Contaminated Land Inspection Strategy
East Hampshire District Council (EHDC) produced a Contaminated Land Strategy (August 2001) detailing how it will deal with land in the district that may have become contaminated by a previous use. This document sets out the Strategy.
The Council must:
- Inspect their whole district to identify land that may be potentially contaminated.
- Determine whether any particular site is actually contaminated.
- Act as the enforcing authority, i.e. take the lead on enforcement for all contaminated land, except for sites such as Ministry of Defence land and pollution of controlled waters which will be the responsibility of the Environment Agency.
- The Council may use consultants in site investigation and risk assessment.
- Compile a Section 78(B) public register which will be a record of all contaminated land sites in the District that have been served with a remediation notice.
Councils, in their role as an enforcement authority, will have to establish who is responsible for the remediation i.e. cleaning up of any land that is contaminated. The Council may reach an agreement with the responsible party or more formal action may be required in some cases and a remediation notice may be served. In some circumstances the Council may have to carry out the remediation work itself and seek to recover its costs.
Please click on the attachment below to view our Contaminated Land Inspection Strategy and our Contaminated Land Inspection Strategy Update.
Background
Contaminated Land Definition
Contaminated Land Inspection Strategy
Public Register Of Contaminated Land
Environmental Search
Guidance For Developers When Carrying Out Site Investigations
Previous Industrial Land Uses
Disclosure Of Environmental Information
Links To Useful Websites
Background Papers/References
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