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Contaminated Land
Contaminated Land Issues
There is a legacy of previously used land within the area, often termed brown field land, which could pose unacceptable risks to human health or the environment.
The Council has powers to deal with Contaminated Land under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The Council has published a Contaminated Land Strategy which provides information on how it deals with this issue. This document can be obtained by contacting the Environmental Protection Team.In addition much potentially contaminated land is dealt with through the planning application process. Recent planning policy advice is that information on potential contamination is now required for all sensitive developments such as new houses, schools etc.
Information to planning applicants is contained in a leaflet Contaminated Land Requirements for Planning Applicants and in more comprehensive Contaminated Land a Guide for Developers and Advisors.
Last updated 22/03/2010
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The Environmental Protection team can be contacted on 01933 231969/62/63