Contaminated land
Matters relating to contaminated land are administered through the Environmental Protection Act 1990 Part IIA, as amended by the Environment Act 1995. This legislation was introduced by Government to tackle the legacy of land contamination created by historic land uses.
The legislation, frequently referred to as the “Contaminated Land Regime” or “Part IIA”, sets out the definition of contaminated land* places formal responsibilities upon each local authority to inspect its area form time to time for the purpose of identifying contaminated land and deciding whether any such land should be designated as a “special site”**. Each local authority is required to take a strategic approach in order to fulfil this responsibility and is obliged to publish its strategy for investigation and identification of potentially contaminated land.
Pollution Control oversee the implementation of the Walsall Council’s published strategy, undertake investigation to identify potentially contaminated sites and provide the primary point of contact for information relating to contaminated land within Walsall.
*see Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 78A
**see The Contaminated Land (England) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006:1380) Regulations 2 & 3
Pollution Control’s Contaminated Land Team undertake this work and further information on Walsall Council’s strategy for investigation and the services we provide can be obtained by following the links below:
- Contaminated Land Strategy - Information on how potentially contaminated land will be identified and prioritised for investigation.
- Public Register of Contaminated Land - Details of sites within Walsall that have been determined as “contaminated land”.
- Requests for information on Contaminated Land - An overview of how you can access the range of information and advice available from Pollution Control
- Development Control and Building Control - An overview of how land contamination is addressed through the development control process.
- Complaints about Contaminated Land - Details of who to contact if you feel you are being affected by or wish to report land contamination
- Monitoring Closed Landfills - What we do to keep a check on old landfill sites in Walsall
Contact us
Pollution Control
Engineering and Transportation Services
Walsall Council
2nd floor, Civic Centre
Darwall Street
Walsall
WS1 1DG
Telephone 01922 653348
Fax 01922 623234
Email pollutioncontrol@walsall.gov.uk
This page was last updated on 19 June 2009