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1. Registered Waste Treatment or Disposal Sites These data are sourced from public registers which are Landmark visited annually This dataset covers consents that have been issued by the Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency under the Control of Pollution Act COPA 1974 and Section 36 of the Environmental Protection Act EPA 1990 This dataset comprises details of open and closed sites licensed for waste treatment or disposal Some site polygons are available for sites in Scotland none are currently available for sites in England and Wales Point or From 1976 Polygon amp Text Annually Current River Flood Data Scotland These raster data comprises 50m cells covering mainland Centre for UK and was generated using a generalised technique The display of this flood hazard therefore is indicative only It is divided into levels based on the frequency and magnitude of a predicted 100 year term Ecology and Hydrology Raster Not Cells Applicable Not Sensitivity Applicable A Landmark Information Group Service page 29 Sitecheck Review User Guide Title Description Source Data Type Date Update Range Cycle Section Environment Agency River Quality Biology Sampling Points These data relate to the biological component of the General Quality Assessment scheme GQA that determines the water quality of watercourses and is supplied by the Environm
2. 1 13 Registered landfills may appear in more than one dataset Where this happens they may not appear in exactly the same location due to the differences in data capture and reporting styles from the different suppliers 1 14 Where boundaries are available for landfill sites the area is shown on the Current Land Use Map and is referred to in the map legend as BGS Recorded Landfill Site Local Authority Recorded Landfill Site Registered Landfill Site or Licensed Waste Management Facilities Landfill A boundary accuracy of high or moderate is allocated to each boundary indicating the confidence of the extent and position of the landfill boundaries 1 15 Potentially Contaminative Use Past Use and Potentially Infilled Land data covers all potentially contaminative past land uses that can be identified from a selection of large scale 1 10 560 scale and 1 10 000 scale Black and White raster Ordnance Survey maps It includes some 250 000 areas of unknown fill e g quarries mine workings brick works and disused canals and a wide variety of past industrial activities with more than 400 000 entries e g gas works timber treatment works chemical plants metal foundries printing works These data are detailed in the following tables 1 16 Categories of Data Extracted from Historic Ordnance Survey Maps Potentially Contaminative Use Past Use Report Description Remarks Air shafts Air shafts Anima
3. the co operation of the Joint Nature Conservation Food and Committee English Nature Scottish Natural Heritage and Rural Affairs the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs DEFRA National Parks are extensive areas of attractive and Countryside Polygon amp Not As relatively wild countryside Their aim is to provide Agency Text Applicable designated protection for the countryside and associated ways of life found within them They also serve to provide opportunities for recreation National Parks are largely owned by farmers individuals public bodies e g the Forestry Commission and voluntary organisations e g National Trust National These areas are Scotland s only national landscape Scottish Polygon amp Not Annually Sensitivity Scenic Areas designation and are the equivalent to Areas of Natural Text Applicable Outstanding Natural Beauty They are areas considered to Heritage be of national significance on the basis of their outstanding scenic interest or attractiveness They have been selected for their characteristic feature of scenery which include prominent landforms coastline sea and freshwater lochs rivers woodlands and moorlands Natural and These data contains details of naturally formed cavities as Peter Brett Point amp Not Variable Other Mining produced by the processes of dissolution cambering Associates Text Applicable Factors Cavities marine erosion and other processes The other p
4. Geological Survey BGS using the latest geological mapping information and interpretation by BGS geologists Maps of this natural subsidence hazard are derived from 1 50 000 geological maps In small areas of the country where the 1 50 000 scale data is not available 1 250 000 mapping for bedrock geology and 1 625 000 for Superficial geology has been used Shrinking Swelling Clay can change volume due to variation in ground moisture This can cause ground movement particularly in the upper 2 metres of the ground which may affect foundations Ground moisture variations can be related to a number of factors including weather variations annual or longer term vegetation effects particularly growth or removal of trees and man made activity British Geological Survey Other Factors British Geological Survey Polygon amp Not Text Applicable Potentially Contaminative Features from Historical Building Plans This dataset contains potentially contaminative features such as asbestos petrol oil and tanks captured from Historic Building Plans The Historic Building Plans were produced by the London based firm Charles E Goad Ltd as fire insurance plans dating back to 1885 The firm ceased production of fire insurance plans in 1970 Most of the important towns and cities of the British Isles are covered Historic Building Plans are usually at the scales of 1 480 1 inch to 40 feet for the British Isles They w
5. applies an integrated environmental approach to the regulation of certain industrial activities A2 installations It involves determining the appropriate controls for industry to protect the environment through a single permitting process This means that emissions to air water including discharges to sewer and land plus a range of other activities with an environmental impact must be considered together IPPC aims to prevent emissions and waste production and where that is not practicable reduce them to acceptable levels The Environment Agency regulates the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control IPPC regime which covers A1 installations Local authorities regulate the regimes LAIPPC A2 installations and Local Authority Pollution Prevention and Control LAPPC Part B installations Together the three systems described above will gradually replace the pollution control regime set up under Part of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 This will be completed by 2007 Currently no data is available from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency for Scotland In the case of England and Wales this data is sourced solely from Local Authorities Authorities Point amp Current Text From 2004 Annually A Landmark Information Group Service page 21 Sitecheck Review User Guide Title Description Source Data Date Update Section Type Range Cycle Local Authority Pollution Prevention and
6. 4 4 Adjacent to the above aerial photograph you will find the site location description and a six figure National Grid Reference relating to the bearing reference point for the site Rounded to the nearest 10m this is indicated on the map by an X To convert this National Grid Reference to an alphanumeric string please refer to Appendix 3 Summary of Site 5 1 The Summary of Site is in three sections Sources Pathways and Receptors Other Factors Affecting the Site Each section provides details of those headings and features that have been identified on site only This information is derived from the datasets shown in Appendix 2 Each entry comprises Description Contact The Contact number refers you to a reference in the Useful Contents section Ref No Where applicable a Ref No label appears on the map next to the relevant symbol Each Ref No label relates specifically to the feature on the map Summary 6 1 The Summary comprises a set of four tables that summarise the information found for the site and the vicinity derived from the datasets shown in Appendix 2 The first table summarises the information shown in the Current Land Use Section Waste Landfill Sites Statutory Authorisations Discharge Consents Industrial Processes Storage of Hazardous Substances Contraventions Potentially Contaminative Uses Miscellaneous The second table summarises the information shown in the Historical Land Us
7. Control This data is collected collated and geo coded by Landmark The records relate to authorisations granted under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and permits issued under the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 Processes for which consent is required are specified in the legislation and are separated into Part A and Part B processes Local Authority Pollution Prevention and Control LAPPC are Part B processes In England and Wales Local Authorities regulate LAPPC whereas in Scotland responsibility for regulating Part B processes transferred to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency in 1996 Local Point amp From 1991 Annually Current Authorities Text Point amp Text Scottish From 1996 Variable Environment Protection Agency Local Authority Pollution Prevention and Control Enforcements This data is collected collated and geo coded by Landmark The records relate to enforcements that have been served on authorisations granted under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and permits issued under the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 Processes for which consent is required are specified in the legislation and are separated into Part A and Part B processes Local Authority Pollution Prevention and Control LAPPC are Part B processes The data is limited to England and Wales and has been collected from Local Authority public register records since December 2000 where availab
8. advice including remediation site inspections and tax please contact RPS on 020 7261 1091 Limits of the report If you have any queries regarding the information in this report and how to use it please do not hesitate to contact the Sitecheck helpdesk The RPS Risk Assessment comments upon the potential risk of the land being defined as contaminated land as defined in Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 It is based on the Sitecheck Review Report and information supplied by the client It is not based on any physical inspection of the site or condition of the land In addition to the risk assessment the Report includes data on risks such as Flooding Radon Gas Natural Subsidence and Coal Mining These are set out together with appropriate guidance in the Notes Section of the report These risks are outside the definition of contaminated land because they are outside the scope of Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 Where higher levels of risk are identified within the report it does not necessarily mean that a A Landmark Information Group Service page 35 Sitecheck Review User Guide site will be designated as contaminated land or as a special site Such designation requires that the Local Authority carry out a detailed inspection to determine whether or not the land is contaminated We use the best available public sources of information to identify possible risks and sources of land use Howe
9. three months before such use commences The NIHHS Regulations require emergency plans to be kept up to date and regularly tested The list of notifiable substances is divided into specifically named substances Notification is required for all sites on land as well as jetties piers and other structures in UK inland Point amp Text From 1999 Not Applicable Health and Safety Sensitivity Regulations 1982 and are geo coded by Landmark These Executive HSE waters proposing use of such substances Planning These data are collected collated and geo coded by Health and Point amp From 1992 Annually Current Hazardous Landmark The records relate consents granted under the Safety Text Substance Planning Hazardous Substances Act 1990 as amended Executive Consents for England and Wales and the Planning Hazardous HSE Substances Scotland Act 1997 in Scotland Udal Point amp From 1992 Annually The regulations require a consent to be granted by the Authorities Text Local Authority for sites where the storage of certain hazardous substances is above the specified or controlled Health and Point amp From 1995 Annually quantity Local Authorities submit annual returns to the Safety Text HSE detailing any new consents which have been granted Executive within the year Scotland A Landmark Information Group Service page 25 Sitecheck Review User Guide Title Description Source Data Date Update Section Type R
