diff --git a/backend/src/db/migrations/20250722152841_add-policies-environments-table.ts b/backend/src/db/migrations/20250722152841_add-policies-environments-table.ts
index 3c2edc365..450a6c4d6 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/migrations/20250722152841_add-policies-environments-table.ts
+++ b/backend/src/db/migrations/20250722152841_add-policies-environments-table.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export async function up(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
       t.uuid("envId").notNullable();
       t.foreign("envId").references("id").inTable(TableName.Environment).onDelete("CASCADE");
       t.timestamps(true, true, true);
+      t.unique(["policyId", "envId"]);
     });
   }
   if (!(await knex.schema.hasTable(TableName.SecretApprovalPolicyEnvironment))) {
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ export async function up(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
       t.uuid("envId").notNullable();
       t.foreign("envId").references("id").inTable(TableName.Environment).onDelete("CASCADE");
       t.timestamps(true, true, true);
+      t.unique(["policyId", "envId"]);
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/access-approval-policy-router.ts b/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/access-approval-policy-router.ts
index c01d2fc28..ef44344de 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/access-approval-policy-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/access-approval-policy-router.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ export const registerAccessApprovalPolicyRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvi
         actorOrgId: req.permission.orgId,
         ...req.body,
         projectSlug: req.body.projectSlug,
-        name: req.body.name ?? `${req.body.environment || req.body.environments?.join("-")}-${nanoid(3)}`,
+        name:
+          req.body.name ?? `${req.body.environment || req.body.environments?.join("-").substring(0, 250)}-${nanoid(3)}`,
         enforcementLevel: req.body.enforcementLevel
       });
       return { approval };
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-dal.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-dal.ts
index e01b51a5d..9baf762d6 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-dal.ts
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export interface TAccessApprovalPolicyDALFactory
       }
     | undefined
   >;
-  findPoliciesByEnvIdAndSecretPath: (
+  findPolicyByEnvIdAndSecretPath: (
     { envIds, secretPath }: { envIds: string[]; secretPath: string },
     tx?: Knex
   ) => Promise<{
@@ -399,17 +399,17 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyDALFactory = (db: TDbClient): TAccessApprovalPo
           void qb.where(`${TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy}.id`, "=", customFilter.policyId);
         }
       })
-      .where((qb) => {
-        if (customFilter?.envId) {
-          void qb.where(`${TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyEnvironment}.envId`, "=", customFilter.envId);
-        }
-      })
       .join(
         TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyEnvironment,
         `${TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy}.id`,
         `${TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyEnvironment}.policyId`
       )
       .join(TableName.Environment, `${TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyEnvironment}.envId`, `${TableName.Environment}.id`)
+      .where((qb) => {
+        if (customFilter?.envId) {
+          void qb.where(`${TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyEnvironment}.envId`, "=", customFilter.envId);
+        }
+      })
       .leftJoin(
         TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyApprover,
         `${TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy}.id`,
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyDALFactory = (db: TDbClient): TAccessApprovalPo
     }
   };
 
-  const findPoliciesByEnvIdAndSecretPath: TAccessApprovalPolicyDALFactory["findPoliciesByEnvIdAndSecretPath"] = async (
+  const findPolicyByEnvIdAndSecretPath: TAccessApprovalPolicyDALFactory["findPolicyByEnvIdAndSecretPath"] = async (
     { envIds, secretPath },
     tx
   ) => {
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyDALFactory = (db: TDbClient): TAccessApprovalPo
       });
       return formattedDocs?.[0];
     } catch (error) {
-      throw new DatabaseError({ error, name: "FindPoliciesByEnvIdAndSecretPath" });
+      throw new DatabaseError({ error, name: "findPolicyByEnvIdAndSecretPath" });
     }
   };
 
@@ -687,6 +687,6 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyDALFactory = (db: TDbClient): TAccessApprovalPo
     findById,
     softDeleteById,
     findLastValidPolicy,
-    findPoliciesByEnvIdAndSecretPath
+    findPolicyByEnvIdAndSecretPath
   };
 };
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-environment-dal.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-environment-dal.ts
index 8485df036..f0d8079cf 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-environment-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-environment-dal.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ import { Knex } from "knex";
 import { TDbClient } from "@app/db";
 import { TableName } from "@app/db/schemas";
 import { DatabaseError } from "@app/lib/errors";
-import { ormify, selectAllTableCols } from "@app/lib/knex";
+import { buildFindFilter, ormify, selectAllTableCols } from "@app/lib/knex";
 
 export type TAccessApprovalPolicyEnvironmentDALFactory = ReturnType<typeof accessApprovalPolicyEnvironmentDALFactory>;
 
 export const accessApprovalPolicyEnvironmentDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
   const accessApprovalPolicyEnvironmentOrm = ormify(db, TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyEnvironment);
 
