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Representation ID: 377

Received: 10/03/2014

Respondent: Environment Agency

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Allocation of a site does not prevent the Environment Agency lodging an objection to a subsequent application e.g. if the proposal would contravene environmental legislation. Given the number of brownfield site allocations and the absence of a specifically worded condition covering land contamination, we recommend that the following policy wording be added to the policies: 'Applicants who wish to develop suspected contaminated land will be required to undertake a thorough investigation of the site and determine any risks. Relevant remediation and mitigation measures will need to be built into development proposals to ensure safe, sustainable development of the site.'