10. 30 Nai NA NB NC ND w wi no iw NF NG NH NI NK ve ts t3 48 NL NM NN NO o7 m 87 137 NR NS NT NU tso tw 40 NW NX NY NZ OV 3s 45 sc sp SE TA 4 ts 4 SH J SK TF TC ey 3 lay SM SN so Sp TL se a t 2 SR sS ST su TQ TR mi pi 31 tay iv or SV sw SX SY sz TV 0 30 For example Numeric Reference 393200 224400 Remove the last three digits 393200 224400 100 km Reference 393 224 When placed within the grid SO Remove first digits from E amp N 393200 224400 Re assembled reference S09320024400 A Landmark Information Group Service The National Grid provides a unique reference system to locate any point in Great Britain Landmark in all its reports gives this grid reference NGR as a six figure numeric reference e g 393200 224400 However many people feel more comfortable with an alphanumeric grid reference in which each NGR has a two letter prefix locating it within one of the 100 kilometre squares shown in the diagram opposite This alphanumeric form is interchangeable with the purely numeric reference used by Landmark In order to convert the purely numeric grid references to an alphanumeric reference the following procedure should be used in general the last 3 figures of the 6 figure grid reference should be removed in the case of The North of Scotland 7 figure Northings may occur The resulting grid reference represents a 100 kilometre reference and thus can be plotted ag
11. A Sitecheck User Guide Review A Landmark product For the Commercial Property Professional Landmark Information Group Limited Imperial House 21 25 North Street Bromley BR11SS Tel 0870 606 1700 Fax 0870 606 1701 E mail helpdesk landmarkinfo co uk Internet www landmarkinfo co uk Sitecheck Review User Guide Table of Contents Introduction 2 Ordering a Sitecheck Review Report 2 What is Sitecheck Review 3 The Framework and Reporting Style 3 Location Maps 4 Summary of Site 5 Summary 6 Current Land Use 9 Historical Land Use 10 Sensitivity 11 Other Factors Affecting the Site 11 Useful Contacts 11 Appendix Appendix 1 Scope of the Report 12 Appendix 2 Datasets Used in Sitecheck Review 18 Appendix 3 Guide to National Grid conversions 36 Appendix 4 Practitioner s Guide to Sitecheck Review 37 Published by Landmark Information Group Version 8 0 July 2005 Landmark Information Group Limited 2003 All Rights Reserved Introduction Sitecheck Review User Guide 1 1 Landmark Information Group is the leading supplier of environmental land use and mapping information in Great Britain Formed in April 1995 we have developed a reputation for quality combined with value for money providing the best available information in a user friendly timely and relevant manner 1 2 Customer Service we aim to deliver excellent service Whether you need help locating a site assistance in determining the right report
12. Defence and the Crown Estate or by the voluntary conservation movement Some SSSIs are also designated as Special Protection Areas and Ramsar Sites Countryside Council for Wales A Landmark Information Group Service Polygon amp Not Text Applicable Annually Other Factors Sensitivity page 30 Sitecheck Review User Guide Title Description Source Data Date Update Section Type Range Cycle Source Source Protection Zones together with the Groundwater Environment Polygon amp From 2000 As Sensitivity Protection Vulnerability Map have been developed to support the Agency Text published Zones Environment Agency s Groundwater Protection Policy in an attempt to protect groundwater sources They represent areas in England and Wales that form the catchments to water supplies that are potentially vulnerable to contamination from polluting activities The criteria has been assigned to nearly 2000 major groundwater supplies Different areas have been designated to the groundwater source catchments depending primarily upon the time it would take a pollutant to reach the source Boreholes and springs which are the abstraction points for the groundwater have also been identified Special Areas Special Areas of Conservation are lands designated under English Nature Polygon amp Not Quarterly Sensitivity of the ECC Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats Text Applicable Conservation and Wild Fauna and
13. Flora 92 43 EEC commonly known as the Habitats and Species Directive Scottish Polygon amp Not Annually These sites are to be afforded absolute protection subject Natural Text Applicable to imperative reasons of overriding public interest Heritage including those of a social or economic nature Countryside Polygon amp Not Annually Member States had until June 1995 to propose areas it Council for Text Applicable wished to come under the provisions of the Directive Wales During 1998 the final list was due to be produced by The Commission in co operation with the Member States who then have until June 2004 to designate selected sites as Special Areas of Conservation Special Special Protection Areas are classified under Article 4 of English Nature Polygon amp Not Quarterly Sensitivity Protection the EC Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds 1979 Text Applicable Areas commonly known as the Wild Birds Directive In Great Britain the designation is operated through the same Scottish Polygon amp Not Annually method as that for Sites of Special Scientific Interest Natural Text Applicable The purpose of Special Protection Areas isto safeguard Heritage gt o gt S the habitats of migratory and certain particularly Countryside Polygon amp Not Annually threatened bird species Together with Special Areas of Council for Text Applicable Conservation they constitute Natura 2000 areas for Wales protection Streetview 1 10 000 scal
14. Polygon amp Not As notified Other Affected Areas be affected by coal mining activity Text Applicable Factors A Landmark Information Group Service page 16 Sitecheck Review User Guide Title Description Source Data Date Type Range Update Cycle Section Contaminated The contaminated land regulations enacted in 2000 give Land Register effect to relevant sections of the Environmental Protection Entries and Act 1990 in regards to contaminated land There are Notices three sets of regulations that relate to England Scotland and Wales They are Contaminated Land England Regulations 2000 SSI 227 Contaminated Land Scotland Regulations 2000 SI 178 and Contaminated Land Wales Regulations 2001 WSI 2197 respectively There is also statutory guidance that complements the regulations The regulations give power to define special sites contaminated land and to remediate any land defined as contaminated as well as exclude and apportion liability for remediation These data are collated by Landmark and sourced from the local authorities Local Authorities Point or From Polygon amp February Text 2002 As notified Current Contemporary This represents a sub set of the Business Directory Trade complied by Thomson Directories and is geo coded by Directory Landmark The dataset allows for comprehensive Entries reporting with over 400 different classifications that are likely to carry out potentially c
15. ainst the adjacent map to provide the correct letter code This letter code will then replace the first figure of the Easting and Northing first 2 figures in the case of the 7 figure Northing reference The reference can then be re assembled page 33 Sitecheck Review User Guide Appendix 4 Practitioner s Guide to Sitecheck Review Guidance Notes for Practitioner RPS RPS Consultants Ltd RPS is part of the RPS Group plc the largest European Environmental Consultancy with over 3 000 staff and a network of offices throughout the UK Europe and key offices worldwide As a leading advisor to the financial and property sector on potential environmental liabilities it has over thirty years experience advising on contaminated and brownfield sites in the UK and acts as a panel advisor to the majority of the UK s clearing banks property developers agents and the legal profession The expertise of RPS staff together with the company s in depth knowledge and experience in the marketplace can help you find economic solutions for even the most difficult sites Purpose of the Assessment The purpose of the RPS Risk Assessment is to assist parties involved in property transactions in assessing the implications of certain environmental risks identified in the Report Implementation of Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 places liability for contaminated land on the current owner or occupier where the polluter can
16. al Polygon Applicable Applicable data are already geo coded Survey BGS amp Text The survey includes over 3 000 sites accepting waste prior to the Control of Pollution Act COPA 1974 and would therefore not have been subject to any strict regulation or monitoring Further details which may be available from BGS paper records include outline plans site descriptions waste types and tipping histories BGS Recorded This data set is geo coded by BGS It comprises details of British Point amp From 1993 Annually Current Mineral Sites all mines quarries and mineral sites operating in England Geological Text Wales and Scotland since 1993 Survey BGS The original data were compiled by BGS in 1993 94 primarily from their own records and also from information supplied by Local Authorities the Valuation Office Agency and industrial sources Brine An area in Cheshire and Greater Manchester that was set Cheshire Brine Polygon From Not Other Compensation out in the Brine Pumping Compensation for Subsidence Subsidence November Applicable Factors Areas Act 1891 and the Cheshire Brine Pumping Compensation 2002 Compensation for Subsidence Act 1952 The areas Board outlined in these acts were those deemed to be liable to subside as a result of the salt industry Any damages as a consequence of these activities are eligible for compensation Coal Mining This data set is made up of 1km polygon areas which may Coal Authority
17. ange Cycle Planning Hazardous Substance Enforcements These data are collected collated and geo coded by Landmark The records relate to consents granted under the Planning Hazardous Substances Act 1990 as amended for England and Wales and the Planning Hazardous Substances Scotland Act 1997 in Scotland If the conditions set in consents are breached the authority serves an order or enforcement notice on the relevant party Enforcement notices may reinforce an existing condition or require the operator to remedy the cause of the breach within a specified period Once the enforcement conditions are met the authority has powers to withdraw the notice Health and Point amp From 1992 As notified Current Safety Text Executive HSE Local Authorities Point amp Text From 1992 As notified Point amp Text Health and From 1995 As notified Safety Executive Scotland Potential for Collapsible Ground Stability Hazards This assessment is based on data produced by the British Geological Survey BGS using the latest geological mapping information and interpretation by BGS geologists Maps of this natural subsidence hazard are derived from 1 50 000 geological maps In small areas of the country where the 1 50 000 scale data is not available 1 250 000 mapping for bedrock geology and 1 625 000 for Superficial geology has been used Collapsible ground occurs when certain types of grou
18. commensurate with the order of the various records as they appear in the body of the report In each section the table shows the dataset name the three search buffers 7 total number of records for each buffer A Landmark Information Group Service page 7 Sitecheck Review User Guide Users should note that not all the records shown in the 250 500 metre column will appear on the Current Land Use Map the Historical Land Use Map and the Sensitivity Map Features in the Other Factors section are not mapped Current Land Use 7 1 The background mapping used to display the current land use is the latest Ordnance Survey Street View Mapping The symbols together with the associated Ref No labels are plotted on the map with a corresponding description in the Legend for each symbol Where a number of features are located in the same position the symbol and Ref No are offset with a blue lead line 7 2 The map view is of the site boundary and the 250m buffer The map frame is of fixed dimensions At least 50m of mapping will be visible between the 250m buffer and the map frame Since the frame is fixed in size and all sites vary in shape and area the mapping is not reproduced at a fixed scale The decision to map to 250m buffer was based on feedback from our clients and market research It was felt and found that the relevance of data within this zone and the clearer mapping resulting from the reduced area was preferable compared to a view o
19. d copies are available on request A Landmark Information Group Service page 2 Sitecheck Review User Guide 1 9 Sitecheck Review is available digitally in PDF format within 48 hours or within 2 3 working days if a paper report is required What is Sitecheck Review 2 1 Sitecheck Review provides the complete end to end solution for significant commercial sites requiring detailed assessment and is ideal for larger commercial practices For the legal practitioner it will form part of the means to fulfil best practice in commercial conveyancing matters as per The Law Society Warning Card on Contaminated Land Liabilities published and distributed in June 2001 2 2 The Sitecheck Review report includes a Risk Assessment provided by RPS Group Plc a leading environmental consultancy The Risk Assessment will comment on whether the level of risk disclosed in the Sitecheck Review report is such that the property would be designated contaminated land within the meaning of the Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 2 3 The full data pack available at an additional cost provides the summary report with RPS Risk Assessment in addition to unique data sets and historic land use maps dating back to the 19 Century The Framework and Reporting Style 3 1 Guidance to Local Authorities on identifying potentially contaminated land was established under Section 57 of the Environment Act 1995 which inserts a new Part IIA into the Env
