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Land that has had an industrial or commercial use, or where waste disposal has taken place may have become contaminated; this is often referred to as Brownfield land.
Eastleigh has a history of heavy industry associated with the manufacture and repair of railway locomotives and carriages. Hamble is associated with the manufacture of aircraft, and across the Borough, brick-making and sand quarrying have taken place. In some instances these quarries have been back-filled with waste materials.
You can find out more about the history of the land where you live from a number of companies that provide searches of historical maps and other sources of information. You can also contact us to see whether we hold information about the land you are interested in, currently we make a charge to cover our cost in providing this information.
Contaminated land is defined at Section 78A (2) of Part IIA - Environmental Protection Act 1990) 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:
We have the sole responsibility for determining whether any land appears to be contaminated.
To declare that a land is contaminated, we must identify a significant contaminant linkage across the following elements:
Unless all three elements are identified and linked, land cannot be declared contaminated. Consequently, land can only be 'contaminated land' where it is causing an unacceptable risk to human health or other specific receptors such as rivers or groundwater.
Advice on the management of land affected by contamination can be found on the Defra Land Contamination Risk Management (LCRM) webpages, this also provides further links to technical guidance on the management of contaminated land including how to investigate, assess and manage the risks.’
A number of other organisations also provide guidance and resources relevant to the management of land contamination:
For more information on contaminated land please complete the below enquiry form.