Contaminated land report in the North West

Contaminated land report in the North West

This page lists geoenvironmental consultants covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria, with cities such as Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, Lancaster, Chester and Carlisle. Planning applications go to the district, metropolitan borough or unitary council for the site, and each council publishes its own validation checklist listing the reports it expects.

We list 18 firms for contaminated land report in the North West. Of these, 2 work only in this region and 16 also cover other regions. Another 27 firms say they cover the whole UK.

Firms that work only here are based in Helsby (1) and Urmston (1).

Of the 18, 11 state an accreditation or membership, most often AGS member (2) and CHAS (2). We have not verified any of them yet, so these are as each firm states. See how we check listings.

Nearby regions for contaminated land report: West Midlands, East Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber, North East, Scotland and Wales. Other reports in the North West: flood risk assessment, biodiversity net gain assessment, structural engineer’s report, topographical survey and drainage strategy (SuDS).

About contaminated land report

A contaminated land report, usually called a Phase 1 desk study or preliminary risk assessment, checks whether past uses of a site could have left pollution in the ground that might harm future residents. Councils commonly ask for one when land has had an industrial or other potentially polluting use, or when a new home is being built, and may attach it to the planning permission as a condition.

Getting signed off in England

In England, your council’s building control team or a registered building control approver checks the work. They issue a completion or final certificate once they have the reports they need, such as the as-built SAP, EPC, air test and any sound or ventilation test results.

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