20. d oils such as Fish Meal and oil works Gas Industry Facilities Facilities used in the Gas Industry i e Liquid Gas Bottling Plant Gas Wks Gas Monitoring Facilities Facilities used to monitor gas production and supply i e Gas Governor Station Gas Valve Compound Electricity Industry Facilities Facilities used by the electricity industry i e El Gen Sta Electricity Depot Electrical Sub Station Facilities Electrical Substations i e El Sub Sta Transmission Sub Station Miscellaneous Power Facilities Facilities related to power and fuel which were not identified in any other section i e Power Station Fuel Depot A Landmark Information Group Service page 15 Appendix 2 Sitecheck Review User Guide Data Sets Currently Used in Sitecheck Review Title Description Source Data Date Update Section Type Range Cycle Aerial The current available coverage of the imagery is only for Getmapping Raster From 2005 Variable Aerial Photography England and Wales The imagery is at a resolution of Mapping Photograph between 25cm 50cm The original scale of the photography was 1 10 000 for the majority of the coverage with certain urban areas taken at a scale of 1 5 000 All images are orthorectified to the Ordnance Survey National Grid and stored in a seamless database Areas This dataset shows those areas benefiting from Environment Polygon From 2005 Quarterly Sensitivity Benefiting demarcated flood defences whereby i
21. designed to provide a lower standard of protection are also shown where the information is currently available This layer comprises linear flood defences for example flood embankments and walls Environment From 2005 Agency Polygon amp Text Quarterly Sensitivity Flooding from Rivers or Sea without Defences Zone 3 Flood Zones are defined by the Government s Planning Policy Guidance 25 on Development and Flood Risk for England PPG25 dated July 2001 The Flood Zones illustrate the probability of flooding across England for planning consultation The Flood Zones have been identified using the best available data held by the Environment Agency ignoring the presence of flood defences as required by PPG25 reference table 1 note a This dataset is Flood Zone 3 the Environment Agency s best estimate of the areas of land ignoring the presence of defences with an annual probability of flooding of 1 0 1 in 100 or greater from rivers and 0 5 1 in 200 or greater from the sea This definition of Flood Zone 3 applies only in England Equivalent data is also provided for Wales although in Wales the data on this layer of the Flood Map does not have the same relationship to Planning Guidance and is not referred to as Flood Zones Environment Agency Polygon amp From 2005 Text Quarterly Sensitivity Flood Water Storage Areas The Environment Agency s holding of Flood Storage Areas A flood sto
22. e Section Potentially Contaminative Uses Potentially Infilled Land Historical Tanks and Energy Facilities The third table summarises the information shown in the Sensitivity Section Pathways Environmentally Sensitive Receptors The forth table summarises the information shown in the Other Factors Section A Landmark Information Group Service page 5 Sitecheck Review User Guide Tables summarising the information found on site and in its vicinity This Table summarises the information shown in the Current Land Use Section On Site 0 250m 250 500m 250 1000m Sources 0 12 61 Waste Landfill Sites BGS Recorded Landfill Sites 0 0 1 Licensed Waste Management Facilities Landfill Boundaries 0 0 o Licensed Waste Management Facilities Locations 0 1 1 Local Authority Recorded Landfill Sites 0 0 1 Registered Landfill Sites 0 0 2 Registered Waste Transfer Sites 0 0 0 Registered Waste Treatment or Disposal Sites 0 0 2 Statutory Authorisations Air Pollution Controls 0 0 0 Contaminated Land Register Entries and Notices 0 0 0 Registered Radioactive Substances 0 0 2 Discharge Consents Discharge Consents 0 4 31 Water Industry Act Referrals 0 0 0 Industrial Processes Integrated Pollution Controls 0 0 i Integrated Pollution Control Registered Waste Sites 0 0 0 Integrated Pollution Prevention And Control 0 0 0 Storage of Hazardous Substances Control of Major Accident Hazards Sites COMAH 0 0 ot Explosive Sites 0 0 0 Notifica
23. e digitised from base mapping at a scale 1 10 000 The boundaries are not the definitive version of the designated area the legally definitive boundary is shown on notification maps sent to the landowners or occupiers and can be obtained from the authorities local offices For the England data set the site boundary defines the extent of the designated land though within this there may be areas excluded from the designation The boundary may follow a mapped feature such as a hedge or stream or it may follow a feature such as Mean Low Water mark which is liable to change Most sites are digitised using the Ordnance Survey 1 10 000 maps as a guide Certain very small sites are digitised using much larger scale mapping e g 1 1 250 and 1 2 500 to obtain a more accurate representation of the designated land Not Applicable Not Applicable English Nature Point amp Quarterly Sensitivity Polygon Point amp Polygon Countryside Council for Wales Annually Point amp Polygon Not Applicable Scottish Natural Heritage Annually A Landmark Information Group Service page 23 Sitecheck Review User Guide Title Description Source Data Date Update Section Type Range Cycle National Parks These areas are established under the National Parks and Department for Polygon amp Not As Sensitivity Access to the Countryside Act 1949 and designated with Environment Text Applicable designated
24. e mapping of the whole of England Scotland and Wales Location Map Digital Current Annually Mapping Licensed Waste Management Facilities Landfill Boundaries These data cover consents for landfill sites issued by the Environment Agency under Section 64 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 Part Il and prescribed by Regulation 10 of SI No 1056 the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 The boundaries of these sites are supplied by the EA and currently only relate to active landfill sites Agency Environment Polygon amp From 1974 Current Text Bi annually Licensed Waste Management Facilities Locations These data cover consents issued for current or recently current waste management licence by the Environment Agency under Section 64 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 Part Il and prescribed by Regulation 10 of SI No 1056 the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 Currently these data are only available for England and Wales Agency Environment Point amp Current Text From 1974 Bi annually Local Authority Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control This data is collected collated and geo coded by Local Landmark and comprises Local Authority Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control LAIPPC records maintained under the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 The system of Local Authority Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control LA IPPC
25. e raster National Grid providing national Ordnance Raster Current Bi Annually Detail Maps coverage of Great Britain This is derived from the Survey Mapping Ordnance Survey Landplan and OSCAR Traffic Manager road information Substantiated These data are derived from public register information Environment Point amp From 2001 Bi Annually Current Pollution and related to substantiated pollution incident data that Agency Text Incident the Agency has deemed closed The records relate to Register specific events which have been brought to the attention of the Agency and fall within their responsibility given that they may have an environmental and or operational impact Incidents are based on reports from members of the public emergency services local authorities government departments other regulators industry and agency staff Examples may include reports that may affect land air and water fish kills illegal abstraction low river flows speeding vessels and flooding Public register information is provided by regional offices and incidents are supplied ready geo coded based on 1 10 000 mapping The system is a two tier in nature looking at environmental protection and water management Incidents are graded from category 1 Major Incident to category 4 No Impact An impact category must be assigned for each affected environmental media air land and water An impact level is assigned to a particular incident but is determin
26. e the feature in question is located in relation to the Bearing Reference Point for the site indicated on the map by an X For example S on the data sheet indicates that the feature lies to the south of the site The Contact ref refers you to a reference in the Useful Contacts section 8 6 The section ends with a table entitled Map Details which lists the map sheets used in the compilation of the historical land use data In addition 1 1250 and 1 2500 scale mapping between 1946 and 1996 have been analysed for text relating to historical tanks and energy facilities recorded A Landmark Information Group Service page 9 Sitecheck Review User Guide Sensitivity 9 1 The background mapping used to display the sensitivity is the latest Ordnance Survey Street View Mapping 9 2 This section is concerned with Pathways and Receptors An information Map shows Environmentally Sensitive Land Uses Features such as Ground Water Vulnerability are not mapped owing to the inappropriate survey scale compared to the background map presented in the Sitecheck Review report and the detrimental effect to viewing other features 9 3 A second information map shows Areas of Floodplain Other Factors Affecting the Site 10 1 This section gives details of all the records found within each dataset that have been identified within the search area and comprises a description contact where applicable the Search Buffer direction where app
27. ed by the maximum severity affecting one of the three media Currently these data are only available for England and Wales A Landmark Information Group Service page 31 Sitecheck Review User Guide Title Description Source Data Date Update Section Type Range Cycle Water This data set is supplied ready geo coded based on Environment Point amp From 1995 Bi annually Sensitivity Abstractions 1 50 000 mapping collected under the Water Resources Agency Text Acts 1963 and 1991 Under this Act the Environment Agency has a duty to take Scottish Point amp From 1995 Variable action when necessary in order to conserve re Executive Text distribute or increase water resources in England and Wales and to secure its proper use The Agency may also draw up provisions for determining acceptable flows or minimum volumes for inland waters Those wishing to abstract water above a specified quantity must apply to the Agency for Abstraction Licences and adhere to the conditions that apply These records are held under Scottish legislation to protect the public water supply These records therefore relate only to public water supplies It should be noted that only those records supplied with a valid national grid reference are included Water Industry The Environment Agency is given powers to regulate Environment Point amp From 1991 Quarterly Current Act Referrals some discharges to public sewers or certain dangero
28. ed the intention to designate additional NVZs based on the following classifications a Surface freshwaters including those used or intended for the abstraction of drinking water which contain or could contain if protective action is not taken i e application of Action Programme measures more than the concentration of nitrates laid down in accordance with Directive 75 440 EEC1 b Groundwaters which contain or could contain if protective action is not taken more than 50mg litre of nitrate c Natural freshwater lakes other freshwater bodies estuaries coastal waters and marine waters which are eutrophic or may become so in the near future if protective action is not taken The dataset therefore contains all NVZs designated in 1996 and also those newly designated NVZs which are classified according to the criteria mentioned above Department for Polygon amp Not Annually Sensitivity Environment Text Applicable Food and Rural Affairs DEFRA Countryside Council for Wales Polygon amp Not Text Applicable Annually Scottish Executive Polygon amp Not Text Applicable Annually These data are sites that come under the Notification of Installations Handling Hazardous Substances NIHHS Notification of Installations Handling Hazardous Substances NIHHS regulations specify dangerous substances and the quantities of these substances trigger obligations to notify the HSE of their use
