One for a Friday afternoon.....
I would be grateful to hear from Council officers who have served remeidation notices on Class B persons owning residential properties, and where the costs associated with remediation were funded by the residents?
In addition it would also be extremely useful to hear of any examples where residents have managed to get insurance policies to pay for remediation costs or where local authorities have successfuly managed to pursue housebuilding firms for costs?
I'm dealing with a small gasworks site which stopped producing gas in the early 1900's before nationalisation and is now occupied by four dwellings built in the early 1970's and occupied by elderly residents. The results of the risk assesment requires all four properties to be determined as Contamainted Land.
With the withdrawal of contaminated land capital funding by the Welsh Government and non existant internal funding within my authority I would welcome any other suggestions of potential funding streams to explore so I can be satisfied I have exhausted all potential lines of enquiry before I deliver the news to the residents.
Many thanks
Andy
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