Public register of contaminated land
Walsall Council is required to keep a "Public Register"* that is readily available to anyone with an interest in the land, or any land that it has “determined” as being “contaminated land”. The Register is intended to act as a full and permanent record, open for public inspection, of all regulatory action taken by the enforcing authority in respect of the remediation of contaminated land, and will include information about the condition of the land **
Walsall Council has not determined any sites as being “contaminated land” in accordance with the definition given in the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (as amended), subordinate regulations and statutory guidance.
Please note that the absence of an entry on the Register does not indicate that any parcel of land is clean or uncontaminated. A large proportion of the land in Walsall Council’s area has been contaminated to some degree by previous or current land uses however it is not entered on the Register because it is not considered to present a hazard to present land users or the environment or because insufficient information about its condition is available. The designation of any land can change to reflect additional information about its condition becoming available or changes to its use.
Pollution Control Contaminated Land Team has access to extensive records relating to land use history and contamination potential that can be made available to the public in accordance with The Environmental Information Regulations 2004. A charge may be made for provision of information depending upon the details of the request. Please contact Pollution Control to obtain details of this service.
*see the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (as amended) Section 78R
**see Department for the Environment, Food and Regional Affairs Circular 01/2006. EPA 1990 Part 2A, Contaminated Land September 2006
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