Display an installation requiring approval for the first time due to a change in the law 
If you are erecting or have erected an installation that requires a permit and this installation has not yet been approved or registered, you must report this to the responsible authority in good time.
-
Basic information
Coal-fired power plants, industrial plants, intensive livestock farming and similar facilities cause air pollution, noise, vibrations, etc. to a particularly high degree.
In order to protect people and the environment from harmful environmental impacts and to prevent the occurrence of harmful environmental impacts, such plants require a permit for construction and operation in accordance with the Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG). The installations that require a permit due to their type and size are listed exhaustively in the Ordinance on Installations Requiring a Permit (4th BIm-SchV).
An installation that does not require a permit and has already been erected or the erection or substantial modification of which has begun, becomes subject to a permit when it is included in the list of installations requiring a permit in the Ordinance (4th BImSchV). In this case, the plant is subject to the approval requirements under immission control law and must be registered with the competent authority within three months of the respective 4th Federal Immission Control Ordinance coming into force.
Requirements
- This is a notification obligation. As the operator of the installation, you comply with this obligation if you submit the notification to the competent authority by the deadline.
- If the required documents are not already submitted with the notification, you can submit them to the competent authority within a further two months.
-
Procedure
- You register the system with the responsible authority within three months of the respective ordinance coming into force in which your system was included in the catalog of systems requiring approval (4th BImSchV).
- You must do this in writing.
- Enclose the required documents. Alternatively, you can also submit the documents to the competent authority within a further two months of registration.
- The competent authority will confirm receipt in writing or electronically. If necessary, the authority will request further documents.
- The competent authority may also impose additional orders on you to ensure that your installation fulfills the obligations under the Federal Immission Control Act or that other public law regulations and concerns do not conflict with the construction and operation of the installation.
Online application:
- Use the online service.
- Please log in with your access data via the Gemeinsam-Online service account or register first.
- ELiA-Online is a form-based online service that can also be used to attach additional documents (expert reports, drawings, etc.) to the application or notification using the upload function.
-
Necessary Documents
- ELiA forms
- (Electronic immission control application), available on the website of the Trade Supervisory Authority of the State of Bremen
- Required drawings, plans or expert opinions
- Explanatory notes on the system
- Other documents
- If necessary, ask the competent authority
- ELiA forms
-
Competent Department
-
Die Senatorin für Umwelt, Klima und Wissenschaft I Referat 23
- +49 421 361 2407
- An der Reeperbahn 2, 28217 Bremen
- Website
- office
@umwelt. bremen. de
-
Gewerbeaufsicht des Landes Bremen | Dienstort Bremen
- +49 421 361 6260
- Parkstraße 58-60, 28209 Bremen
- Website
- office
@gewerbeaufsicht. bremen. de - Legally secure e-communication more
-
Landesamt für Bergbau, Energie und Geologie
- +49 511 643 0
- Stilleweg 2, 30655 Hannover
- Website
- poststelle-
hannover @lbeg. niedersachsen. de
-
Gewerbeaufsicht des Landes Bremen | Dienstort Bremerhaven
- 0471 596132-70
- Lange Straße 119, 27580 Bremerhaven
- Website
- office
@gewerbeaufsicht. bremen. de
-
-
Online Services
-
ELiA-Online - Electronic application under immission control law
You would like to construct or modify an installation that requires a permit. Then you can create the necessary applications or notifications digitally here in the "ELiA-Online" online service and submit them to the responsible authority.
-
-
Fees / Costs
gebührenfrei
-
Deadlines & processing time
What deadlines must be paid attention to?
Application deadline: 3 months.
The application must be submitted within 3 months of the respective 4th BImSchV coming into force.How long does it take to process
Depending on the individual case.
This page has been automatically translated by DeepL. We cannot guarantee that the translation is correct.
The official information in German is complete and correct. 05.11.2025