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Contaminated Land
Contaminated land is land that may pose a threat to human health and the environment due to substances present in, on or under the ground.
In England, contaminated land has the following legal definition:
'Any land which appears to be in such a condition, by reason of substances in, on or under the land that:
a) Significant harm is being caused or there is a significant possibility of such harm being caused; (to human health, the built or the natural environment)
or
b) Pollution of controlled waters is being, or is likely to be caused.'
What are the roles of the Environmental Protection Team?
The Environmental Protection Officer (Contaminated Land) within the Environmental Protection Team carries out the following roles:
- Provides guidance to the Planning Control Service in relation to the development of brownfield land or land affected by contamination through the planning process.
- Provides information on land potentially affected by contamination within North Hertfordshire in response to property based contaminated land enquiries.
- Implements the Council’s Contaminated Land Strategy in line with its statutory duties under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
Refer to our contaminated land glossary page for definitions of key words.
Contact Details
If you have any queries concerning contaminated land, please contact the Environmental Protection Officer (Contaminated Land) via the Customer Service Centre on 01462 474000, at service@north-herts.gov.uk or at the following address:
Environmental Protection Team
North Hertfordshire District Council
Council Offices
Gernon Road
Letchworth Garden City
Herts
SG6 3JF