Permitted operators will be contacted at random by telephone, with the survey taking approximately 15 minutes to complete.
The information gathered will feed into the EA's 'light touch' review of the intensive farming permitting process, which is looking at:
- Pre-application (issues include technical assessments and standards, risk assessments for odour, PM10, bio-aerosols, NH3)
- Permitting (issues include permitting process, thresholds for permitting, and new approaches)
- Compliance
The NFU is encouraging members to take part in the survey in order to make their views known and help to improve the permitting process.
If you are not contacted directly, but would like to feed into the review, you can email your comments to NFU environment policy adviser Anna Simpson.