Environmental Protection Act 1990: part 2A. Contaminated land statutory guidance
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Core Supplement
Abstract
Explains how local authorities should implement the contaminated land regime, including how they should go about deciding whether land is contaminated land in the legal sense of the term. Also elaborates on the remediation provisions of Part 2A, such as the goals of remediation, and how regulators should ensure that remediation requirements are reasonable.
History
Supersedes Circular 01/2006: Environmental protection act 1990: part 2A - Contaminated land (DEFRA, 2006). Related to the following: Summary of responses to the consultation on changes to the contaminated land regime under part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990: 21 December 2010 - 15 March 2011; and Simplification of the contaminated land regime - impact assessment (both DEFRA, 2012).
Subjects
- Special subject areas
- Environmental issues/energy
- Planning and development
- Contaminated land - Planning issues
- Environmental planning/land
- Pollution/waste disposal/contaminated land
Publisher History
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is a UK Government department. They are committed to tackling climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and work to secure a healthy, resilient, productive and diverse natural environment. This work has formerly been carried out by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Department of the Environment.
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