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Should you require further information then please contact
Neighbourhood Services
Tel: 01276 707657
Fax : 01276 707177
Email: Neighbourhood Services
Or write to us at:
Surrey Heath Borough Council
Knoll Road
Camberley
Surrey
GU15 3HD
Contaminated Land
Surrey Heath Borough Council has a duty to regularly inspect sites in the borough that may be contaminated.
Risk assessments are carried out at each potentially contaminated site and a judgement made whether the risk is high enough to warrant an intrusive investigation.
Home buyers are able to write to the council and seek information on any potential contaminated land in or around their property. There is a charge for this service.
Please refer to the table below for specific points of contact under a number of circumstances.
| Item | Other Description | Recommended Action |
|---|---|---|
| Substance found on highway | Oil, chemical or unknown substance | Please contact Surrey County Council Transportation Department who have a specialist team to deal with such incidents. Tel: 03456 009009. |
| Substance found on housing estate | Oil, chemical or unknown substance | Please contact Accent Peerless Housing Association. Tel: 01276 852900. |
| Substance found on playing fields or in parks | Oil, chemical or unknown substance | Please contact the Surrey Heath Parks & Countryside Manager on Tel: 01276 707374. |
| Substance found on Private Land | Oil, chemical or unknown substance | This is the land owners responsibility. If you are unable to contact the land owner, please report it to the Senior Environmental Health Officer Tel: 01276 707330 or email environmental.health@surreyheath.gov.uk link on the righthand green box. |
| Substance found in or around the Basingstoke Canal | Oil, chemical or unknown substance | Please contact the Basingstoke Canal Centre on Tel: 01252 370073. |
| Substance found in lake, brook, stream or other waterway | Oil, chemical or unknown substance | Please contact the Environment Agency on tel: 08708 506506. |
| Enquiry in connection with a property sale / Purchase | Enquiry about potential contamination or other environmental assessment. | There is a charge for this service which is on a rechargeable basis. Please contact Environmental Services, Surrey Heath House, Knoll Road, Camberley, Surrey GU15 3HD. Tel: 01276 707100 It is advisable that this enquiry be carried out by the conveyancing solicitor at the time a search is carried out as they will know the correct questions to ask. What is the response time to an enquiry? The Council will endeavour to reply to any enquiry on contaminated land within 48 hours. The time taken depends on the complexity of the enquiry and hence the number of departments that need to be consulted. |
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