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1. A 13 Sitecheck Data User Guide 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 Animal 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 poultry Animal slaughtering amp basic processing 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
2. 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 Scotland 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 Ove Arup amp Partners National Nature Reserves These reserves have been designated under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 or the National Parks and English Nature Polygon amp Not Text Applicable Point amp Polygon Not Applicable Not Applicable Other Factors Quarterly Sensitivity Access to the Countryside Act 1949 Section 19 as areas of high national or international importance for nature c
3. 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 Data Type Point Polygon amp Text Date Range From 1850 Update Cycle Not Applicable Ordnance Survey Point From 1850 Polygon amp Text Not Applicable Section Historic 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 It is 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 Various Various Point amp Text From 1991 Point amp Text From 1996 As notified As notified Current Current Radon Affected Areas The strategy behind the data set used is defined by the NRPB in its publication Radon Atlas of England 1996
4. effect to relevant sections of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 in regards to contaminated land There are 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 As notified Polygon amp February Text 2002 Current Contemporary Trade Directory Entries This represents a sub set of the Business Directory complied by Thomson Directories and is geo coded by Landmark The dataset allows for comprehensive reporting with over 400 different classifications that are likely to carry out potentially contaminative uses The status of the site is also disclosed Thomson Directories Point amp From 2001 Bi Annually Text Current Control of Major Accident Hazards Sites COMAH These data are geo coded by Landmark and relate to sites registered under the Control of Major Accident Hazards COMAH Regulations 1999 The Health and Safety Executive in conjuncti
5. 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 building materials manufacture Constructional steelwork metal structures amp products amp building materials Distribution telecoms medical navigation metering amp lighting equipment manufacture Manufacturing of distribution telecoms medical navigation metering amp lighting Disturbed ground Disturbed ground greater than 200m in one dimension 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 station
6. 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 processes 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 Notification of These data are sites that come under the Notification of Health and Point amp From 1999 Not Sensitivity Installations Installations Handling Hazardous Substances NIHHS Safety Text Applicable Handling Regulations 1982 and are geo coded by Landmark These Executive Hazardous regulations specify dangerous substances and the HSE Substances quantities of these substances trigger obligations to notify NIHHS the HSE of their use 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 divide
7. 8 1 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 A Landmark Information Group Service Sitecheck Data User Guide 8 2 In the Historical Land Use table Potentially Infilled Land comprises features that have been identified from a comparison of two or more map editions This comparison can indicate such features as quarries and pits which may have been infilled 8 3 The section ends with a table listing the map sheets used in the compilation of the historical land use data Sensitivity Details 9 1 This section is concerned with Pathways and Receptors The information is summarised in the summary table 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 e a description e contact where applicable e the Search Buffer e direction where applicable 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 Ref refers you to a reference in the Useful Contacts sect
8. Current Land Use Details 7 1 7 2 7 3 This section draws on trade directories to 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 Scottish Environment Protection Agency SEPA the Health and Safety Executive and Local Authorities 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 The Current Land Use section also includes details of any Part lla sites that have been identified within the search area These will be categorised as 1 Contaminated Land 2 Special Sites 3 Remediated Contaminated Land Historical Land Use Details
9. 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 national 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 Health Protection Agency HPA Radon Protection Measures 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 British Geological Survey BGS Polygon amp Not Text Applicable Polygon amp From 1999 Text Not Applicable Bi annually Health
10. 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 based 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
11. the Sitecheck Data 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 contaminates 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 Sitecheck Data User Guide Location Maps 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 The main map confirms the boundary of the subject site used to drive the report 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 Data report Please call our Helpdesk team on 0870 606 1700 if you have an issue with the boundary 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 sub stations factories works and school