29. ent Agency Measurements are taken at regular intervals at predefined sampling points that are representative of a single reach of a river or a series of reaches in a single catchment These data are currently only available for England and Wales Point amp Text From 1990 Annually Sensitivity Environment Agency River Quality Chemistry Sampling Points These data relate to the chemical component of the General Quality Assessment scheme GQA that determines the water quality of watercourses and is supplied by the Environment Agency Measurements are taken at regular intervals at predefined sampling points that are representative of a single reach of a river or a series of reaches in a single catchment In a number of cases the River Quality Objective for the reach is also provided Currently this data only available for England and Wales Point amp Text From 1990 Annually Sensitivity Shallow Mining Hazard This assessment is based on data produced by the British British Geological Survey BGS using the latest geological Geological mapping information and interpretation by BGS geologists Survey Maps of shallow mining hazard are derived from 1 50 000 and 1 250 000 geological maps plus analysis of historical mine plans enhanced by local geological knowledge built up during detailed geological mapping This assessment takes into account many types of mining in addition to coal such as ironstone o
30. ere updated every 5 6 years by means of revision sheets designed to be pasted on to the original plans From 1885 to 1970 Not Applicable Landmark Text Historic A Landmark Information Group Service page 27 Sitecheck Review User Guide Title Description Source Data Date Update Section Type Range Cycle Potentially Contaminative Industrial Uses Past Land Uses From historical mapping dating back to the middle of the 19 century Landmark s Systematic Analysis has identified areas where historically the land uses were potentially contaminative This is drawn from a series of up to six historic map editions up to four Ordnance Survey 1 10 560 County Series Maps usually pre W W Il the first National Grid Black and White raster 1 10 560 map and the last National Grid edition Black and White raster map at 1 10 000 scale Landmark Point From 1850 Not Historic Polygon amp Applicable Text Point Polygon amp Text From 1850 Not Applicable Ordnance Survey Potentially Infilled Land From historical mapping dating back to the middle of the 19 century Landmark s Systematic Analysis Department has identified areas where cavities and areas of water or marsh have potentially been infilled with materials This is drawn from a series of up to six historic map editions up to four Ordnance Survey 1 10 560 County Series Maps usually pre W W Il the first National Grid Black and Whi
31. es not sourced from Landmark s Historic Land Use Data which are revealed in the section below The Sensitivity header is used throughout the report to combine the pathway and receptor information since frequently features are both Other Factors Affecting the Site is the heading used to review additional land use data that may be of interest Location Maps 4 1 The main map confirms the boundary of the subject site used to derive the conclusion and reporting contained within The site boundary is marked in red and displayed against Land Line the most detailed Ordnance Survey mapping Since all sites differ in shape and area this map is not reproduced at a set scale The minimum distance from the site boundary to the map frame boundary is 50m Users should check the boundary is correct on receipt of their Sitecheck Review report Please call our Customer Helpdesk on 0870 606 1700 if you have an issue with the boundary 4 2 The background map contains both features and descriptive text which may contain information not reported in the body of the report but relevant to the reader Examples are water features marked in blue on the map and detailed in the Sensitivity section text for tanks electricity A Landmark Information Group Service page 4 Sitecheck Review User Guide sub stations factories works and schools shapes indicating tanks benchmarks and spot heights 4 3 To the bottom left map there is a further small aerial photograph
32. f the site and all the buffer zones 7 3 This section draws on trade directories which provide detailed data on potentially contaminative current land uses Waste Landfill information is derived from the British Geological Survey BGS Recorded Landfill Sites Landmark s own database of landfill sites which includes a unique dataset of pre 1974 Local Authority Recorded Landfill Sites and other waste management licenses Also included is data from the statutory registers and data maintained by the Environment Agency the Health and Safety Executive and Local Authorities 7 4 Data on Local Authority Recorded Landfill Sites has been collected from more than 160 Local Authorities The names of the Local Authority will appear under the Local Authority Landfill Coverage heading together with an indication of whether data has been supplied or not Details of any Recorded Landfill Sites in the search area will appear under the Local Authority Recorded Landfill Sites heading Where no records have been provided by the relevant Local Authority it does not necessarily mean that there is no landfill just that no records were made available to Landmark 7 5 Potentially contaminative uses identified from trade directories are sub divided into risk rankings The risk hazard shown on the map will depend on the risk ranking and the distance from your site A Landmark Information Group Service page 8 Sitecheck Review User Guide 7 6 This section also include
33. for you require additional information have a question for our helpdesk or a general query we have an experienced team ready to talk to you In addition clients have access to their own Account Manager 1 3 Copies of this User Guide can be obtained from the Sitecheck website www Sitecheck co uk Ordering a Sitecheck Review Report 1 4 The quickest and perhaps most efficient way to order your Sitecheck Data report is via our web site www sitecheck co uk Register on line or call our Helpdesk team on 0870 606 1700 to set up your individual user name and password 1 5 To order a report using one of our order forms please contact Landmark Information Group Limited Imperial House 21 25 North Street Bromley BR1 1SS Telephone 0870 606 1700 Fax 0870 606 1701 DX 148420 Bromley 14 E mail helpdesk landmarkinfo co uk Internet www landmarkinfo co uk 1 6 It is important that each order form is accompanied by a location plan clearly showing the site boundary in relation to established surface features If the site is a new development the developer s plan and Land Registry plan should be submitted to aid us in site identification If in doubt please call for clarification as orders submitted without a location plan may be delayed 1 7 Orders and plans should be sent by post fax or by DX to the address on the order form 1 8 You may request to receive printed reports digitally by e mail or in printed form Extra printe
34. ine shafts Motor vehicles maintenance amp repair e g Garages Repair amp sale ofi cars amp bikes ii parts iii services Natural amp man made textile manufacture amp products Natural amp man made textile manufacture amp products including hemp rope Office machinery amp computers manufacture Computers office machinery business industrial electrical goods Oil petroleum gas refining amp storage Major oil amp petrol storage amp all gas meters which are not in gas works Outfalls Outfalls including warm water industrial effluent amp sewage unless directly attached to other sewerage feature e g end of sewer pipe Paints varnishes printing inks mastics amp sealants manufacture Paints varnishes printing inks mastics sealants amp creosote Paper packaging products manufacture Pulp paper amp cardboard manufacture Pipelines Above ground pipelines other than sewerage Plastic goods all general manufacture including building packaging amp tubing All plastic goods including building packages tubing etc amp the manufacture of tar bitumen amp asphalt Printing of newspapers Printing of newspapers Printing miscellaneous excluding newspapers Printing other than news print Pulp commodity grade paper amp paperboard manufacture Paper card etc products e g Packaging Quarrying of sand amp clay operation
35. ion will give rise to a liability cost for the owner of the site High risk there is a high potential that ground contamination will give rise to a liability cost for the owner of the site Asbestos Under the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 and HSE Guidance Note MDHS 100 any property where asbestos may be present legally requires an appropriate survey and an asbestos register This is normally taken to mean any buildings of pre 1985 construction If the property was constructed prior to 1985 you can contact RPS for further advice Ground Investigation Remediation Tax Advice Credit Should there be a significant risk of ground contamination RPS can provide the necessary additional services to ensure the risk is assessed and placed in an appropriate commercial context as well as providing all necessary geotechnical assessments RPS is the largest planning consultancy in the UK and can advise on the requirements for obtaining planning permission for any form of development RPS can also advise on opportunities to obtain both contaminated land qualifying relief at 150 of the capital cost as well as landfill tax exemptions during remediation Their contact details can be found below Contact Information Sitecheck for queries regarding the contents of the Report please contact the Sitecheck customer helpdesk on 0870 606 1700 RPS for further information regarding the RPS assessment or for general environmental consultancy
36. ironmental Protection Act 1990 and which was introduced in England and Scotland in the year 2000 and Wales in 2001 The basis was first to establish a pollutant linkage this being where there is a source pathway target alternatively described as contaminate pathway receptor A source is the presence of pollution A pathway is the means for pollution to migrate A receptor or target is controlled water or a non water designation where the source is likely to cause significant harm 3 2 Under Section 57 Local Authorities will first try and identify sites with a pollutant linkage before considering the extent and possible further actions such as an intrusive investigation In the same way the Sitecheck Review report orders the features revealed in the search under the core headings of Sources Pathways and Receptors 3 3 The Sitecheck Review report comprises Twelve sections Aerial Photo A Landmark Information Group Service page 3 Sitecheck Review User Guide Location Map Summary of Site Summary Current Land Use Waste and Landfill Sites Statutory Authorisations Potential Contamination Historic Land Use Sensitivity Other Factors Guidance Notes for Practitioner Useful Information Useful Contacts Terms and Conditions 3 4 The sections of the Sitecheck Review report are explored in detail below The report groups results in the order found in the Summary table illustrated below Current Land Use refers to potential contaminat
37. ive Cost BATNEEC to minimise or prevent releases of certain substances and to render such substances harmless Authorised process operators are required to submit an annual emissions report BATNEEC is not applicable in Scotland Point amp Text Environment Agency From 2003 Not Applicable From 1991 Quarterly Point amp Text Scottish Environment Protection Agency Integrated Pollution Control Registered Waste Sites These data are maintained under the EPA Prescribed Processes and Substances Regulations 1991 under Integrated Pollution Control IPC These regulations were progressively implemented from 1 April 1991 in England and Wales and 1 April 1992 in Scotland Landmark extracts and geo codes data for waste sites regulated under Part 1 of the Environmental Protection Act EPA 1990 from those maintained under the Environmental Protection Regulations Prescribed Processes and Substances 1991 relating to sites emitting discharges direct to air water or land Applications for authorisation under IPC must consider the full impact of all releases to air water and land The Agency incorporates conditions which ensure that the operator uses the Best Available Techniques Not Entailing Excessive Cost BATNEEC to minimise or prevent releases of certain substances and to render such substances harmless Authorised process operators are required to submit an annual emissions report BATNEEC is not applicab
