Contaminated land

How we deal with contaminated land and how to find out whether land is contaminated.

Contaminated Land Strategy

Contaminated Land Strategy (PDF, 491KB)

Ask us to carry out a contaminated land search

If an area of land contains substances either on the surface or below ground and presents a risk of significant harm to human health or to our wider environment, we would consider this as potentially contaminated land and carry out an inspection.

This would include potential effects to water resources and the local ecosystem.

Do it by email