12. 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 available Currently no data is available from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency for Scotland Annually Current Local Authority Recorded Landfill Sites These data are sourced from individual Local Authorities Landmark Point or From 2001 that were able to provide information on sites operating Polygon amp prior to the introduction of the Control of Pollution Act Text 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 Local Nature Reserves These reserves are areas created by Local Authorities in English Nature Polygon amp Not conjunction with their appropriate national authority in the Text Applicable Not Current Applicable As notified S
13. 1 Radon Affected Areas 1 N A Radon Protection Measures 1 N A Compressible Ground Subsidence Hazards 0 0 Ground Dissolution Subsidence Hazards 0 0 Gulls And Cambering Subsidence Hazards 0 0 Landslip Subsidence Hazards 0 0 Swelling Clay Subsidence Hazards 0 0 Shallow Mining Hazards 1 1 7 2 The headings and features described in the summary tables above replicates the order detailed within the body of the report Each record depending on the section in which it appears will contain some or all of the location detail The tables are designed to make it easy to relate the findings to the Information Map see data table example below Where applicable a Ref No label appears on the map next to the relevant symbol Each Ref No label relates specifically to a feature on the Information Map 7 3 The Direction column indicates where to look for the feature in question in relation to the Bearing Reference Point for the site indicated on the Information Map by an X For example SW on the data sheet indicates that the feature lies to the south west of the Bearing Reference Point Sitecheck Data User Guide Sources Current Land Use Waste Landfill Sites Local Authority Landfill Coverage Name Devon County Counc Has supplied landfil data Contact ref 1 Name Exeter City Council Has supplied landfill data Contact ref 2 The Contact Ref in the text of the record refers you to a reference in the useful contacts section
14. 1 April 1992 in Scotland ni Pem amp prom da2 Variable Landmark extracts and geo codes data for waste sites Protection regulated under Part 1 of the Environmental Protection Act Agency 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 applicable in Scotland 21 Sitecheck Data User Guide Title Description Source Data Date Update Section Type Range Cycle Integrated These data are geo coded by Landmark and comprises of Environment Point amp From May Quarterly Current Pollution records maintained under the Integrated Prevention Agency Text 2001 Prevention Pollution and Control Act 1999 This applies to And Control 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 wh
15. 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 16 A Landmark Information Group Service Appendix 2 Sitecheck Data User Guide Data Sets Currently Used in Sitecheck Data 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 in 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 Wi
16. 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 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
17. Protection Agency HPA Polygon amp From 1999 Text Variable Other Factors Other Factors 28 A Landmark Information Group Service Sitecheck Data User Guide Title Description Source Ramsar Sites Under the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat the 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 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 English Nature Data Type Polygon amp Text Date Range Not Applicable Update Cycle Quarterly Section Sensitivity Countryside Council for Wales Polygon amp Text Not Applicable Annually Scottish Natural Heritage Polygon amp Text Not Applicable Annually Registered Landfill Sites These data are sourced from public registers which are visited annually These data cover consents that have been issued by the Environment Agency and the Scottish Environmen
18. 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 22 A Landmark Information Group Service Sitecheck Data User Guide Title Description Source Data Date Type Range Local Authority Pollution Prevention and Control This data is collected collated and geo coded by Local Point amp From 1991 Landmark Authorities Text Update Section Cycle Annually Current The records relate to authorisations granted under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and permits issued g under the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 Shat ee Processes for which consent is required are specifiedin Agency 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 Scottish Point amp From 1996 Variable Local Authority Pollution Prevention and Control Enforcements This data is collected collated and geo coded by Local Point amp From Landmark Authorities Text December The records relate to enforcements that have been served 2000 on authorisations granted