38. l average is 20 Bq m 3 These data show the probability of high radon levels in homes based on 1 km squares of the Ordnance Survey grid differentiated into 6 probability bands from below 1 to more than 30 The responses given on the level of radon protective measures are based on data from the British Geological Survey BGS and Health Protection Agency HPA Radon protective measures need to be installed for new dwellings or extensions to existing dwellings since 1999 These are based on estimates by both the HPA and BGS on the basis of a combined analysis of geological and HPA measurement data The dual data system forms the basis for the Building Research Establishment guidance on radon protective measures for new dwellings BR211 1999 It should be noted that in the case of the new or extensions to existing dwelling an area requiring radon protective measures is defined as where it is estimated that the radon concentration in 3 or more of homes exceeds the Action Level of 200 Bq m Other Factors Not Applicable Health Protection Agency HPA Polygon amp Not Text Applicable Other Factors British Geological Survey BGS Polygon amp From 1999 Text Bi annually Health Variable Protection Agency HPA Polygon amp From 1999 Text A Landmark Information Group Service page 28 Sitecheck Review User Guide Title Description Source Ramsar Sites Under the Conventi
39. l by products i e gelatine soap glue etc Animal by products i e animal parts e g soaps candles amp bone works Animal slaughtering amp basic processing of meat other than Animal slaughtering amp basic processing poultry Area liable to flood Areas liable to flood as indicated on the historical maps Batteries accumulators amp primary cells manufacture Batteries accumulators primary cells electric motors generators amp transformers Brewing amp malting Brewing amp malting Cement lime amp plaster products manufacture Concrete cement lime amp plaster products also includes lime kilns Cemetery or graveyard Cemetery modern burial grounds amp grave yards Chemical manufacturing general Manufacture of cosmetics manure fertilisers amp pesticides detergents oil organic based pharmaceuticals glues gelatines recording tapes photographic film Clay bricks amp tiles manufacture Manufacture of clay bricks breeze blocks amp tiles including associated activities e g brick fields also solitary kilns other than lime kilns Coal storage amp depot Coal storage depot Constructional steelwork metal structures amp products amp Constructional steelwork metal structures amp products amp building building materials manufacture materials Distribution telecoms medical navigation metering amp lighting Manufacturing of distribution telecoms medical navigation equipment manufacture
40. land English Nature Polygon amp Not Quarterly Sensitivity Text Applicable Countryside Council for Wales Polygon amp Not Text Applicable Annually Mining Instability Mining Instability is a data set based on the findings of a report completed by Ove Arup and Partners in December 1991 commissioned by the former Department of the Environment DoE It forms part of the Geology and Minerals Planning Research Programme of the DoE aimed at assessing the significance of environmental hazards and their influence on planning and control of development The main objective of the data is to indicate where mining should be borne in mind when considering planning and development of land Not Applicable Other Factors Ove Arup amp Partners Polygon amp Not Text Applicable National Nature Reserves These reserves have been designated under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 or the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 Section 19 as areas of high national or international importance for nature conservation They are designated by English Nature Scottish Natural Heritage and the Countryside Council for Wales There are three main categories of tenure for National Nature Reserves These areas are owned leased or managed by their relevant authority National Nature Reserves are Sites of Special Scientific Interest and may have coastal frontage or be offshore islands These ar
41. lassifications based on an understanding of the business undertaken at a given address An address may appear more than once with different classifications such as Car Servicing amp Repair and Exhaust Replacement 1 10 A small percentage of data cannot be geo coded because of insufficient address details These records are not loaded into our Legend Database but are returned to the data supplier for improvement Geo coded data 1 11 Data provided by the Environment Agency or the Scottish Environment Protection Agency is in the main supplied with grid references For such datasets as abstractions discharges and pollution incidents the grid references supplied generally have an accuracy of 100 metres 1 12 In the case of the Registered Landfill Sites dataset where no boundary is available approximate positions of the sites have been supplied using a grid reference point which can vary from the site entrance to the centre of the site At present no complete national dataset exists for landfill site boundaries therefore some landfill sites are represented on the map by a point the location of which is provided to us by the data supplier Where only a point is available which cannot properly define a landfill Landmark may construct a buffer zone with the point as its centre to act as a warning of the possible presence of a landfill site within the area A Landmark Information Group Service page 12 Sitecheck Review User Guide
42. le Currently no data is available from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency for Scotland Point amp Text From Current December 2000 Local Authorities Annually Local Authority Recorded Landfill Sites These data are sourced from individual Local Authorities that were able to provide information on sites operating prior to the introduction of the Control of Pollution Act COPA in 1974 Where these records have been passed by the Local Authority to the appropriate environment Agency the data was not collected from the Local Authority Prior to the COPA legislation powers to control waste in the interest of public health were the responsibility of individual Local Authorities These data have been collated and captured by Landmark From 2001 Not Applicable Point or Current Polygon amp Text Landmark Local Nature Reserves These reserves are areas created by Local Authorities in conjunction with their appropriate national authority in the interest of conservation amenity value and public enjoyment of the countryside Some but not all Local Nature Reserves LNRs are also designated SSSIs They are controlled by bylaws Not Applicable Not Applicable English Nature Polygon amp As notified Sensitivity Text Polygon amp Text Countryside Council for Wales Bi annually Not Applicable Not Applicable Local As notified Authorities Scottish Natural Heri
43. le in Scotland A Landmark Information Group Service Point amp Text Environment Agency From 1992 Variable From 1991 Quarterly Point amp Text Scottish Environment Protection Agency From 1992 Variable Historical Land Use Section Current Current page 20 Sitecheck Review User Guide Title Description Source Data Section Type Date Range Update Cycle Integrated Pollution Prevention And Control These data are geo coded by Landmark and comprises of records maintained under the Integrated Prevention Pollution and Control Act 1999 This applies to processes once classified as Integrated Pollution Control and Local Authority Air Pollution Control under Part and Part Il of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 for England Wales and Scotland There are A and B installations which are regulated by the Environment Agency and Local Authorities respectively In Scotland the Scottish Environment Protection Agency SEPA regulates both A and B installations The regulations are being progressively introduced to 2007 depending on the regulated activity Currently no data are available from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency for Scotland In the case of England and Wales these data are solely sourced from the Environment Agency Agency Environment Point amp Current Text From May Quarterly 2001 Land Line Ordnance Survey Digital large scal
44. licable 10 2 The Direction column indicates where the feature in question is located in relation to the Bearing Reference Point for the site indicated on the map by an X For example S on the data sheet indicates that the feature lies to the south of the site The Contact column refers you to a reference in the Useful Contacts section Useful Contacts 11 1 This section provides the addresses and telephone numbers of the main agencies who have supplied the data in the report These contacts may be local regional or national offices and should be able to provide additional detail if requested with responsibility for the items appearing in the report A Landmark Information Group Service page 10 Sitecheck Review User Guide Appendix 1 Scope of the Report 1 1 All Landmark s reports are derived from its Legend Database a database that is generally acknowledged to be the most comprehensive source of site specific environmental information covering all of mainland Great Britain 1 2 Landmark holds unique proprietary datasets Landmark s Historical Land Use Data Historical Tanks and Energy Facilities Database of Landfill and Waste Management Licences Local Authority Landfill Data and British Geological Survey BGS Landfill Boundaries 1 3 The Legend database contains datasets collated from a wide range of sources the Environment Agency Health and Safety Executive Local Authorities Ordnance Survey BGS Engli
45. metering amp lighting Disturbed ground Disturbed ground greater than 200m in one dimension A Landmark Information Group Service page 13 Sitecheck Review User Guide Report Description Remarks Domestic appliances manufacture Manufacturing of domestic appliances Dyes amp pigments manufacture Dye amp pigments Electricity production amp distribution including large transformers Electricity generation amp distribution including large transfer stations Factory or works use not specified Factory amp works use not specified Food processing major Major food processing includes dairies Former marsh Feature is only shown when land has subsequently been built on Fuel retail sale of automotive fuel Sale of automotive fuel Gas manufacture amp distribution Gas processing manufacture amp oil refining General quarrying Quarrying of all stone including limestone gypsum chalk amp slate amp ores includes all open cast mining amp slant workings also slate slab works flint works stone yards Glass amp glass products excluding flat glass manufacture Flat glass amp glass products manufacture Heap unknown constituents Must be associated with relevant extraction industry including spoil amp slag Heavy product manufacture rolling amp drawing of iron steel amp ferroalloys Heavy product manufacture rolli
46. n a 1 fluvial or Agency amp Text from Flood 0 5 tidal flood event areas that would otherwise flood Defences are protected provided that the defences do not breach Areas of The National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act Department for Polygon amp Not Not Sensitivity Outstanding 1949 as amended by the Countryside Act 1968 Wildlife Environment Text Applicable Applicable Natural Beauty and Countryside Act 1981 and Environment Act 1995 Food and allowed for the designation of Areas of Outstanding Rural Affairs Natural Beauty AONB The equivalent designations for DEFRA Scotland are National Scenic Areas l Countryside Polygon amp Not Bi Annually AONBs are landscapes of national conservation Council for Text Applicable importance for their distinctive character and natural Wales beauty They are generally smaller than National Parks and are owned by individuals e g farmers Some are Countryside Polygon amp Not Annually adjacent to National Parks and many include areas of Agency Text Applicable Heritage Coast The aims of AONBs are to enhance and conserve the natural beauty of the landscape meeting the need for quiet enjoyment and having regard for the interests of those who live and work there Planning law protects development within them BGS Recorded This data set relates to a survey of active landfill sites British Point or Not Not Current Landfill Sites conducted on behalf of the DoE DEFRA in 1973 These Geologic
47. nd that have an open porous structure with large pore spaces collapse when too great a load is placed on them or when they become saturated when a lesser load is applied British Geological Survey Other Factors British Geological Survey Polygon amp Not Text Applicable Potential for Compressible Ground Stability Hazards This assessment is based on data produced by the British Geological Survey BGS using the latest geological mapping information and interpretation by BGS geologists Maps of this natural subsidence hazard are derived from 1 50 000 geological maps In small areas of the country where the 1 50 000 scale data is not available 1 250 000 mapping for bedrock geology and 1 625 000 for Superficial geology has been used Certain types of ground such as that developed beneath river plains can contain very soft layers or pockets These can compress under the weight of overlying structures such as buildings resulting in progressive depression of the ground and disturbance of foundations British Geological Survey Other Factors British Geological Survey Polygon amp Not Text Applicable Potential for Ground Dissolution Stability Hazards This assessment is based on data produced by the British Geological Survey BGS using the latest geological mapping information and interpretation by BGS geologists Maps of this natural subsidence hazard are derived from 1 50 000 ge
