Public Register of Contaminated Land

Section 78R of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 as amended by the Environment Act 1995 (Part IIA), requires each enforcing authority to keep a Public Register of ‘Contaminated Land’.

Purpose

The register is intended to act as a full and permanent record, open for public inspection, of all regulatory action taken by the enforcing authority in respect of the remediation of contaminated land, and will include information about the condition of the land [DETR Circular 02/2000].

Content of the Registers

Schedule 3 of the Regulations gives full detail of the information that is to be maintained on the Register.

Where a Remediation Notice is served (under Regulation 15 and Schedule 3) the Council is required to record information on the Site itself and Remediation that is required. For Remediation declarations, Remediation Statements and Notifications of claimed remediation (under section 78R(1)(h) or (j) similar information is required. Where a site is dealt with under other Environmental Controls, but is formally identified as ‘contaminated land’, information is also required to be held.

Current contents

To date we have not formally designated any sites as ‘contaminated land’ under the Part IIA definition.

Information concerning contamination may be requested under the Environmental Information Regulations .

Although personal callers are welcomed during office hours, please make an appointment if you seek technical advice or information.

What you can expect from us

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For more information contact:

Mark Cox, Contaminated Land Officer,
Environmental Protection Section, Environmental Services, Wychavon District Council, Civic Centre, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Pershore, Worcs. WR10 1PT

Telephone: 01386 565015 between 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday
Fax: 01386 561826
Email: contaminated.land@wychavon.gov.uk