19. Recorded Landfill Sites 0 0 Licensed Waste Management Facilities Landfill Boundaries 0 0 Licensed Waste Management Facilities Locations Local Authority Recorded Landfill Sites 0 1 Registered Landfill Sites 0 0 Registered Waste Transfer Sites 0 1 Registered Waste Treatment or Disposal Sites 0 2 Statutory Authorisations Air Pollution Controls 0 1 Contaminated Land Register Entries and Notices 0 0 Registered Radioactive Substances 0 3 Discharge Consents Discharge Consents 0 0 Water Industry Act Referrals 0 0 Industrial Processes Integrated Pollution Controls 0 0 Integrated Pollution Control Registered Waste Sites 0 0 Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control 0 0 Storage of Hazardous Substances Control of Major Accident Hazards Sites COMAH 0 1 Explosive Sites 0 0 Notification of Installations Handling hazardous Substances NIHHS 0 1 Planning Hazardous Substance Consents 0 0 Contraventions Air Pollution Control Enforcements 0 0 Enforcement and Prohibition Notices 0 0 Planning and Hazardous Substance Enforcements 0 0 Prosecutions Relating to Authorised Processes 0 0 Prosecutions Relating to Controlled Waters 0 0 Substained Pollution Incident Register 0 0 Potentially Contaminative Uses Contemporary Trade Directory Entries 7 61 Fuel Station Entries 0 1 Miscellaneous BGS Recorded Mineral Sites 0 0 This Table summarises the information shown in the Historical Land Use Section Soure On Site 0 250m 2 22 Potentially Contaminative Uses Histo
20. Transport depot road haulage corporation Rubber natural products manufacture Natural 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 15 Sitecheck Data User Guide Report Description Remarks engines amp rolling stock Transport support amp cargo handling Boat building wharf amp quays cargo transport handling facilities Transport air amp space cargo amp handling amp transport support _Air 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
21. VW Sitecheck Data User Guide A Landmark product For the Property Professional Landmark Information Group Limited Imperial House 21 25 North Street Bromley BR11SS Tel 0870 606 1700 Fax 0870 6061701 E mail helodesk landmarkinfo co uk Internet www landmarkinfo co uk Introduction Ordering an Sitecheck Data Report What is Sitecheck Data The Framework and Reporting Style Location Maps Information and Flood Maps Summary of Site Summary Current Land Use Historical Land Use Sensitivity Other Factors Affecting the Site Useful Contacts Appendix 1 Scope of the Report Appendix 2 Datasets Used in Sitecheck Data Appendix 3 Guide to National Grid conversions Sitecheck Data User Guide Sitecheck Data User Guide Table of Contents N DD Ff FW WO N 10 11 11 11 Appendix 12 17 33 Published by Landmark Information Group Version5 0 July 2005 Landmark Information Group Limited 2005 All Rights Reserved 2 A Landmark Information Group Service Sitecheck Data User Guide Introduction 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 an excellent service Whether you need help locating a
22. anumeric 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 against 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 33
23. cences 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 Point amp Text From 1995 Variable 31 Sitecheck Data User Guide Title Description Source Water Industry Act Referrals referral has been given consent or otherwise 32 The Environment Agency is given powers to regulate some discharges to public sewers or certain dangerous 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 Schedules of prescribed processes and prescribed substances which are to be controlled defined under the Act as Special Category Effluents 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 Environment Data Date Type Range Point a
24. count 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 Environment Agency Point amp From 1999 Bi annually Text Point amp From 1950 Bi annually Text Dependent upon the area of the country Scottish Environment Protection Agency Point amp From 1950 Variable Text A Landmark Information Group Service Current Current Sitecheck Data User Guide Title Description Source Data Date Update Section Type Range Cycle Drift Deposits Based on the British Geological Survey solid geology Environment Polygon amp Not Not applicable Sensitivity mapping at a scale of 1 625 000 this should be Agency Text applicable considered as only indicative due to the low resolution of a the source mapping In many areas drift deposits may Ae ical es aot bl Net applicable occur at the surface and form the material which underlies Zeoogica ex appiganie the site Survey BGS The terms solid a
25. d into specifically named substances Notification is required for all sites on land as well as jetties piers and other structures in UK inland 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 Local 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 25 Sitecheck Data User Guide Title Data Type Date Range Description Source Planning Hazardous Substance Enforcements Point amp Text Health and From 1992 Safety Executive HSE 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 Update Cycle As notified Hazardous Substances Scot
26. de site owner s and occupier s local planning authorities water and sewerage companies and 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 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 Polygon amp Not Text Applicable Annually Source Protection Zones Environment Agency Source Protection Zones together with the Groundwater Vulnerability Map have been developed to support the 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 abst
