Barking and Dagenham - BR5: Contaminated Land

Policy information sourced from Barking and Dagenham Borough Wide Development Policies DPD

POLICY BR5: CONTAMINATED LAND

A risk based approach will be applied to development and land contamination. Development on or near land that is known to be contaminated or which may be affected by contamination will only be permitted where:

an appropriate site investigation and risk assessment (agreed by the local planning authority) has been carried out as part of the application to identify any risks to human health, the natural environment or water quality; and
where contamination is found which would pose an unacceptable risk to people’s health, the natural environment or water quality, the Council will impose a condition to ensure the applicant undertakes the remedial measures agreed as necessary by the Council to ensure that the site is suitable for the proposed end use and the development can safely proceed.

Development will not be permitted if it would lead to the future contamination of the land on the site or elsewhere.

For more information please see the Barking and Dagenham Borough Wide Development Policies DPD