Summary
In short
- An environmental permit register is a register used in KnowEnviro that lists every environmental permit, licence and consent held, with conditions and expiry dates. It is built against ISO 14001 cl.6.1.3 and forms part of the Environmental Management programme.
- Built once and updated as permits change. Maintained by the environment lead.
- The template holds 40 fields across 4 sections, with permits and consents repeating for each entry.
- Scoring is currency percent, where high is good.
- ISO 14001 is environmental management systems. The international standard for managing environmental aspects, obligations and impacts. Certifiable.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Site, Clause Register.
What it is
What it is
What is an environmental permit register?
An environmental permit register is a register used in KnowEnviro that lists every environmental permit, licence and consent held, with conditions and expiry dates. It is built against ISO 14001 cl.6.1.3 and forms part of the Environmental Management programme.
When is an environmental permit register completed?
An environmental permit register is completed once at set up, then whenever an entry is added, changed or retired. Built once and updated as permits change.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This register is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this register covers has occurred, or is about to
- A new record is needed; each one gets its own ID in the form EPERM-2026-000
- You are running the Environmental Management programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links site, clause register
Not for
- Permit Condition Compliance Log, which tracks compliance with each individual permit condition.
- Anything outside KnowEnviro, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ISO 14001Environmental management systems
The international standard for managing environmental aspects, obligations and impacts. Certifiable.
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the environmental permit register template based on?+
It is built against ISO 14001 cl.6.1.3. ISO 14001 is environmental management systems. The international standard for managing environmental aspects, obligations and impacts. Certifiable. ISO is international Organization for Standardization. A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
What sections does the environmental permit register contain?+
There are 4 sections: header, permits and consents, coverage check, register health. Together they hold 40 fields, 29 of which are required.
How often is an environmental permit register raised?+
A new record is raised once at set up, then whenever an entry is added, changed or retired. Each one is given an ID in the form EPERM-2026-000, so it can be traced and referenced from other records.
Which programme does the environmental permit register belong to?+
It is part of Environmental Management. An ISO 14001 system with obligations tracked and evaluated rather than listed.
How is an environmental permit register scored?+
Scoring is currency percent. High is good. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the environmental permit register template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the environmental permit register library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowEnviro — environment and energy. Aspects, permits, waste, emissions, spills and sustainability reporting.
Sources
Sources
- ISO 14001 — Environmental management systems
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization