Contaminated land for construction - Revision history

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	* The [https://www.ciria.org/Memberships/The_SuDs_Manual_C753_Chapters.aspx SuDS Manual] published by CIRIA in 2015 defines contaminated ground as: 'Ground that has the presence of substances that, when present in sufficient quantities or concentrations, could cause significant harm to people or protected species or significant pollution of surface waters or groundwater.'		* The [https://www.ciria.org/Memberships/The_SuDs_Manual_C753_Chapters.aspx SuDS Manual] published by CIRIA in 2015 defines contaminated ground as: 'Ground that has the presence of substances that, when present in sufficient quantities or concentrations, could cause significant harm to people or protected species or significant pollution of surface waters or groundwater.'
	* [http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/76145/9789241548106_eng.pdf Water safety in buildings], published by the World Health Organization in 2011, defines contamination as the: ‘Presence of an infectious or toxic agent or matter on a human or animal body surface, in or on a product prepared for consumption, or on other inanimate objects, including conveyances, that may constitute a public health risk .’		* [http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/76145/9789241548106_eng.pdf Water safety in buildings], published by the World Health Organization in 2011, defines contamination as the: ‘Presence of an infectious or toxic agent or matter on a human or animal body surface, in or on a product prepared for consumption, or on other inanimate objects, including conveyances, that may constitute a public health risk .’
		+	* s78A(2) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 defines conatminated land as: “...any land which appears to the local authority in whose area it is situated to be in such a condition, by reason of substances in, on or under the land, that (a) significant harm is being caused or there is a significant possibility of such harm being caused, or; (b) pollution of controlled waters is being, or is likely to be caused”.

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	* Approved Document C.		* Approved Document C.

Designing Buildings at 11:36, 27 February 2023

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	* [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/43/contents The Environmental Protection Act]		* [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/43/contents The Environmental Protection Act]
	* ICRCL Committee on land reclamation.		* ICRCL Committee on land reclamation.
−	* BSI Draft for Development ~~[http://shop.bsigroup.com/en/ProductDetail/?pid=000000000000179880~~ DD 175 for identification of potentially contaminated land and its investigation].	+	* BSI Draft for Development DD 175 for identification of potentially contaminated land and its investigation.
	* Institution of Environmental Health Officers: Guidance on development of contaminated land.		* Institution of Environmental Health Officers: Guidance on development of contaminated land.
	* Scottish Enterprise Handbook on development of contaminated land.		* Scottish Enterprise Handbook on development of contaminated land.

Editor at 15:08, 16 September 2021

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	* Approved Document C.		* Approved Document C.
	* Asbestos.		* Asbestos.
		+	* Biosolids.
	* Brownfield land.		* Brownfield land.
	* Building on fill.		* Building on fill.

Designing Buildings at 08:54, 13 September 2021

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	* Inorganic contaminants are those contaminants comprised primarily of metals, metal compounds, certain minerals, acids and alkalis. Organic contaminants are composed primarily of oils, tars or solvents. Ref The HS2 London-West Midlands Environmental Statement, Glossary of terms and list of abbreviations, DETR 2013.		* Inorganic contaminants are those contaminants comprised primarily of metals, metal compounds, certain minerals, acids and alkalis. Organic contaminants are composed primarily of oils, tars or solvents. Ref The HS2 London-West Midlands Environmental Statement, Glossary of terms and list of abbreviations, DETR 2013.
	* The [https://www.ciria.org/Memberships/The_SuDs_Manual_C753_Chapters.aspx SuDS Manual] published by CIRIA in 2015 defines contaminated ground as: 'Ground that has the presence of substances that, when present in sufficient quantities or concentrations, could cause significant harm to people or protected species or significant pollution of surface waters or groundwater.'		* The [https://www.ciria.org/Memberships/The_SuDs_Manual_C753_Chapters.aspx SuDS Manual] published by CIRIA in 2015 defines contaminated ground as: 'Ground that has the presence of substances that, when present in sufficient quantities or concentrations, could cause significant harm to people or protected species or significant pollution of surface waters or groundwater.'
		+	* [http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/76145/9789241548106_eng.pdf Water safety in buildings], published by the World Health Organization in 2011, defines contamination as the: ‘Presence of an infectious or toxic agent or matter on a human or animal body surface, in or on a product prepared for consumption, or on other inanimate objects, including conveyances, that may constitute a public health risk .’

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	* The Scottish Governments: [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2000/10/pan33 Planning Advice Note PAN 33, The development of contaminated land].		* The Scottish Governments: [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2000/10/pan33 Planning Advice Note PAN 33, The development of contaminated land].

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	Although some solutions are cheaper than others, the cost of site investigation and soil treatment is still significant. Developers suggest that it should be up to the government to cover the cost of cleaning up contaminated land, otherwise, the need to pass on costs to purchasers means that it will not always be possible to provide affordable housing on such sites.		Although some solutions are cheaper than others, the cost of site investigation and soil treatment is still significant. Developers suggest that it should be up to the government to cover the cost of cleaning up contaminated land, otherwise, the need to pass on costs to purchasers means that it will not always be possible to provide affordable housing on such sites.

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−	NB. Inorganic contaminants are those contaminants comprised primarily of metals, metal compounds, certain minerals, acids and alkalis. Organic contaminants are composed primarily of oils, tars or solvents. Ref The HS2 London-West Midlands Environmental Statement, Glossary of terms and list of abbreviations, DETR 2013.	+	* Government grants for cleaning up contaminated land ended in 2017.
		+	* Inorganic contaminants are those contaminants comprised primarily of metals, metal compounds, certain minerals, acids and alkalis. Organic contaminants are composed primarily of oils, tars or solvents. Ref The HS2 London-West Midlands Environmental Statement, Glossary of terms and list of abbreviations, DETR 2013.
		+	* The [https://www.ciria.org/Memberships/The_SuDs_Manual_C753_Chapters.aspx SuDS Manual] published by CIRIA in 2015 defines contaminated ground as: 'Ground that has the presence of substances that, when present in sufficient quantities or concentrations, could cause significant harm to people or protected species or significant pollution of surface waters or groundwater.'

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	* The Scottish Governments: [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2000/10/pan33 Planning Advice Note PAN 33, The development of contaminated land].		* The Scottish Governments: [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2000/10/pan33 Planning Advice Note PAN 33, The development of contaminated land].

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Designing Buildings at 12:01, 9 January 2019

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	NB: Government grants for cleaning up contaminated land ended in 2017.		NB: Government grants for cleaning up contaminated land ended in 2017.

−	NB. Inorganic contaminants are those contaminants comprised primarily of metals, metal compounds, certain minerals, acids and alkalis. Ref The HS2 London-West Midlands Environmental Statement, Glossary of terms and list of abbreviations, DETR 2013.	+	NB. Inorganic contaminants are those contaminants comprised primarily of metals, metal compounds, certain minerals, acids and alkalis. Organic contaminants are composed primarily of oils, tars or solvents. Ref The HS2 London-West Midlands Environmental Statement, Glossary of terms and list of abbreviations, DETR 2013.

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	NB: Government grants for cleaning up contaminated land ended in 2017.		NB: Government grants for cleaning up contaminated land ended in 2017.
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		+	NB. Inorganic contaminants are those contaminants comprised primarily of metals, metal compounds, certain minerals, acids and alkalis. Ref The HS2 London-West Midlands Environmental Statement, Glossary of terms and list of abbreviations, DETR 2013.

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Designing Buildings at 11:25, 13 December 2018

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	NB: Government grants for cleaning up contaminated land ended in 2017.		NB: Government grants for cleaning up contaminated land ended in 2017.

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	* Approved Document C.		* Approved Document C.
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	* Brownfield land.		* Brownfield land.
	* Building on fill.		* Building on fill.
		+	* Conceptual site model.
	* Concrete in aggressive ground (SD 1).		* Concrete in aggressive ground (SD 1).
	* Cover systems for land regeneration - thickness of cover systems for contaminated land (BR465).		* Cover systems for land regeneration - thickness of cover systems for contaminated land (BR465).
−	* Definition of waste: Code of practice.
−	* Environmental engineering.
	* Ground conditions.		* Ground conditions.
	* Ground improvement techniques.		* Ground improvement techniques.
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	* Hazardous substances.		* Hazardous substances.
	* Hydraulically treated soils in residential construction (BR 513).		* Hydraulically treated soils in residential construction (BR 513).
−	* Land.
−	* Landfill tax.
	* Managing risks in existing buildings: An overview of UK risk-based legislation for commercial and industrial premises (FB 86).		* Managing risks in existing buildings: An overview of UK risk-based legislation for commercial and industrial premises (FB 86).
	* Methane and other gasses from the ground.		* Methane and other gasses from the ground.
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	* Solid and liquid contaminants risk assessments.		* Solid and liquid contaminants risk assessments.
	* The risk of asbestos on brownfield sites.		* The risk of asbestos on brownfield sites.
−	* Types of soil.
−	* Types of land.

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	* The [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/57/contents Water Resources Act].		* The [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/57/contents Water Resources Act].

Designing Buildings at 10:20, 10 December 2018

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	* The risk of asbestos on brownfield sites.		* The risk of asbestos on brownfield sites.
	* Types of soil.		* Types of soil.
		+	* Types of land.

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