Immissionsschutz: Genehmigung für die Änderung von genehmigungsbedürftigen Anlagen beantragen

If you intend to make significant changes to an installation that requires a permit, you must apply for a permit from the responsible authority.

Do you operate an installation that requires a permit under immission control law, for which you already have a permit under immission control law, and are you planning to make significant changes to this installation?

Significant changes are deemed to exist if the change in location, quality or operation could have adverse effects. If these are also significant for the approval requirements for installations requiring approval, approval is required.

A permit is also always required if the modification or expansion of the operation of installations requiring a permit causes the performance limits or the size of the installation to be reached. For this reason, significant changes to installations requiring approval must be reviewed by the immission control authority.

To do this, you must submit an application for a modification permit and submit all the documents required for the assessment. The application can be made in writing or electronically.

However, approval is not required if

• the adverse effects caused by the change are obviously minor and
• compliance with the requirements of the licensing conditions of the Federal Immission Control Act for installations subject to licensing is ensured.

This also applies if an approved installation or parts of an approved installation are to be replaced within the scope of the approval granted.

If the operator is of the opinion that the planned change is not significant, notification of the change to the competent authority is required.

• Application
• Required drawings, plans, documents
• Explanations of the installation/project
• Other documents (if necessary, ask the responsible authority (ELiA checklist))

You must prove that you will fulfill the obligations of the Federal Immission Control Act when modifying the system.

The project must not conflict with any other public law regulations or concerns.

Fees are charged for the official act. The amount is primarily based on the installation costs of the facility or the administrative costs. Further details are regulated by the Immission Control Costs Ordinance M-V.

If you wish to apply to the competent authority for a partial permit for an installation requiring a permit, you must first submit the application documents in full.

You can do this in writing or electronically. The competent authority will confirm receipt of the application in writing or electronically, check it for completeness and involve other specialist authorities if necessary.

If necessary, the authority will request further documents.

6 months for the formal procedure
3 months for the simplified procedure

There is no deadline.

• Objection
• Complaint

• Modification of an installation requiring approval in accordance with the Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG); approval for a significant modification
• A significant change exists in particular,
  • if the change
    • the location
    • the nature or
    • the operation of the installation requiring approval may have adverse effects and
    • these may be significant for the approval requirements for installations requiring approval in accordance with the Federal Immission Control Act.
• Approval is always required if the modification or extension of the operation of the installation requiring approval results in performance limits or installation sizes being reached.
• Application: electronic application under immission control law (EliA) or in writing
• Responsible: immission control authority

State Offices for Agriculture and the Environment (StÄLU), Department 5