27. ding on the information contained in the report 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 lla into the Environmental 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 A Landmark Information Group Service 3 2 3 3 3 3 Sitecheck Data User Guide 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 Data report orders the features revealed in the search under the core headings of Sources Pathways and Receptors The Sitecheck Data report comprises twelve sections Aerial Photo Location Maps Information amp Flood Maps Summary of Site Summary Current Land Use Historic Land Use Sensitivity Other Factors Useful Information Useful Contacts Terms and Conditions The sections of
28. e Quarterly Sensitivity commonly known as the Wild Birds Directive In Great Britain the designation is operated through the same method as that for Sites of Special Scientific Interest The purpose of Special Protection Areas is to safeguard Scottish Natural Heritage Not Applicable Polygon amp Text Annually the habitats of migratory and certain particularly threatened bird species Together with Special Areas of Conservation they constitute Natura 2000 areas for protection Countryside Council for Wales Not Applicable Polygon amp Text Annually Streetview Ordnance Survey 1 10 000 scale raster National Grid providing national coverage of Great Britain This is derived from the Ordnance Survey Landplan and OSCAR Traffic Manager road information Raster Current Mapping Bi Annually Detail Maps Substantiated Pollution Incident Register Environment Agency These data are derived from public register information and related to substantiated pollution incident data that the Agency has deemed closed The records relate to 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 Exa
29. e 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 26 A Landmark Information Group Service Sitecheck Data User Guide Title Description Source Data Date Type Range Update Section Cycle Potential for This assessment is based on data produced by the British British Landslide Geological Survey BGS using the latest geological Geological Ground mapping information and interpretation by BGS geologists Survey Stability Maps of this natural subsidence hazard are derived from Hazards 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 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 Polygon amp Not Text Applicable British Other Geological Factors Survey example cuttings or embankments can all contribute Potential f
30. eceive reports digitally by e mail or in printed form Extra printed copies are available on request Sitecheck Data is available digitally in PDF format within 24 hours or within 2 working days if a paper report is required What is Sitecheck Data 2 1 2 2 2 3 Sitecheck Data is a cost effective environmental screening report which is designed for assessing the suitability of development opportunities and for screening individual sites or portfolios It is specifically tailored for property professionals including lawyers and conveyancers surveyors valuers developers and investors house builders managers owners and buyers For the legal practitioner it will form part of the means to fulfil best practice in low risk commercial conveyancing matters as per The Law Society Warning Card on Contaminated Land Liabilities published and distributed in June 2001 Each Sitecheck Data report contains current and historic information on the actual site and up to 250m from the site It provides the user with the information needed to make an assessment of the likelihood of potentially contaminative substances resulting from current and historic industrial processes being present on the site or in its vicinity Sitecheck Data requires interpretation by the user to determine what issues if any the report raises Further enquiries such as a more detailed search or advice from a professional environmental consultant may be necessary depen
31. ensing Regulations 1994 Currently these data are only available for England and Wales Local Authority This data is collected collated and geo coded by Local Point amp From 2004 Annually Current Integrated Landmark and comprises Local Authority Integrated Authorities Text Pollution Pollution Prevention and Control LAIPPC records Prevention and maintained under the Pollution Prevention and Control Act Control 1999 The system of Local Authority Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control LA IPPC 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
32. ensitivity interest of conservation amenity value and public 7 N enjoyment of the countryside Some but not all Local esta tala Fagon S ee Nature Reserves LNRs are also designated SSSIs They Wales Bi annually are controlled by bylaws Local Polygon amp Not Authorities Text Applicable As notified Scottish Polygon amp Not Natural Text Applicable Heritage Bi annually 23 Sitecheck Data User Guide Title Description Source 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 English Nature Data Date Type Range Polygon amp Not Text Applicable Update Section Cycle Quarterly Sensitivity 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
33. f 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 These data are sourced from public registers which are 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 Landmark Landmark Point or Polygon amp Text Point or Polygon amp Text From 1976 From 1976 Annually Annually Current Current River Flood Data Scotland These raster data comprises 50m cells covering mainland 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 Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Raster Cells Not Applicable Not Sensitivity Applicable magnitude of a predicted 100 year term 29 Sitecheck Data User Guide Title Description Source Data Date Type Range Update Section Cycle Shallow Mini
