Jacqui

1/ This is tricky, but we have decided that:

	If a site is developed under planning and satisfactorily fulfils
a condition covering contamination, then it is no longer a site of
potential concern and should come off BV216a & b at the end of that
current year.

	On sites where sufficient information is known or identified to
show the site is suitable for current use, then again the site is no
longer of concern in its present state/use and therefore should also
come off BV216a & b at the end of that current financial year.

 I intend to produce archive records for the above kinds of site which
could be resurrected if circumstances change in the future and the site
becomes "one of concern" again e.g. developed under planning or clean-up
criteria change.

2/  We don't use a blanket "all sites within 250m" .  If a site is to be
developed under a planning app and because it is within 250m of landfill
it is conditioned because of the potential for gas migration, then we
add it to BV216a as it has become a site of concern due to future use
intended.  Once we receive sufficient info to decide whether gas
membrane etc needed, then we add it to BV216b.  

Hope this helps

Kay

Kay Wilcox
Technical Officer
 
Environment
Pollution Team
Breckland Council
Elizabeth House
Walpole Loke
Dereham
Norfolk
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Tel: 01362 656334
Fax: 01362 656266
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-----Original Message-----
From: Contaminated Land Management Discussion List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jacqui
Dicker
Sent: 09 January 2006 17:07
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Subject: BVPI's........again!

Sorry to ask questions again about the BVPIs after all the many queries 
already asked last year, we are finally getting down to the nitty gritty
of 
sorting ours out and I have a couple of queries and wondered if anyone 
could give me their conclusions or let me know how their authorities is 
dealing with them...

1/ Re. sites on which sufficient detailed information has been received
or 
identified to show that a site is suitable for current use - My 
interpretation is that these sites count towards the BV 216b for this
year, 
but still can't be discounted from BV216a the following year since 
remediation could be required should the site be redeveloped. The same 
would go for sites which have been remediated for industrial land use 
through planning - the land use could change in future years to a more 
sensitive use or a different site layout and the site could therefore
still 
be considered a site of potential concern. Would it therefore be
acceptable 
to count the site within BV216a the following year, but to review such 
sites on an annual basis to determine that the site is still suitable
for 
use (i.e. no change of land use) and count as BV 216b as well?

2/ Through teh planning system planning conditions are obviously placed
on 
sites within 250 of known landfill sites and areas of made ground. Once 
these have been looked at it should be considered that sufficent 
ifnormation has been gained to could towards 216b however such sites are

not actually on a site of concern as listed within 216a or do other 
authorities count the site of potential concern as the area of made
ground 
plus the 250m surrounding them or do they simply not count such 
investigated sites towards the BVPI?

Any opinions gratefully received!

Jacqui

Jacqui Dicker
Contaminated Land Officer
Borough of Poole
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