My understanding is that developers can be held as Appropriate A Persons
for creating a situation where residents are being exposed to
contamination (building houses on contaminated sites) hence they may be
responsible for creating the SPR linkage. If this is true, I was
wondering under what part of the guidance could a developer by deemed as
an appropriate person. knowingly permitted? - may not be the case (older
developments when contamination was not a consideration and not even
considered) as this requires knowledge that the substances were there
and possession of power to remove them. Caused? This requires the
developer to have been involved in an operation to which the substance
is attributable which is very unlikely unless the developer also
operated the industrial process.
Am I missing something or would older developers who had no knowledge
that contaminants were present when constructing the houses not be
deemed as Appropriate A Persons?
Although, didnt the EA consider Kennith Builders in the EA v NGG case
as an Appropriate A person? I understand that this was also an old
development, built before contamination was really considered hence
knowledge of contamination could be denied by the builders and they
could not have been deemed as a knowing permiter?
Any advice would be greatly received as we are considering persuing
developers for remediation of an old housing development on a former gas
works site.
Many thanks
Darren Detheridge
Contaminated Land Officer
Environmental Services
Direct Phone 01491 823244
Fax 01491 823201
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Oxon
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