34. 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 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 buffer zone with the point as its centre to act as a warning of the possible presence of a landfill site within the area 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 Where boundaries are available for landfill sites the area is shown on the Information 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
35. g 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 19 Sitecheck Data User Guide Title Description Source Data Date Update Section Type Range Cycle Flood This is the Environment Agency s holding of Linear Flood Environment Polygon From 2005 Quarterly Sensitivity Defences Defences This dataset contains all flood defences Agency amp Text 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 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 Flooding from Flood Zones are defined by the Government s Planning Environment Polygon amp From 2005 Quarterly Sensitivity Rivers or Sea Policy Guidance 25 on Development and Flood Risk for Agency Text without England PPG25 dated July 2001 The Flood Zones Defences illustrate the probability of flooding acros
36. ich 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 Land Line Digital large scale mapping of the whole of England Ordnance Digital Current Annually Location Scotland and Wales Survey Mapping Map Licensed These data cover consents for landfill sites issued by the Environment Polygon amp From 1974 Bi annually Current Waste Environment Agency under Section 64 of the Agency Text Management Environmental Protection Act 1990 Part Il and prescribed Facilities by Regulation 10 of SI No 1056 the Waste Management Landfill Licensing Regulations 1994 The boundaries of these Boundaries sites are supplied by the EA and currently only relate to active landfill sites Licensed These data cover consents issued for current or recently Environment Point amp From 1974 Bi annually Current Waste current waste management licence by the Environment Agency Text Management Agency under Section 64 of the Environmental Protection Facilities Act 1990 Part Il and prescribed by Regulation 10 of SI Locations No 1056 the Waste Management Lic
37. ils 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 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 all of 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 The Sitecheck Data report is a desk study of the historical 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 contaminative use on site has been established from these sources For example it may not be possible to identify sites 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 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 Landmark strives to obtain comparable data
38. ion Useful Contacts 10 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 Sitecheck Data User Guide Appendix 1 Scope of the Report 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 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 Landmark holds unique proprietary datasets Landmark s Historical Land Use Data Historical Tanks and Energy Facilities Database of Landfill and Waste Management Licences British Geological Survey BGS Landfill Boundaries and Scottish Environment Protection Agency SEPA Landfill Boundaries The Legend database contains datasets collated from a wide range of sources the Environment Agency SEPA Health and Safety Executive Local Authorities Ordnance Survey BGS English 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 A full listing of datasets with deta
39. land Act 1997 in Scotland If the conditions set in consents are breached the authority serves an order or enforcement notice on the Point amp Text Local From 1992 Authorities As notified Point amp Text Health and From 1995 Safety Executive Scotland 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 As notified Section Current Potential for Collapsible Ground Stability Hazards Not Applicable British Geological Survey 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 ground 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 Polygon amp Text British Geological Survey Other Factors Potential for Compressible Ground Stability Hazards Briti
40. ldlife 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 Argas 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 Geological 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 reco
41. lectrical goods Oil petroleum gas refining amp storage Major oil amp petrol storage amp all gasometers 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 Pipelines Pulp paper amp cardboard manufacture 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 of sand amp gravel pits Extraction of alluvial sediments sand stone clay peat marl amp gravel Railways Railway tracks up to 4 tracks wide Recycling of metal waste amp scrap metal Recycling of metal waste including scrapyards amp car breakers Refuse disposal Refuse amp waste disposal including incinerators amp sanitary depot Road haulage
