What are you looking for?

Contaminated land

Contaminated land public register, contaminated land inspection strategy, developments on contaminated land.

The UK has a lot of land that’s contaminated with materials from previous use. Examples of industrial processes that may have left land contaminated include:

  • landfill sites
  • tanneries
  • former mining areas
  • railway land
  • former gas works sites

Land contamination enquiries often arise during the property conveyance process.

Contaminated land public register

We have not designated any land as contaminated under the definition in Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 – legislation.gov.uk. We therefore do not have any entries on the Contaminated Land Register.

Contaminated land inspection strategy

Contaminated land inspection strategy 2024 (PDF, 319.17KB)

Developments on contaminated land

We’ve compiled information on probable contaminative uses that have occurred across the district. 

We can supply a short search report which includes a summary of this information and a more detailed version. These are usually requested by developers or consultants with an interest in a site and its surroundings.

While all reasonable care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this information, we accept no legal liability for any loss or damage arising from the supply of this information. 

You're strongly advised to make further enquiries to:

You can also download the following detailed guides on developing land that has possibly been affected by contamination:

Verification requirements for cover systems – technical guidance for developers, landowners and consultants (PDF, 1.66MB)
Development on land affected by contamination - technical guidance for developers, landowners and consultants (PDF, 1.12MB)