Guidance for developers: land contamination

If your site may be contaminated, follow the assessment and remediation process before development starts.

Completion and planning conditions

Where contamination conditions apply, developers must obtain written approval from the LPA before conditions can be discharged.

Starting groundworks before discharging a pre-commencement condition may invalidate the planning permission and make the development unlawful.

Occupying a development before discharging a pre-occupation condition may result in enforcement action.

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