48. ng amp drawing of iron steel amp ferroalloys includes major tube works Hospitals All hospitals including sanatoriums but not lunatic asylums Insulated wire amp cable manufacture Insulated wire amp cable for electrical telephonic purposes Laundries amp dry cleaning Laundries amp dry cleaning Leather tanning amp dressing Tannery leather goods amp skinners Machinery engines building amp general industrial manufacture Manufacturing of engines building amp general industrial machinery including nuts amp bolts gas fittings wire rope amp ordnance accessories Metal casting foundries Furnaces amp metal processing casting forges smelting including ferro amp aluminum alloys manganese works etc Metals treatment amp coating including electroplating Electro plating galvanising amp anodizing Military land All military establishments including firing ranges if not specified as civilian Mineral products non metallic including abrasives amp asbestos miscellaneous manufacture Abrasives asbestos etc Mining amp quarrying general Mineral railway Mineral railways Areas of mining amp single or groups of shafts other than coal amp not specified including levels or audits etc Mining of coal amp lignite Coal mining the manufacturing of coke or charcoal included are associated surface activities in area also individual coal m
49. not be found In June 2001 The Law Society warned all Solicitors to be aware of the liabilities attached to contaminated land Further details and guidance are available in The Environmental Handbook Fifth Edition published by The Law Society The Environment Agency Local Authorities and other statutory bodies do not provide all the necessary range of information required to determine risks for environmental issues in property transactions As a consequence an expert assessment of the type contained in this report is essential The RPS Risk Assessment determines if a sufficient risk is present for the site to be defined as contaminated and provides a clear set of recommendations and actions where necessary The client also has access to a technical helpline offering free initial advice and consultation by the RPS panel of environmental consultants who provide the assessments RPS Risk Assessment Methodology and Scope The RPS Risk Assessment is based on the site boundary defined by the client It is provided by a panel of expert consultants following a detailed manual review of the Report and a review of potentially contaminative historical land uses identified from 1 1250 where available 1 2500 1 10 000 and 1 10 560 scale historical mapping for the site and its immediate surrounding area RPS uses the Source Pathway Receptor framework to make assessments regarding land contamination The source refers to a potential source of contamina
50. of 1 625 000 this should be considered as only indicative due to the low resolution of the source mapping In many areas drift deposits may occur at the surface and form the material which underlies the site The terms solid and drift are widely used to distinguish between geologically old rocks and recent deposits that are mainly glacial Solid geology refers to the consolidated strata deposited before the last glacial period deposits and are those regarded as county rock or bedrock Drift geology usually refers to the overlying sands gravels peat and alluvium deposited during and after glacial times Environment Polygon amp Not Not applicable Sensitivity Agency Text applicable British Polygon amp Not Geological Text applicable Survey BGS Ordnance Survey Not applicable Enforcement and Prohibition Notices This data set is geo coded by Landmark and contains any enforcement and prohibition notices relating to IPC authorised processes which are brought under Section 23 1 of the Environmental Protection Act EPA 1990 If the Environment Agency or the Scottish Environment Protection Agency believes that the conditions of an authorisation have been breached it can serve an enforcement notice on the operator which requires remediation of the situation within a specified time If the situation involves imminent risk of serious pollution of the environment a prohibition notice may be served req
51. of sand amp gravel pits Extraction of alluvial sediments sand stone clay peat marl amp gravel A Landmark Information Group Service page 14 Sitecheck Review User Guide Report Description Remarks Railways Railway tracks up to 4 tracks wide Recycling of metal waste amp scrap metal Recycling of metal waste including scrap yards amp car breakers Refuse disposal Refuse amp waste disposal including incinerators amp sanitary depot Road haulage Transport depot road haulage corporation Rubber natural products manufacture ital amp synthetic rubber products including tyres amp rubber products Sawmilling planing amp impregnation i e Treatment of timber Sawmilling planning amp impregnation i e treatment of timber wood products telegraph works timber yard e g veneer Sewage Sewerage septic tanks includes all filter beds Spirit distilling amp compounding Spirit distilling amp compounding Tableware amp other ceramics manufacture Tableware amp other ceramics Technical amp environmental testing amp analysis Various technical amp environmental testing amp analysis Transport manufacturing amp repair Manufacturing amp repair including i ships ii aerospace iii rail engines amp rolling stock Transport support amp cargo handling Boat building wharf amp quays cargo transport handling facilities Transport air amp space ca
52. of unauthorised dumping or unreported accidental spillage of harmful materials Likewise it would be impossible to establish all locations where asbestos products have been used 1 6 The Environment Agency s flood risk data is used for England and Wales For Scotland flooding information has been provided by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology A Landmark Information Group Service page 11 Sitecheck Review User Guide 1 7 Landmark strives to obtain comparable datasets covering mainland Great Britain However this may not always be possible due to different regional organisation of regulatory bodies and the slightly different legal framework that exists between England Wales and Scotland Non geo coded data 1 8 Data is supplied to Landmark in a wide variety of formats Some of the data are supplied without grid references and Landmark makes extensive efforts to geo code this data by identifying a grid reference for each record Ordnance Survey s Address Point and other specialised geo coding software is used to achieve this and to provide a confidence level indicator of positional accuracy for each record Confidence level indicators for a given address range from within the building to within the geographical area and are reported within the detail section of the data sheet These indicators have been introduced to all the datasets 1 9 The data used for the Current Potentially Contaminative Industrial Land Use uses industry c
53. ological maps In small areas of the country where the 1 50 000 scale data is not available 1 250 000 mapping for bedrock geology and 1 625 000 for Superficial geology has been used Ground dissolution occurs when certain types of bedrock contain layers of material that can dissolve within the ground water This can cause underground cavities to develop that with time can reach the surface and cause significant ground movement such as the development of collapse hollows that can directly impinge on buildings British Geological Survey Other Factors British Geological Survey Polygon amp Not Text Applicable A Landmark Information Group Service page 26 Sitecheck Review User Guide Title Description Data Date Type Range Source Update Section Cycle Potential for Landslide Ground Stability Hazards This assessment is based on data produced by the British Geological Survey BGS using the latest geological mapping information and interpretation by BGS geologists Maps of this natural subsidence hazard are derived from 1 50 000 geological maps In small areas of the country where the 1 50 000 scale data is not available 1 250 000 mapping for bedrock geology and 1 625 000 for Superficial geology has been used The Potential for Slope instability occurs due to particular types of slope becoming unstable under certain circumstances causing down slope movement of the ground and disruption
54. on on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat the Data Date Text Applicable Update Section Type Range Cycle English Nature Polygon amp Not Quarterly Sensitivity Government is committed to designate Wetlands of International Importance The Convention was adopted in Ramsar Iran in 1971 and ratified by the UK Government in 1976 Wales Countryside Council for Polygon amp Not Text Applicable Annually Scottish Natural Heritage The purpose is to stem progressive encroachment on and loss of wetlands now and in the future Aims include the conservation management and wise use of migratory wildfowl stocks and to promote the conservation of wetlands Wetlands are areas of peat land fen marsh or water whether natural or artificial permanent or temporary with water that is static or flowing fresh brackish or salt including areas of marine water Polygon amp Not Text Applicable Annually Registered Landfill Sites These data are sourced from public registers which are Landmark visited annually These data cover consents that have been issued by the Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency under the Control of Pollution Act COPA 1974 and Section 36 of the Environmental Protection Act EPA 1990 These data relate to open and closed sites licensed for the landfill of waste Some site polygons are available for sites in Sc
55. ontaminative uses The status of the site is also disclosed Thomson Directories Point amp From 2001 Text Bi Annually Current Control of These data are geo coded by Landmark and relate to Major Accident sites registered under the Control of Major Accident Hazards Sites Hazards COMAH Regulations 1999 The Health and COMAH Safety Executive in conjunction with the Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency keeps records of those sites where substances are present or in transit in quantities exceeding thresholds set in the regulations The duties under these regulations are largely dependent on the type and quantities of substance Following this rationale sites are subdivided into top and lower tier sites Sites storing above the specified amounts of hazardous substances and those carrying out particularly toxic or hazardous activities must provide information to the public on the nature of the hazard and action to be taken in the event of an accident The regulations mainly apply to chemical and petrochemical industries and to those that produce or use substances with flammable toxic or explosive properties This legislation replaces the Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards CIMAH Regulations 1984 Health and Safety Executive HSE Discharge For England and Wales discharge consents are granted Consents with conditions set by the EA under Section 84 1 of the Water Resource
56. ooding from Rivers or Sea without Defences 0 Flooding from Rivers or Sea without Defences 0 0 0 Areas Benefiting from Flood Defences 0 0 0 Flood Water Storages Areas 0 0 0 Flood Defences 0 0 0 River Flood Data Scotland 0 0 0 Environmentally Sensitive Receptors Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty 0 0 0 Environmentally Sensitive Areas 0 0 0 Local Nature Reserves 0 0 0 Marine Nature Reserves 0 0 o Nearest Surface Water Feature 1 0 o Ramsar Sites 0 0 0 Sites of Special Scientific Interest 0 1 1 Source Protection Zones 0 0 0 Special Areas of Conservation 0 2 0 Special Protection Areas 0 0 0 Water Abstractions 0 0 0 Protected Countryside Areas Forest Parks 0 0 0 National Parks 0 0 0 National Scenic Areas 0 0 0 Nitrate Sensitive Areas 0 0 0 Nitrate Vulnerable Zones 0 0 0 This Table summarises the information shown in the Other Factors Section On Site 0 250m 250 500m 250 1000m Other Factors Affecting the Site 7 5 2 Brine Compensation Areas 0 N A N A Coal Mining Affected Areas 0 N A N A Natural and Mining Cavities 3 1 2 Mining Instability 0 0 N A Radon Affected Areas 1 N A N A Radon Protection Measures 1 N A N A Compressible Ground Subsidence Hazards 0 2 N A Ground Dissolution Subsidence Hazards 1 1 N A Gulls And Cambering Subsidence Hazards 0 0 N A Landslip Subsidence Hazards 1 1 N A Swelling Clay Subsidence Hazards 0 0 N A Shallow Mining Hazards 0 0 N A 6 2 The content and sequence of the summary table is
