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The M25 Junction 28 Development Consent Order 2022

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Contaminated land and groundwaterE+W

6.—(1) In the event that contaminated land, including groundwater, is found at any time when carrying out the authorised development which was not previously identified in the environmental statement or in the Ground Investigation Report, it must be reported as soon as reasonably practicable to the Secretary of State, the relevant planning authority, relevant highway authority and the Environment Agency, and the undertaker must complete a risk assessment of the contamination in consultation with the relevant planning authority and the Environment Agency.

(2) Where the undertaker determines that remediation of the contaminated land is necessary, a written scheme and programme for the remedial measures to be taken to render the land fit for its intended purpose must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State, following consultation by the undertaker with the relevant planning authority on matters related to its function and the Environment Agency.

(3) Remediation must be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme.

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I1Sch. 2 para. 6 in force at 6.6.2022, see art. 1

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