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ByEnvironment Agencystone_spark_6a9ef0

The environmental permit, consent and licence you may need before you install a ground source or surface water source heating or cooling system.

Adapted edition

Environmental permit compliance
Document type
Reference Guide
Format
DOCX
Pages
7
Language
English
Version
1.0
Updated
2026-09-17
Category
Safety & operations
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0
Description

The environmental permit, consent and licence you may need before you install a ground source or surface water source heating or cooling system. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.

Contents
  • Apply for groundwater investigation consent
  • Apply for an abstraction licence
  • Charges for an abstraction licence
  • Permit exemption for discharges
  • Discharges from surface water open loop heat pump systems for a single domestic property
  • Activity and conditions you must comply with
  • Comply with this RPS
  • When to check back
  • Standard rules water discharge permits for surface water systems
  • Before you apply for a standard rules water discharge permit
  • Apply for a standard rules water discharge permit
  • Fees and charges for a standard rules water discharge permit
  • When to apply for a bespoke discharge permit
  • Get advice or help with your application
  • When to apply for an environmental permit for a flood risk activity
  • Comply with your abstraction licence or environmental permit for discharge
Source and licence
Open loop heat pump systems: apply to install one

Environment Agency

Original source OGL-UK-3.0

AttributionEnvironment Agency, ‘Open loop heat pump systems: apply to install one’ (updated 23 February 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.

Version history
  • v1.017/09/2026
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