Hi everyone,
We are receiving an increasing number of planning applications for
conversion of farmland/steadings into residential developments with gardens.
None of these sites are being flagged up by our PartIIA computer model as
requiring further investigation, as clearly in their current use they are
unlikely to be causing any significant harm. Having searched high and low
(sort of!) I can't seem to find any guidance on priority contaminants or
working practice for such sites - possibly because they vary so widely in
nature.
My question is, do any of you have a defined policy for dealing with such
applications or are they dealt with on a case-by-case basis? I wouldn't want
to insist on site investigation for every bit of agricultural land which is
proposed for development, but then again I wouldn't want to find a garden
had been previously used for sheep dipping!
Any help would be much appreciated.
Neil Brown
Contaminated Land Officer
West Lothian Council
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