Policy information sourced from Enfield Development Managament Document (DMD)

DMD 66 Land Contamination and Instability

  • Planning permission will be refused if there are unacceptable risks of contamination and land instability which are not addressed through remediation. Development will only be permitted where appropriate remediation is undertaken to make the development safe.
  • All development on land which is or may be affected by contamination and/or instability must be accompanied by assessments to ensure that any risks are identified.
  • An initial assessment should be undertaken for all development to assess:
    • The previous uses of the site;
    • The potential for contamination and/or land instability; and
    • Any risks.
  • In circumstances where the initial assessment identifies contamination risks or land instability, the Council will require the developer to provide more detailed investigations/studies to determine the level of contamination, assess the risks and provide details of a remediation and management strategy. On site remediation (treatment in-situ or ex-situ) of contaminated soils will be encouraged, where appropriate, to reduce waste sent to landfill.
  • The Council will impose planning obligations/conditions to ensure that remediation of the site is secured, the level of remediation is suitable for its intended end use, and the development is safe.

This Policy should be read in conjunction with Core Strategy policies 22 and 32.

For more information please see the Development Managament Document (DMD)