57. otland none are currently available for sites in England and Wales Registered Radioactive Substances This data set is geo coded by Landmark and refers to Licences granted under the Radioactive Substances Act RSA 1993 This Act controls the storage use and Agency Environment Point or From 1976 Polygon amp Text Point amp Text From 1991 Annually Current Quarterly Current disposal of radioactive substances through authorisation and registration systems and provides for access to information regarding sites holding such consents The Act applies to Crown premises including mobile radioactive apparatus but does not cover navy army air force or visiting forces or the Secretary of State for Defence Scottish Agency Environment Protection Point amp Text From 1970 Variable Registered Waste Transfer Sites These data are sourced from public registers which are Landmark visited annually This dataset covers consents that have been issued by the Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency under the Control of Pollution Act COPA 1974 and Section 36 of the Environmental Protection Act EPA 1990 These data relate to open and closed sites licensed for waste transfer Some site polygons are available for sites in Scotland none are currently available for sites in England and Wales Point or From 1976 Polygon amp Text Annually Current
58. quired by PPG25 reference table 1 note a This dataset is Flood Zone 2 the Environment Agency s best estimate of the areas of land ignoring the presence of defences with an annual probability of flooding of 0 1 1 in 1000 or greater from rivers and the sea but with an annual probability of flooding of less than 1 from rivers This definition of Flood Zone 2 applies only in England Equivalent data is also provided for Wales although in Wales the data on this layer of the Flood Map does not have the same relationship to Planning Guidance and is not referred to as Flood Zones Not Applicable Department for Polygon amp Sensitivity Environment Text Food and Rural Affairs Annually Not Applicable Scottish Executive Polygon amp Text Annually Point amp Text Health and From 1999 Current Safety Executive HSE Bi annually Environment From 2005 Agency Polygon amp Text Quarterly Sensitivity A Landmark Information Group Service page 18 Sitecheck Review User Guide Title Description Data Type Date Range Source Update Section Cycle Flood Defences This is the Environment Agency s holding of Linear Flood Defences This dataset contains all flood defences constructed during the last five years with a standard of protection equal to or better than 1 for rivers and 0 5 from the sea Some additional defences which may be older or may have been
59. r limestone extraction Shallow mining has been defined as workings within 40 metres of the ground surface and does not include deeper mine workings Shallow mine workings may have a greater potential for generating ground movement at the surface than deeper workings Although mining hazard can cause the ground movement it will not necessarily cause building movement as this depends on the type and age of the building in the area of search Sites of Special These Sites of Special Scientific Interest SSSI have been designated under the Wildlife and Countryside Act English Nature Polygon amp Not Polygon amp From 1994 Text Bi annually Quarterly Text Applicable 1981 Section 28 to protect areas of important flora fauna geological and or physiographical features They provide the basis for other national and international designations Parties notified include site owner s and occupier s local planning authorities water and sewerage companies and Scientific Interest Scottish Natural Heritage Polygon amp Not Text Applicable Annually the appropriate Secretary of State The Land Registry also records these as local land changes The appropriate party must be consulted on developments or notified of potentially damaging operations which may affect an SSSI Most SSSls are privately owned or managed Others are owned or managed by public bodies such as the Forestry Commission Ministry of
60. rage area may be referred to as a balancing reservoir storage basin or balancing pond Its purpose is to attenuate an incoming flood peak to a flow level that can be accepted by the downstream channel It may also delay the timing of a flood peak so that its volume is discharged over a longer time interval Environment From 2005 Agency Polygon amp Text Quarterly Sensitivity Forest Parks These areas have various designations dependent on recreational conservation and scenic interest Not Applicable Not Applicable Forest Enterprise Polygon Sensitivity Former Marshes Locations of former mashes as derived from historic Ordnance survey 10 560 mapping Not Applicable Not Applicable Ordnance Historic Survey Polygon Fuel Station Entries These data are geo coded by Landmark and comprises records held on the Catalist fuel database which provides the location of petrol stations diesel stations hypermarkets etc throughout Great Britain The data set includes information on the status of the site whether it is active and the brand of petrol sold Point amp Text Catalist From 1997 Quarterly Current Groundwater Vulnerability This is a text report based on the 1 100 000 mapping for England and Wales For Scotland this text report is based on the 1 625 000 mapping Due to its crude resolution this report should be considered as indicative only This data set gives informa
61. rgo amp handling amp transport support__A r amp space transport Transport light manufacture Manufacture of cars lorries buses motorcycles bicycles Weapons amp ammunition manufacture amp storage Civilian manufacture amp storage of weapons ammunition explosives amp rockets Potentially Infilled Land Report Description Remarks Unknown filled ground pond marsh river stream dock etc These are water features which were previously mapped but which no longer appear on subsequent and current map editions Unknown filled ground pit quarry etc Natural or man made depression or unspecified pits Historical Tanks and Energy Facilities The following Categories are used for the data extracted from Historical Ordnance Survey maps The remarks illustrate how the categories were identified from the maps with an example of the type of text captured Report Description Remarks Tanks Tanks i e Fuel Tank Inspection Tank Tk This does not include tanks where the named purpose is not fuel related i e Slurry Tank Potential Tanks Activities that require a fuel tank on the premises i e Depots and Garages Petroleum Storage Facilities Facilities which are likely to hold petroleum i e Filling Stations Petrol Stations and Petroleum Works Oil Industry Facilities Facilities used in the oil industry i e Oil Depot Oil and Grease Works Oil Refinery not including non petrol base
62. rocesses includes a variety of cavity forms such as soil piping scour hollows fault movement and erosion of natural discontinuities in rocks by the action of water Also contains cavities produced by mining activity in the past for the extraction of chalk flint and other minerals This mining information predominantly relates to southern and eastern England the majority being the details of chalk mines Nearest Data derived from Ordnance Survey Land Line data Ordnance Digital Current Annually Sensitivity Surface Water Survey Mapping Feature Nitrate The Nitrate Sensitive Areas NSA scheme was a package Magic Polygon amp Not Annually Sensitivity Sensitive of measures introduced under the EC Agri Environment DEFRA Text Applicable Areas Regulations 1994 These are areas where nitrate levels in public drinking water sources exceed or are at risk of exceeding 50 milligrams per litre and therefore areas where nitrate levels in the fluvial environment need to remain at acceptable levels They operate through controls introduced over agricultural activities to reduce the amount of nitrate leaching from agricultural land into water resources Participating farmers in NSAs receive payments in return for voluntarily altering their farming practices to help reduce or stabilise high and or rising nitrate levels in key supplies of drinking water Farmers may enter their land into the scheme on a field by field basis and give undertaking
63. s Act 1991 For Scotland these records are granted by SEPA under the Control of Pollution Act COPA 1974 as amended by the Environment Act 1995 These data are geo coded by the supplier from 1 10 000 or 1 50 000 mapping In considering whether or not to grant consents the Environment Agency EA or Scottish Environment Protection Agency SEPA has to take into account whether statutory water quality objectives will be met likely deterioration in water quality downstream and possible effects on other water uses downstream Conditions are attached to consents in order to minimise effects Such conditions may be related to discharge quantity steps to minimise effects of pollution sampling facilities and records to be maintained These consents do not apply to discharges to sewers since the sewerage undertaker regulates these In addition only those records that are supplied with a valid national grid reference are included A Landmark Information Group Service Environment Agency Point amp From 1999 Text Point amp From 1950 Text Dependent upon the area of the country Bi annually Bi annually Scottish Environment Protection Agency Point amp From 1950 Text Variable Current Current page 17 Sitecheck Review User Guide Title Description Source Data Date Update Section Type Range Cycle Drift Deposits Based on the British Geological Survey solid geology mapping at a scale
64. s Maps usually pre W W Il the first National Grid Black and White raster 1 10 560 map and the last National Grid edition Black and White raster map at 1 10 000 scale Point amp Text Landmark From 1850 Not Applicable Point amp Text Ordnance Survey From 1850 Not Applicable Sensitivity Historical Tanks And Energy Facilities This data set contains facilities related to petroleum and energy storage including tanks petrol storage potential tanks electricity sub stations and related features gas and gas monitoring related features oil related features and miscellaneous power features It been captured from post war 1 10 000 and 1 2500 Ordnance Survey historical mapping covering a period from 1943 to 1996 Landmark Point Integrated Pollution Controls These data are geo coded by Landmark and comprise records maintained under the EPA Prescribed Processes and Substances Regulations 1991 under Integrated Pollution Control IPC These regulations were progressively implemented from 1 April 1991 in England and Wales and 1 April 1992 in Scotland These are sites where larger more polluting industries hold authorisations to emit discharges direct to land water or air Applications for authorisation under IPC must consider the full impact of all releases to air water and land The Agency incorporates conditions which ensure that the operator uses the Best Available Techniques Not Entailing Excess
65. s details of any Part IIA sites that have been identified within the search area These will be categorised as 1 Contaminated Land 2 Special Sites 3 Remediated Contaminated Land 7 7 The Direction column indicates where the feature in question is located in relation to the Bearing Reference Point for the site indicated on the map by an X For example S on the data sheet indicates that the feature lies to the south The Contact ref refers you to a reference in the Useful Contacts section Historical Land Use 8 1 The background mapping used to display the historical land use is the latest Ordnance Survey Street View Mapping 8 2 This section provides information from Landmark s proprietary database that has been derived from a detailed analysis of a selection of large scale Ordnance Survey Maps at 1 10 000 and 1 10 560 scale dating from the middle of the nineteenth century through to the late twentieth century 8 3 In the Historical Land Use table and map Potentially Infilled Land comprises features which have been identified from a comparison of 2 or more map editions This comparison can indicate such features as quarries and pits which may have been infilled 8 4 Potentially contaminative uses identified from the historical maps have been sub divided into risk rankings The risk hazard shown on the map will depend on the risk ranking and the distance from your site 8 5 The Direction column indicates wher
66. s which last five years These include the requirement not to damage destroy or remove environmental features such as hedges lakes walls or features of historical or archaeological interest on or bordering the land in the scheme NSAs fall within the areas which have recently been designated as Nitrate Vulnerable Zones under the EC Nitrate Directive 91 676 EEC Though Nitrate Sensitive Areas as a designation do not exist in Scotland NVZs do though they have not been captured digitally A Landmark Information Group Service page 24 Sitecheck Review User Guide Title Description Source Data Date Update Section Type Range Cycle Nitrate Vulnerable Zones The Nitrates Directive 91 676 EEC is designed to protect waters against nitrate pollution from agricultural sources A number of designations were made for Great Britain in 1996 based upon concentrations in sources of public drinking water that exceeded or were likely to exceed the EC limit of 50 milligrams per litre Farmers in these areas defined as Nitrate Vulnerable Zones NVZs as have been required to comply with Action Programme measures to control fertiliser and manure use since 1998 In December 2000 the European Court of Justice held that the UK had failed to designate sufficient NVZs for the protection of all waters not just drinking water sources Therefore between 2002 and 2003 the relevant governing authorities within Great Britain announc
