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Pollution From Construction Sites
Pollution From Construction Sites
Construction and Demolition activities, by their very nature are noisy and dirty. Although the work may not last long, it can cause significant disruption to local communities. When a planning application is made which may, in the opinion of an Environmental Health Officer, involve substantial construction and demolition work we will often write to the developer before permission is even granted to provide advise and guidance. The following problems are most commonly reported in relation to construction sites:
Bonfire Smoke
Following this link to more information on Bonfires & Smoke Nuisance
Land Contamination
New developments are being increasingly encouraged to reuse sites that have previously been developed, so called 'brownfield' sites. Sometimes the previous use may have led to some pollution which may put the future use of the site at risk. Often we will have asked the developers to undertake a full land quality survey as part of the planning application for site. This will normally have identified any pollution on the site and addressed how the pollution will be dealt with. It is usual for a planning condition to be attached which requires that written confirmation of the survey and the proposed clean-up methods are agreed with the local authority. Follow this link for more information on contaminated land
Water Pollution
Incidents of water pollution are investigated and enforced by the Environment Agency