Policy information sourced from Brentwood Local Plan
NE10: Contaminated Land and Hazardous Substances
Contaminated Land
Planning permission will only be granted for development on, or near to land which is suspected to be contaminated, where the Council is satisfied that:
- any risks, including to human health and the environment, can be adequately addressed in order to make the development safe; and;
- there will be no adverse impact on the environment and quality of local groundwater or quality of surface water.
Proposed development on or near known or potentially contaminated land will be required to submit a Phase 1 Preliminary Risk Assessment to identify the level and type of risk and, where necessary:
- undertake a Phase 2 Intrusive Site Investigation to provide a detailed assessment of contamination and risks to all receptors;
- prepare a Remediation Statement providing details of a remediation scheme appropriate to the individual site; and
- submit a Validation Report prior to the construction of the development.
Hazardous Substances and Installations
Development proposals involving the use, movement or storage of hazardous substances will only be permitted within designated employment areas as identified on the Policies Map and only if proposals can demonstrate that appropriate safeguards are in place to ensure there is no unacceptable risk to human health, safety and the environment.
Development of a site in the vicinity of a hazardous installation, will only be permitted where it is demonstrated that development will not constitute an unacceptable risk to human health, safety and the environment. Depending on individual site circumstances proposals may be required to be accompanied by a Preliminary Risk Assessment and Management Strategy that clearly identifies risks and sets out measures to appropriately manage and mitigate these.
For more information please see the Local Plan