Apply for a Waste Facility Permit
Dublin City Council is responsible for issuing waste facility permits and certificates of registration in the city council area.
The Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) Regulations 2007 (as amended) and Waste Management (Facility Permit) Regulations 2008 (as amended) came in to effect on the 1st June 2008.
Dublin City Council is responsible for issuing waste facility permits and certificates of registration in the city council area.
A Guidance Manual on the implementation of the regulations has been prepared by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Download the full manual here.
Waste Facility Permit application for a facility/mobile plant or Certificate of Registration application forms for facility/mobile plant are available below or alternatively they are available by request from: [email protected]
Application Forms
Please see below other useful links that will help with the completion of the application forms:
- EPA LoW codes.
- EPA Guidance on the Interpretation and Application of List of Waste Entries and Sub-Entries, February 2025.
- It may be that you need to hold a separate meeting with Dublin City Council’s planning department. If clarification is required under Article 11 of the Regulations.
- A Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy Ireland’s National Waste Policy 2020-2025.
- The National Hazardous Waste Management Plan 2021-2027 produced by the EPA.
It is recommended that pre-application consultations or discussions with Dublin City Council (in the case of a private sector application) are undertaken before making a formal submission/application for any of the above types of applications. This can be arranged by emailing [email protected] . The pre-application consultation also fulfils requirements under the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations, for sites that may require an EIA1 . An applicant may also need to hold a separate meeting with the relevant planning authority.