Contaminated land enquiry system
If you would like to find out whether a particular property had
a former land use that may potentially have caused some soil
contamination, then please get in touch with the Council's
Environmental Quality Team.
On written request, we are able to provide you with data
extracted from our digitised historical ordnance survey maps. This
data will show whether the site and a surrounding 250m had a
previous land use that may have led to contamination. The current
charge for this information is £104.50.
If you already hold some environmental information on a site,
but require further specific information then the Council can
provide a bespoke report for a reduced fee of £68. You will need to
provide a detailed outline of the information required,
incorporating any environmental information already held.
If you would like either of the reports outlined above, please
write to the Environmental Quality team (enclosing a cheque made
payable to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea for either
£104.50 or £68.00) at Council Offices, 37 Pembroke Road,
London, W8 6PW, alternatively, you can pay for the search over
the telephone by calling 020 7361 3002.
Please note that a separate application must be made for each
property and it will take approximately five working days to
process your request.
We also hold other information that may be relevant to your
enquiry. This is held on the Department's four public registers
- Part A register of processes designated for central control -
Environment Protection Act 1990 (Section 2(4))
- Part B register of processes designated for local control -
Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Section 2(4))
- Radioactive Substances Users register - Radioactive Substances
Act 1993 (Section 7)
- Contaminated Land register - Environmental Protection Act 1990
(Section 78R)
These registers are available for public inspection free of
charge at our offices in Pembroke Road during normal working hours
and there are facilities for making copies. There is a charge for
this service. Details from our Part B register can also be seen at
Part B
Register.
Alternatively, you can conduct a search of the local land
charges register, after which, you will receive a response in
writing. There are standard fees for this service. Your solicitor
can also make these searches on your behalf.
For further information please contact your local land charges
department on 020 7361 3554.
The Environment Agency also holds data on environmental
information that you may find useful, for example locations of
‘discharge consents’, ‘abstraction licences’ and pollution
incidents. To contact them, please call the general enquiries
telephone number: 08708 506506, or visit the Environment Agency
website.