The Environmental Permitting (England & Wales) Regulations 2010 have been amended [ Environmental Permitting (England & Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014] to remove the requirement to secure a planning permission before an environmental permit can be issued. This amendment comes into force as of 5 March 2014 which means that both the planning and environmental permitting processes can be undertaken at the same time, rather than awaiting a permission before applying for a permit. GP Planning Ltd’s holistic approach to town and rural planning, permitting and project management allows you to do just that, with both our planning and environmental permitting teams working in unison to achieve success for your business. The same amendment introduces a requirement for Material Recycling Facilities to sample the quality of their input and output material streams, this part comes into force on 1 October 2014. The amendment regulations can be accessed via Legislation.gov.uk