-  const findAvailablePoliciesIds = async (envId: string, tx?: Knex) => {
+  const findAvailablePoliciesByEnvId = async (envId: string, tx?: Knex) => {
     try {
       const docs = await (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyEnvironment)
         .join(
@@ -18,14 +18,15 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyEnvironmentDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
           `${TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyEnvironment}.policyId`,
           `${TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy}.id`
         )
-        .where({ [`${TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyEnvironment}.envId` as "envId"]: envId })
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises
+        .where(buildFindFilter({ envId }, TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyEnvironment))
         .whereNull(`${TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy}.deletedAt`)
         .select(selectAllTableCols(TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyEnvironment));
       return docs;
     } catch (error) {
-      throw new DatabaseError({ error, name: "findAvailablePoliciesIds" });
+      throw new DatabaseError({ error, name: "findAvailablePoliciesByEnvId" });
     }
   };
 
-  return { ...accessApprovalPolicyEnvironmentOrm, findAvailablePoliciesIds };
+  return { ...accessApprovalPolicyEnvironmentOrm, findAvailablePoliciesByEnvId };
 };
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts
index 693198f0e..0282175df 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
     if (!envId && !envIds) {
       throw new BadRequestError({ message: "Must provide either envId or envIds" });
     }
-    const policy = await accessApprovalPolicyDAL.findPoliciesByEnvIdAndSecretPath({
+    const policy = await accessApprovalPolicyDAL.findPolicyByEnvIdAndSecretPath({
       secretPath,
-      envIds: envId ? [envId] : envIds || []
+      envIds: envId ? [envId] : (envIds as string[])
     });
     return policyId ? policy && policy.id !== policyId : Boolean(policy);
   };
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-policy/secret-approval-policy-dal.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-policy/secret-approval-policy-dal.ts
index c19286105..3212fb902 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-policy/secret-approval-policy-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-policy/secret-approval-policy-dal.ts
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ export const secretApprovalPolicyDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
     return softDeletedPolicy;
   };
 
-  const findPoliciesByEnvIdAndSecretPath = async (
+  const findPolicyByEnvIdAndSecretPath = async (
     { envIds, secretPath }: { envIds: string[]; secretPath: string },
     tx?: Knex
   ) => {
@@ -330,9 +330,9 @@ export const secretApprovalPolicyDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
       });
       return formattedDocs?.[0];
     } catch (error) {
-      throw new DatabaseError({ error, name: "FindPoliciesByEnvIdAndSecretPath" });
+      throw new DatabaseError({ error, name: "findPolicyByEnvIdAndSecretPath" });
     }
   };
 
-  return { ...secretApprovalPolicyOrm, findById, find, softDeleteById, findPoliciesByEnvIdAndSecretPath };
+  return { ...secretApprovalPolicyOrm, findById, find, softDeleteById, findPolicyByEnvIdAndSecretPath };
 };
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-policy/secret-approval-policy-environment-dal.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-policy/secret-approval-policy-environment-dal.ts
index 58c2173de..d12ace04c 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-policy/secret-approval-policy-environment-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-policy/secret-approval-policy-environment-dal.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ import { Knex } from "knex";
 import { TDbClient } from "@app/db";
 import { TableName } from "@app/db/schemas";
 import { DatabaseError } from "@app/lib/errors";
-import { ormify, selectAllTableCols } from "@app/lib/knex";
+import { buildFindFilter, ormify, selectAllTableCols } from "@app/lib/knex";
 
 export type TSecretApprovalPolicyEnvironmentDALFactory = ReturnType<typeof secretApprovalPolicyEnvironmentDALFactory>;
 
 export const secretApprovalPolicyEnvironmentDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
   const secretApprovalPolicyEnvironmentOrm = ormify(db, TableName.SecretApprovalPolicyEnvironment);
 
-  const findAvailablePoliciesIds = async (envId: string, tx?: Knex) => {
+  const findAvailablePoliciesByEnvId = async (envId: string, tx?: Knex) => {
     try {
       const docs = await (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.SecretApprovalPolicyEnvironment)
         .join(
@@ -18,14 +18,15 @@ export const secretApprovalPolicyEnvironmentDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
           `${TableName.SecretApprovalPolicyEnvironment}.policyId`,
           `${TableName.SecretApprovalPolicy}.id`
         )
-        .where({ [`${TableName.SecretApprovalPolicyEnvironment}.envId` as "envId"]: envId })
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises
+        .where(buildFindFilter({ envId }, TableName.SecretApprovalPolicyEnvironment))
         .whereNull(`${TableName.SecretApprovalPolicy}.deletedAt`)
         .select(selectAllTableCols(TableName.SecretApprovalPolicyEnvironment));
       return docs;
     } catch (error) {
-      throw new DatabaseError({ error, name: "findAvailablePoliciesIds" });
+      throw new DatabaseError({ error, name: "findAvailablePoliciesByEnvId" });
     }
   };
 
