The Contaminated Land Regime and Policy
Contaminated Land
The Contaminated Land Regime and Policy
In July 2001, in response to new legislation (Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990) the Council published its Contaminated Land Strategy stating how contamination issues in the Borough will be dealt with.
The following boxes contain links to the Council's guidance, policy and register of contaminated land. If you wish to talk to anyone regarding contaminated land issues or report an area of potential contaminated land contact the Contaminated Land Service.
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General Contaminated Land Guidance for the public [under preparation] - contaminated land issues can be confusing. This Guidance note has been designed to provide a non technical summary of what contaminated land is and how you can find out if you might be affected. |
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Guidance for dealing with Contaminated Land [under preparation] - This Guidance note has been designed to provide a technical summary of issues that need to be addressed in order to deal with statutory contaminated land. This should not be confused with the Councils Guidance Note for Contaminated Land Planning issues. |
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Contaminated Land Strategy - the Council published a contaminated land strategy in July 2001. This sets out how Tameside MBC intends to deal with contaminated land issues in the Borough setting out initial objectives and time frames. |
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Contaminated Land Strategy Update [under preparation] - the Council is currently producing an update of the contaminated land strategy. This details the Council’s policy on various aspects of the contaminated land regime and reviews time scales and objectives set out within the July 2001 Contaminated Land Strategy. |