Hi Gerry
Our condition detail may assist:
Submission of Detailed Remediation Scheme
A detailed remediation scheme to bring the site to a condition suitable for the intended use by removing unacceptable risks to human health, buildings and other property and the natural and historical environment shall be prepared, and is subject to the approval in writing of the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall include all works to be undertaken, proposed remediation objectives, remediation criteria, timetable of works and site management procedures. The scheme must ensure that the site will not qualify as contaminated land under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 in relation to the intended use of the land after remediation.
As an aside, if there is a material segregation, disposal and/or hazardous waste element to the project then the Environment Agency will have an interest, planning application will be necessary, as may be permit application.
Kind regards
Ruth
Ruth Willcox
Planning Officer
Strategic Planning & Infrastructure
Plymouth City Council
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West Hoe Road
Plymouth
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From: Contaminated Land Management Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gerry McGarrity
Sent: 18 November 2016 10:42
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Subject: Remediation Strategies....
Good morning everyone!
I am looking to canvass opinions on what people feel is necessary (and the level of detail required) in a Remediation method statement / strategy (RMS). I've got pretty firm ideas of what I think should be included, but I'm struggling to find any guidance on the content of RMS, so if anyone has links to RMS guidance or thoughts on the matter, this would be gratefully appreciated.
I know it is difficult to be prescriptive about the content of a RMS as the content and complexity of a RMS needs to be proportionate to the site under consideration.
SI reports often contain outline remedial suggestions, but these are often made before detailed development proposals are known, and can be impractical to implement, unnecessary or fail to address the site problems once the development proposals are taken into consideration (e.g. cut/fill earthworks / site level changes, etc.)
Our experience is RMS tend to simply regurgitate the outline remedial suggestions from a SI without a revaluation once development plans are better understood and rarely contain sufficient detailed information.
My opinion is that, in general terms, a RMS should be a document which is definitive in content.
It should specify the actual remedial works which are to be undertaken in order to achieve a site outcome which satisfactorily addresses all the risks identified in the SI report and outline the evidence (i.e. verification requirements) which will be required (e.g. records, testing, surveys etc.) which are necessary to demonstrate the works have been carried out to the stated specification.
In essence, I think the RMS should be seen as a “specification” for remedial works, and contain sufficient detail that the person tasked with executing the remediation could pick up, execute and deliver a satisfactory development, to the required specification.
Using gas protection measures as an example, in my opinion, it isn't sufficient for the RMS to say simply say CS2 gas measures are required. There should be a statement from a designer that the design actually delivers CS2 protection and the detailed drawings of the gas protection measures which are required to deliver the CS2 protection. Someone tasked with verifying the CS2 measures would then know the details of the which they were verifying and could confirm it did (or did) not meet the RMS specification
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