Purpose

The
purpose of this decision is to sign off the revised Contaminated
Land Strategy.
 
This
Strategy provides an update on the 2001 strategy and explains how
the Council will implement the contaminated land regime from 2024
onwards. This revised strategy takes account of the latest
guidance, experience over the past two decades and the resources
available to the Council.
 

Background
Under
the 2001 Strategy all areas of potentially contaminated land across
the district have been identified and prioritised, with detailed
inspection of the very highest risk sites completed.  Due to the amount of growth within South
Cambridgeshire, the number of brownfield sites that have also been,
or are due to be, developed under planning controls is significant.
This provides an opportunity to secure voluntary assessment and
remediation where necessary.

Content

To
approve the new policy.