-  return { ...secretApprovalPolicyEnvironmentOrm, findAvailablePoliciesIds };
+  return { ...secretApprovalPolicyEnvironmentOrm, findAvailablePoliciesByEnvId };
 };
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-policy/secret-approval-policy-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-policy/secret-approval-policy-service.ts
index b6392d018..e3d54bcf5 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-policy/secret-approval-policy-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-policy/secret-approval-policy-service.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export const secretApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
     if (!envIds && !envId) {
       throw new BadRequestError({ message: "At least one environment should be provided" });
     }
-    const policy = await secretApprovalPolicyDAL.findPoliciesByEnvIdAndSecretPath({
+    const policy = await secretApprovalPolicyDAL.findPolicyByEnvIdAndSecretPath({
       envIds: envId ? [envId] : envIds || [],
       secretPath
     });
diff --git a/backend/src/services/project-env/project-env-service.ts b/backend/src/services/project-env/project-env-service.ts
index 9d4fb86ee..b76e93fed 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/project-env/project-env-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/project-env/project-env-service.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ type TProjectEnvServiceFactoryDep = {
   permissionService: Pick<TPermissionServiceFactory, "getProjectPermission">;
   licenseService: Pick<TLicenseServiceFactory, "getPlan">;
   keyStore: Pick<TKeyStoreFactory, "acquireLock" | "setItemWithExpiry" | "getItem" | "waitTillReady">;
-  accessApprovalPolicyEnvironmentDAL: Pick<TAccessApprovalPolicyEnvironmentDALFactory, "findAvailablePoliciesIds">;
-  secretApprovalPolicyEnvironmentDAL: Pick<TSecretApprovalPolicyEnvironmentDALFactory, "findAvailablePoliciesIds">;
+  accessApprovalPolicyEnvironmentDAL: Pick<TAccessApprovalPolicyEnvironmentDALFactory, "findAvailablePoliciesByEnvId">;
+  secretApprovalPolicyEnvironmentDAL: Pick<TSecretApprovalPolicyEnvironmentDALFactory, "findAvailablePoliciesByEnvId">;
 };
 
 export type TProjectEnvServiceFactory = ReturnType<typeof projectEnvServiceFactory>;
@@ -222,15 +222,15 @@ export const projectEnvServiceFactory = ({
       }
 
       const env = await projectEnvDAL.transaction(async (tx) => {
-        const secretApprovalRequest = await secretApprovalPolicyEnvironmentDAL.findAvailablePoliciesIds(id, tx);
-        if (secretApprovalRequest.length > 0) {
+        const secretApprovalPolicies = await secretApprovalPolicyEnvironmentDAL.findAvailablePoliciesByEnvId(id, tx);
+        if (secretApprovalPolicies.length > 0) {
           throw new BadRequestError({
             message: "Environment is in use by a secret approval policy",
             name: "DeleteEnvironment"
           });
         }
-        const accessApprovalPolicy = await accessApprovalPolicyEnvironmentDAL.findAvailablePoliciesIds(id, tx);
-        if (accessApprovalPolicy.length > 0) {
+        const accessApprovalPolicies = await accessApprovalPolicyEnvironmentDAL.findAvailablePoliciesByEnvId(id, tx);
+        if (accessApprovalPolicies.length > 0) {
           throw new BadRequestError({
             message: "Environment is in use by an access approval policy",
             name: "DeleteEnvironment"
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/api/accessApproval/types.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/api/accessApproval/types.ts
index b07615372..bc569165b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/api/accessApproval/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/api/accessApproval/types.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ export type TAccessApprovalPolicy = {
   name: string;
   approvals: number;
   secretPath: string;
-  envId: string;
   workspace: string;
   environments: WorkspaceEnv[];
   projectId: string;
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/api/secretApproval/types.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/api/secretApproval/types.ts
index 0f0b604f4..8fd86624d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/api/secretApproval/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/api/secretApproval/types.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ export type TSecretApprovalPolicy = {
   id: string;
   workspace: string;
   name: string;
-  envId: string;
   environments: WorkspaceEnv[];
   secretPath?: string;
   approvals: number;