42. mp From 1991 Update Section Cycle Quarterly Current Agency Text Scottish Point amp From 1991 Variable Environment Text Protection Agency A Landmark Information Group Service Appendix 3 The National Grid All map references provided in the Sitecheck Data 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 HW NA NB NF NG NL NM NR NW SM SR sV SW For example Numeric Reference Remove the last three digits 100 km Reference When placed within the grid Remove first digits from E amp N NJ 3 NO 37 Re assembled reference HP IN 2 HU HZ N40 NK 48 NU NZ 4p ov TL se 393200 224400 393200 224400 393 224 SO 393200 224400 09320024400 Sitecheck Data User Guide 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 alph
43. mples 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 determined by the maximum severity affecting one of the three media Currently these data are only available for England and Wales Water Abstractions This data set is supplied ready geo coded based on 1 50 000 mapping collected under the Water Resources Acts 1963 and 1991 Environment Agency Point amp Text From 2001 Bi Annually Current Point amp Text From 1995 Bi annually Sensitivity Under this Act the Environment Agency has a duty to take Scottish action when necessary in order to conserve re Executive 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 Li
44. nd drift are widely used to distinguish Ordnance between geologically old rocks and recent deposits that Survey 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 Enforcement This data set is geo coded by Landmark and contains any Various Point amp From 1990 As notified Current and enforcement and prohibition notices relating to IPC Text Prohibition authorised processes which are brought under Section 23 Notices 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 requiring 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 Environmentall These are designated by the Secretary of State under Department for Polygon amp Not Annually Sensitivity y Sensitive Section 18 of the Agriculture Act 1986 to encou
45. ng Hazard British Geological Survey 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 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 or 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 Scientific Interest These Sites of Special Scientific Interest SSSI have been designated under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Section 28 to protect areas of important flora fauna English Nature Polygon amp From 1994 Text Polygon amp Not Text Applicable Bi annually Other Factors Quarterly Sensitivity geological and or physiographical features They provide the basis for other national and international designations Parties notified inclu
46. ology 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 Potentially From historical mapping dating back to the middle of the Landmark Point From 1850 Not Historic Contaminative 19 century Landmark s Systematic Analysis has Polygon amp Applicable Industrial Uses identified areas where historically the land uses were Text Past Land potentially contaminative ar OR Ordnance Point From 1850 Not Uses This is drawn from a series of up to six historic map Survey Polygon amp Applicable editions up to four Ordnance Survey 1 10 560 County Text Series Maps usually pre W W II 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 27 Sitecheck Data User Guide Title Description Source 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
47. on 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 Consents 18 For England and Wales discharge consents are granted with conditions set by the EA under Section 84 1 of the Water Resources 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 ac
48. onservation They are designated by English Nature Scottish Natural Heritage and the Countryside Council for Countryside Council for Wales Point amp Polygon Not Applicable Annually 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 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 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 Scottish Natural Heritage Point amp Polygon Not Applicable Annually 24 A Landmark Information Group Service Sitecheck Data User
49. or This assessment is based on data produced by the British British Running Sand Geological Survey BGS using the latest geological Geological Ground mapping information and interpretation by BGS geologists Survey Stability Maps of this natural subsidence hazard are derived from Hazards 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 Polygon amp Not Text Applicable British Other Geological Factors Survey Potential for This assessment is based on data produced by the British British Polygon amp Not British Other Shrinking or Geological Survey BGS using the latest geological Geological Text Applicable Geological Factors Swelling Clay mapping information and interpretation by BGS geologists Survey Survey Ground Maps of this natural subsidence hazard are derived from Stability 1 50 000 geological maps Hazards In small areas of the country where the 1 50 000 scale data is not available 1 250 000 mapping for bedrock ge
50. p 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 Mineral railway Mineral railways Mining amp quarrying general Areas of mining amp single or groups of shafts other than coal amp not specified including levels or adits etc Mining of coal amp lignite Coal mining the manufacturing of coke or charcoal included are associated surface activities in area also individual coal mine shafts Motor vehicles maintenance amp repair e g Garages Repair amp sale of i 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 e