67. sh Nature Catalist National Radiological Protection Board NRPB Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs DEFRA Countryside Council for Wales Countryside Agency Coal Authority Trade Directories Scottish Executive Forest Enterprise Scottish Natural Heritage Peter Brett Associates and Arup A full listing of datasets with details of record source data type date range data update cycle and the section of the report in which you will find any records reported can be found in Appendix 2 1 4 The Historical Land Use Data are derived from the physical analysis of more than 60 000 Ordnance Survey map sheets at 1 10 000 and 1 10 560 scale covering mainland Great Britain except for parts of rural Scotland and dating from the middle of the nineteenth century to the late twentieth century In addition 1 1250 and 1 2500 scale mapping between 1946 and 1996 have been analysed for text relating to historical tanks and energy facilities recorded 1 5 The Sitecheck Review report is a desk study of the historic and current uses of the subject site and a compilation of searches of statutory registers and other records insofar as these are held in Landmark s Legend Database It does not include a site visit or a consideration of the planning history of a site Landmark cannot guarantee that every potentially contaminative use affecting the site has been established from these sources For example it may not be possible to identify sites
68. tage Polygon amp Text Polygon amp Text Bi annually A Landmark Information Group Service page 22 Sitecheck Review User Guide Title Description Source Data Date Update Section Type Range Cycle Marine Nature Reserves These reserves have been designated under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Sections 36 and 37 to conserve inter tidal and shallow sea ecosystems and coastal features This is the only statutory designation which specifically relates to marine areas below the low water mark For the England data set the site boundary defines the extent of the designated land though within this there may be areas excluded from the designation The boundary may follow a mapped feature such as a hedge or stream or it may follow a feature such as Mean Low Water mark which is liable to change Most sites are digitised using the Ordnance Survey 1 10 000 maps as a guide Certain very small sites are digitised using much larger scale mapping e g 1 1 250 and 1 2 500 to obtain a more accurate representation of the designated land For the Welsh data set areas are digitised from base mapping at a scale 1 10 000 The boundaries are not the definitive version of the designated area the legally definitive boundary is shown on notification maps sent to the landowners or occupiers and can be obtained from the Countryside Council for Wales local office At present there are no Marine Nature Reserves in Scot
69. te raster 1 10 560 map and the last National Grid edition Black and White raster map at 1 10 000 scale From 1850 Not Historic Applicable Point Polygon amp Text Point Polygon amp Text Landmark From 1850 Not Applicable Ordnance Survey Prosecutions Relating to Authorised Processes Prosecutions Relating to Controlled Waters This data set is geo coded by Landmark and contains any prosecutions relating to IPC authorised processes which are brought under Section 23 1 of the Environmental Protection Act EPA 1990 If the conditions of an authorisation have been breached the Environment Agency or the Scottish Environment Protection Agency can prosecute the operator Itis an offence to operate a prescribed process without an authorisation or to contravene its conditions This data set is geo coded by Landmark and includes actions brought under the provision of the Water Resources Act 1991 Point amp Current Text Various From 1991 As notified Point amp Current Text Various From 1996 As notified Radon Affected Areas Radon Protection Measures The strategy behind the data set used is defined by the NRPB in its publication Radon Atlas of England 1996 and of Wales 1998 and Radon Atlas of England and Wales 2002 These are areas of England and Wales with a probability of 1 or more of present or future homes where radon is above the Action Level of 200 Bq m 3 The nationa
70. tion pathway to a potential route it may take and receptor to the end point For a potential liability to arise each stage of the complete pollution linkage must be present The RPS Risk Assessment uses information contained in the Report relating to the source of contamination through a study of statutory registers current and historical land use Analysis of the environmental information including the geology ground and surface water is used to detect pathway and receptor stages Importantly the RPS Risk Assessment is also based upon the current and proposed use of the site which enables a more accurate assessment of the pollution linkage and implication of potential contamination Without accurate land use information the land is more likely to be designated as contaminated because all possible uses would have to be considered A Landmark Information Group Service page 34 Sitecheck Review User Guide RPS Risk Ratings The classes of risk referred to within the RPS Risk Assessment take into account the land use current and proposed and the environmental site setting Whilst assessing the potential level of risk an assessment of the contaminant Source Pathway Receptor linkage is made The risk ratings can be defined as follows Low risk it is considered unlikely that ground contamination will give rise to a liability cost for the owner of the site Moderate risk it is possible but not certain that ground contaminat
71. tion of Installations Handling Hazardous Substances NIHHS 0 0 0 Planning Hazardous Substance Consents 0 0 0 Contraventions Air Pollution Control Enforcements 0 0 0 Enforcement and Prohibition Notices 0 0 0 Planning Hazardous Substance Enforcements 0 0 0 Prosecutions Relating to Authorised Processes 0 0 0 Prosecutions Relating to Controlled Waters 0 0 0 Substained Pollution Incident Register Potentially Contaminative Uses Contemporary Trade Directory Entries 0 4 13 Fuel Station Entries 0 0 Miscellaneous BGS Recorded Mineral Sites 0 0 0 River Quality Biology Sampling Points 0 0 0 River Quality Chemistry Sampling Points 0 0 0 This Table summarises the information shown in the Historical Land Use Section On Site 0 250m 250 500m 250 1000m Sources 4 22 43 Potentially Contaminative Uses Historical Tanks And Energy Facilities 4 11 25 Potenitally Contaminative Feature from Historic Building Plans Potentially Contaminative Industrial Uses Past Land Use 0 9 17 Potentially Infilled Land Former Marshes 0 0 0 Potentially Infilled Land Non Water 0 1 0 Potentially Infilled Land Water 0 1 1 A Landmark Information Group Service page 6 Sitecheck Review User Guide This Table summarises the information shown in the Sensitivity Section On Site 0 250m 250 500m 250 1000m Pathways and Receptors 2 3 1 Pathways Groundwater Vulnerability 1 N A N A Drift Deposits 0 N A N A Historic Flood Liabilities 0 0 0 Extreme Fl
72. tion regarding location of sensitive water resource soil classification and whether there are any drift deposits present Groundwater which is contained within underground strata aquifers is usually of high quality being utilised for potable water and various other industrial and agricultural uses It is vulnerable to contamination from direct discharges into the groundwater and indirect discharges onto or into land and since decontamination is difficult expensive and prolonged it is important to prevent pollution of these resources To assess the vulnerability of groundwater to contamination features of the soil and geology need to be considered since these will influence the leaching characteristics and hence the downward movement of pollutants Not Applicable Not Applicable Environment Sensitivity Agency British Geological Survey BGS Polygon amp Text Not Applicable Not Applicable Polygon amp Text A Landmark Information Group Service page 19 Sitecheck Review User Guide Title Description Source Data Date Update Section Type Range Cycle Historical Flood Liabilities From historical mapping dating back to the middle of the 19 century Landmark s Systematic Analysis Department has identified where areas liable to flooding have been recognized This is drawn from a series of up to six historic map editions up to four Ordnance Survey 1 10 560 County Serie
73. to buildings A combination of factors including amongst others the rock type the presence of excess water natural or relating to man made activity the angle of the slope and construction work for example cuttings or embankments can all contribute British Geological Survey Other Factors British Geological Survey Polygon amp Not Text Applicable Potential for Running Sand Ground Stability Hazards This assessment is based on data produced by the British Geological Survey BGS using the latest geological mapping information and interpretation by BGS geologists Maps of this natural subsidence hazard are derived from 1 50 000 geological maps In small areas of the country where the 1 50 000 scale data is not available 1 250 000 mapping for bedrock geology and 1 625 000 for Superficial geology has been used Running sand occurs when loosely packed sand flows runs because water flowing through the spaces between the grains reduces the contact between the grains and they are swept along in the flowing water This may happen where springs occur at the base of sand outcrops where excavations in sand go below the water table around leaking drains or water pipes British Geological Survey Other Factors British Geological Survey Polygon amp Not Text Applicable Potential for Shrinking or Swelling Clay Ground Stability Hazards This assessment is based on data produced by the British
74. uiring immediate closure of the process It is an offence to operate a prescribed process without an authorisation or to contravene conditions of an enforcement notice without reasonable excuse Point amp Text Various From 1990 As notified Current Environmentall y Sensitive Areas Explosive Sites Extreme Flooding from Rivers or Sea without Defences Zone 2 These are designated by the Secretary of State under Section 18 of the Agriculture Act 1986 to encourage landowners to manage land to safeguard and enhance nature conservation landscape and cultural interest Individual Statutory Instruments set out the terms and conditions of the management agreements for each designated area ESA agreement holders receive an annual payment in return for adopting measures designed to conserve and enhance the area under the terms of the agreement These data are geo coded by Landmark and contain details of sites subject to the Explosive Act 1875 and 1923 as amended and ports licensed under the Dangerous Substances in Harbour Area Regulations 1987 Flood Zones are defined by the Government s Planning Policy Guidance 25 on Development and flood Risk for England PPG25 dated July 2001 The Flood Zones illustrate the probability of flooding across England for planning consultation The Flood Zones have been identified using the best available data held by the Environment Agency ignoring the presence of flood defences as re
75. us Agency Text substances under the Water Industry Act 1991 WIA 91 These powers and the Regulations SI 1156 of 1989 and amendments establish the regulatory regime and Scottish Point amp From 1991 Variable Schedules of prescribed processes and prescribed Environment Text substances which are to be controlled defined under the Protection Act as Special Category Effluents Agency Water Industry Act Referrals are Special Category Effluents containing particular substances or deriving from specific processes discharging to public sewers Such processes include any process for the production of chlorinated organic chemicals any process for the manufacture of asbestos cement paper or board any process for the manufacture of paper pulp any industrial process in which cooling water or effluents are chlorinated This is not a complete list and does not indicate whether a referral has been given consent or otherwise A Landmark Information Group Service page 32 Appendix 3 The National Grid Sitecheck Review User Guide All map references provided in the Sitecheck Review report are National Grid References even where they refer to data taken from an historical map that predates the establishment of the National Grid referencing system in 1938 Landmark has a unique capability to transpose data between the earlier County Series maps and the modern National Grid based mapping HP Ni HT HU NSW Nir HW HY HZ N N
76. ver we cannot guarantee that all potentially contaminative land uses or features whether past or current will be identified in this report using these sources A Landmark Information Group Service page 36

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