Land Use Enquiries We give information held on historic land use, site investigation carried out to determine level of contamination present and what remedial measures were carried out to make the land safe for current or proposed use.
Response time
The council target for a formal response is ten working days.
Fees, indexed link
There is an administration charge for the service, which is currently £42.00.
Please note that the administration charge is per address. If you require information on any surrounding sites you need to identify them and enclose a further fee for additional searches.
Information sources used in the search
- Public registers
The Contaminated Land Remediation Register, Environment Act 1990 pt IIA
Prescribed Processes Register, Environmental Protection Act 1990
Waste Management Licence Holder, Environmental Protection Act 1990
The Radioactive Substances Act 1993 Register
The Planning Regulations 1992 Register, Hazardous Substances
Private water supplies
- Archived case files on addresses within the borough
- Current address-based files and electronic records
- Geographical Information System land use interface
We have a statutory duty to make the public registers readily available for your viewing. For convenience and to improve efficiency we advise you to make prior arrangement to view the registers by contacting us using the details below.
You are also advised that Southwark Council and the above records may not be the only sources of information on contaminated land usage, and you should consider other sources such as local libraries, trade directories or holders of historic land use data. This will depend on the type of information you require.
Methods for providing the information
You may request one of our officers to search all of the above sources for information relevant to the named address.
You may visit the offices at the address below to conduct your own search. Please note that in accordance with the Data Protection Act and internal procedures you can only have access to the public registers. If you require any copies of the information contained in the registers, a charge will be made to cover the cost of photocopying.
How to proceed
- To request an enquiry please write to us at the address below, stating the exact address against which the search should be made. You can also email us or fax the information.
- Submit an outlined site plan of the address
- Include a crossed cheque or postal order for £42.00 made payable to 'Southwark Council'
If we do not hear from you within 14 days we will assume that you do not wish for us to take any further action on this matter and we may close the file.
Links
To request more information please contact us on the details below.
Contact us
Noise and air quality team
Tel: 020 7525 5777
Fax: 020 7525 5768
pollution@southwark.gov.uk
Chaplin Centre
Thurlow Street
SE17 2DG
Opening hours: 8.45am to 5pm, Monday to Friday
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