51. prises e Description e Contact The Contact number refers you to a reference in the Useful Contents section e 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 7 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 Use 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 Sitecheck Data 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 eines On Site 0 250m 7 75 Waste Landfill Sites BGS
52. raction points for the groundwater have also been identified Special Areas of Conservation Special Areas of Conservation are lands designated under the ECC Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats English Nature Polygon amp From 2000 Text Polygon amp Not Text Applicable As Sensitivity published Quarterly Sensitivity and Wild Fauna and Flora 92 43 EEC commonly known as the Habitats and Species Directive These sites are to be afforded absolute protection subject to imperative reasons of overriding public interest Scottish Natural Heritage Polygon amp Not Text Applicable Annually including those of a social or economic nature Member States had until June 1995 to propose areas it wished to come under the provisions of the Directive 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 Countryside Council for Wales Polygon amp Not Text Applicable Annually 30 A Landmark Information Group Service Sitecheck Data User Guide Title Description Source Special Protection Areas Special Protection Areas are classified under Article 4 of the EC Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds 1979 English Nature Data Type Polygon amp Text Date Range Not Applicable Update Section Cycl
53. rage Environment Text Applicable Areas landowners to manage land to safeguard and enhance Food and nature conservation landscape and cultural interest Rural Affairs Individual Statutory Instruments set out the terms and conditions of the management agreements for each Scottish Polygon amp Not Annually designated area ESA agreement holders receive an Executive Text Applicable annual payment in return for adopting measures designed to conserve and enhance the area under the terms of the agreement Explosive These data are geo coded by Landmark and contain Health and Point amp From 1999 Bi annually Current Sites details of sites subject to the Explosive Act 1875 and 1923 Safety Text as amended and ports licensed under the Dangerous Executive Substances in Harbour Area Regulations 1987 HSE Extreme Flood Zones are defined by the Government s Planning Environment Polygon amp From 2005 Quarterly Sensitivity Flooding from Policy Guidance 25 on Development and flood Risk for Agency Text Rivers or Sea without Defences Zone 2 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 2 the Environment Agency s best estimate of the areas of land ignorin
54. rds 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 Polygon amp Not As notified Other Affected Areas be affected by coal mining activity Text Applicable Factors 17 Sitecheck Data User Guide Title Description Source Data Date Update Type Range Cycle Section Contaminated Land Register Entries and Notices The contaminated land regulations enacted in 2000 give
55. rical mapping covering a period from 1943 to 1996 Integrated These data are geo coded by Landmark and comprise Environment Point amp From 1991 Quarterly Current Pollution records maintained under the EPA Prescribed Processes Agency Text Controls and Substances Regulations 1991 under Integrated Pollution Control IPC These regulations were Scottish Point amp From 1992 Variable progressively implemented from 1 April 1991 in England Environment Text and Wales and 1 April 1992 in Scotland These are sites Protection where larger more polluting industries hold authorisations A to emit discharges direct to land water or air gency 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 applicable in Scotland Integrated These data are maintained under the EPA Prescribed Environment Point amp From 1991 Quarterly Current Pollution Processes and Substances Regulations 1991 under Agency Text Control Integrated Pollution Control IPC These regulations were Registered progressively implemented from 1 April 1991 in England Wasia Sites and Wales and
56. rical Tanks and Energy Facilities 0 4 Potentially Contaminative Industrial Uses Past Land Use 2 16 Potentially Infilled Land Former Marshes 0 0 Potentially Infilled Land Non Water 0 1 Potentially Infilled Land Water 0 1 A Landmark Information Group Service Sitecheck Data User Guide This Table summarises the information shown in the Sensitivity Section Pathways and Receptors on site aim Pathways Groundwater Vulnerability 1 N A Drift Deposits 0 N A Historical Flood Liabilities Extreme Flooding from Rivers or Sea without Defences 0 0 Flooding from Rivers or Sea without Defences 0 0 Areas Benfiting from Flood Defences 0 0 Flood Water Storage Areas 0 0 Flood Defences 0 0 River Flood Data Scotland 0 0 Environmentally Sensitive Receptors Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty 0 0 Environmentally Sensitive Areas 0 0 Local Nature Reserves 0 0 Marine Nature Reserves 0 0 National Nature Reserves 0 0 Ramsar Sites 0 0 Sites of Special Scientific Interest 0 0 Sourrce Protection Zones 0 0 Special Areas of Conversation 0 0 Special Protection Areas 0 0 Water Abstractions 1 0 This table summarises the information shown in the Other Factors Section Other Factors Affecting the Site on Site 2 a Brine Compensation Areas 0 N A Coal Mining Affected Areas 0 N A Natural Subsidence Hazards 1
57. s 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 14 A Landmark Information Group Service Sitecheck Data User Guide Report Description Remarks spoil amp slag Heavy product manufacture rolling amp drawing of iron steel amp ferroalloys Heavy product manufacture rolling 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 am
