Issue - meetings

The Committee considered the report of the Housing and Environmental Enforcement Manager outlining an updated contaminated land strategy and seeking approval of the strategy.

A Member highlighted that there were a number of airfields in the district and asked if the Ministry of Defence kept the council advised of any aircraft, fuel supplies and underground pipes that may be on the sites. In response it was acknowledged that this was an issue and individual sites would need full investigation. If development was planned on any site then the Planning Department would look at any issues. Clarification was given that they would not necessarily be dealt with as contaminated land and it was believed that all land that might be registered as contaminated was known to officers.

A query was raised regarding the regeneration of brown field sites and whether applicants were given recommendations on steps to bring it back in to use. It was explained that from a planning perspective, when that site came in for development, planning would receive all the relevant information, and as part of the application any remediation work would be dealt with through the  planning process and conditions.

On being put to the vote it was unanimously

RESOLVED that the Contaminated Land Strategy Review 2025 – 2030 as attached at appendix 1 to the report be approved.