There is a staged series of events, perhaps the most important of which is the Contaminated Land Inspection Strategy.
We actually were consulted - it appeared to be fairly mild, perhaps because we don't have much (apart from strontium).
Thank you
David Evans
Environment and Conservation
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Following recent discussions with three separate local authorities it
appears that there are some 'new' contaminated land regulations either in
force or about to come into force. These regulations would appear to make a
fundamental change in the way that the problem is approached. The local
authorities are now expected to actively seek out and identify sources of
contamination and address any impacts that this might be haiving, rather
than waiting for development proposals or complaints to be received and then
checking sites.
This could potentially have a large impact on archaeological sites -
particularly historical industrial sites -which may be identified as
contaminated and 'cleaned up' without necessarily requiring planning
permission. This may result in the destruction of important sites without
record.
I understand that the regulations do make reference to Scheduled Ancient
Monuments, but only as sites that may be affected by contamination
('receptors' I think is the term) rather than as sites which may be a source
of contamination. I believe other archaeological sites are not mentioned.
The main points of my discussions have been about what digital data I have
in my SMR and what can I let them have to aid their work, with the
implication that they want a full digital SMR for incorporation into their
contaminated land GIS. With the current state of the SMR this is not really
a practical proposition but I am aware that we need some system of liaison
to deal with the inevitable conflicts of interest.
Does anyone know any more about this subject?
Peter Iles, Lancashire SMR
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