58. s shapes indicating tanks benchmarks and spot heights To the bottom left of the main map there is a further small aerial photograph 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 information maps by an X To convert this National Grid Reference to an alphanumeric string please refer to Appendix 3 Information and Flood Maps 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 Each Sitecheck Data report also contains an Information Map on which the features identified in the main body of the report are marked A legend indicates what each symbol represents and where applicable a Ref No label which relates to the data within the main report Features are numbered consecutively within the main report Environmentally Sensitive Land Uses are not marked on the map but are included in the Sensitivity Details section of the report A Flood Map shows areas of flood risk and flood defences A Landmark Information Group Service Sitecheck Data User Guide Summary of Site 6 1 The Summary of Site is in three sections e Sources e Pathways and Receptors e Other Factors Affecting the Site 6 2 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 com
59. s England for Zone 3 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 Flood Water The Environment Agency s holding of Flood Storage Environment Polygon From 2005 Quarterly Sensitivity Storage Areas Areas A flood storage area may be referred to as a Agency amp Text 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 Forest Parks These areas have various designations dependent on Forest Polygon Not Not Sensitivity recreational conservation and scenic interest Enterprise Applicable Applicable Former Locations of former mashes as derived from his
60. se 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 Survey BGS 20 A Landmark Information Group Service Sitecheck Data User Guide Title Description Source Data Date Update Section Type Range Cycle Historical From historical mapping dating back to the middle of the Landmark Point amp From 1850 Not Sensitivity Flood 19 century Landmark s Systematic Analysis Department Text Applicable Liabilities has identified where areas liable to flooding have been recognized Ordnance Point amp From1850 Not This is drawn from a series of up to six historic map Survey Text Applicable 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 Historical This data set contains facilities related to petroleum and Landmark Point From 2003 Not Historical Tanks And energy storage including tanks petrol storage potential Applicable Land Use Energy tanks electricity sub stations and related features gas Section Facilities 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 histo
61. sets 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 A Landmark Information Group Service Sitecheck Data User Guide Non geo coded data 1 8 1 9 1 10 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 The data used for the Current Potentially Contaminative Industrial Land Use uses industry classifications 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 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
62. sh Geological Survey Polygon amp Not Text Applicable 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 Potential for Ground Dissolution Stability Hazards British Geological Survey Polygon amp Not Text Applicable 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 Ground dissolution occurs when certain types of bedrock contain layers of material that can dissolve within th
63. site assistance in determining the right report 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 an Sitecheck Data 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 BR11SS 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 Order forms and plans should be sent by post fax or by DX to the address on the form 1 8 1 9 Sitecheck Data User Guide You may request to r
64. t 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 Scotland none are currently available for sites in England and Wales Landmark 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 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 Environment Agency Point or Polygon amp Text Point amp Text From 1976 From 1991 Annually Quarterly Current Current Scottish Environment Protection Agency Point amp Text From 1970 Variable Registered Waste Transfer Sites Registered Waste Treatment or Disposal Sites These data are sourced from public registers which are 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 o
65. toric Ordnance Polygon Not Not Historic Marshes Ordnance survey 10 560 mapping Survey Applicable Applicable Fuel Station These data are geo coded by Landmark and comprises Catalist Point amp From 1997 Quarterly Current Entries records held on the Catalist fuel database which provides Text 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 Groundwater This is a text report based on the 1 100 000 mapping for Environment Polygon amp Not Not Sensitivity Vulnerability England and Wales For Scotland this text report is based Agency Text Applicable Applicable on the 1 625 000 mapping Due to its crude resolution this report should be considered as indicative only British Polygon amp Not Not Geological Text Applicable Applicable This data set gives information 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 the

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