Does anyone know when the LPA (Local Planning Authority) was first
required to consider contaminated land in planning applications? We have
received an inquiry asking why contamianted land was not addressed
during redevelopment of a site and I was wondering after what date/
legislation, did the LPA have a duty to consider contamination?
The earliest legislation that I have seen is the 1988 Town and Country
(General Development) Order requiring LAs to consult with waste disposal
authories if development was proposed with 250m of a landfill site that
had been used to dispose of refuse waste.
I also read that in the 11th report of the royal commission on
Environmental Pollution in 1985 announced that DoE prepared a draft
circular stating that is would be helpful for a planning applicant to
have pre application discussions with the LPA before the applciation is
submitted and that he implications should be explained' Not sure if this
document actually imposed any regulatory requirements on the LPA
though?
Any comments would be very appreciated.
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