Contaminated Land

The development of contaminated land will normally only be granted on condition that the contamination is cleaned up to a standard that makes it suitable for the new use of the land. The Council will normally expect a site assessment and, if appropriate, a remediation scheme to be submitted before a development proposal is determined. However, where there is only a suspicion that the site may be contaminated, planning permission may be granted subject to conditions which require a site assessment to be undertaken and any remedial measures to be implemented prior to commencement.

Environmental Health within the Council maintains a list of contaminated land and regularly inspects and determines lands that may be contaminated and takes necessary action to clean up the pollution.

Links to further information

• Contaminated Land - Information relating to contaminated land.
• Contaminated Land Strategy - The Council publishes a contaminated land strategy that sets out how it will identify contaminated sites in its area.
• Local Plan - Chapter 7 Environment Policy EN30 within the District Plan.

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