-Umweltschutz/Dokumente/Genehmigungspflichtige_Anlagen/Checkliste_Antragsunterlagen.pdf)
* [4. BImSchV](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bimschv_4_2013/BJNR097310013.html)

## Keywords

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* Application
* Asphalt mixing plants
* Breweries
* Building permit
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* Disposal
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* Expansion
* Factory
* Gases,
* Gravel plants
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* Immission
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* Immissionsschutz
* Industrial plants
* Lantern
* Mental
* New authorisation
* New settlement
* Noise
* Noise pollution
* Noise protection
* Ordinance
* Pesticides
* Pollution
* Production
* Production expansion
* Settlement
* Slaughterhouses
* Substances
* Test stands
* builders
* causes
* certain
* chemical
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* graves
* legislation
* levels
* mixing
* particularly
