The Progress Power (Gas Fired Power Station) Order 2015

Land contamination

12.—(1) No part of authorised development comprised in numbered work 1 may commence until a written scheme (which may be included in the construction environment management plan) to deal with the contamination of any land, including groundwater, within the Order limits which is likely to cause significant harm to persons or significant pollution of controlled waters or ground waters or the environment has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority in consultation with the Environment Agency.

(2) The scheme must include an investigation and assessment report, prepared by a specialist consultant approved by the relevant planning authority, to identify the extent of any contamination and a remediation strategy identifying the remedial measures to be taken, if required, to render the land fit for its intended purpose, together with a management plan (as necessary) which sets out long-term measures with respect to any contaminants remaining on the site and a verification plan outlining how achieving the remedial objectives will be demonstrated.

(3) Remediation, if required, must be carried out in accordance with the scheme approved under sub-paragraph (1).

(4) A verification report demonstrating completion of any remediation works and the effectiveness of the remediation must be submitted to and approved, in writing, by the local planning authority in consultation with the Environment Agency.