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1. Title Description Source Data Type Date Update Section Range Cycle Sites of Special These Sites of Special Scientific Interest SSSI have English Nature Polygon amp n a Quarterly Sensitivity Scientific been designated under the Wildlife and Countryside Text Interest Act 1981 Section 28 to protect areas of important flora fauna geological and or physiographical Scottish Polygon amp n a Annually features They provide the basis for other national and Natural Text international designations Parties notified include site Heritage owner s and occupier s local planning authorities water and sewerage companies and the appropriate Countryside Polygon amp n a Annually Secretary of State The Land Registry also records Council for Text these as local land changes Wales 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 SSSls are also designated as Special Protection Areas and Ramsar Sites Source Source Protection Zones together with the Environment Protection Zones Groundwater Vulnerability Map have been developed Agency to support the Environment Agency s Groundwater Protection Policy in an attempt to protect groundwater sources
2. Title Description Source Data Type Date Range Update Section Cycle Air Pollution Controls These records relate to authorisations granted under Local The Environmental Protection Regulations EPA Authorities Point amp Text From 1991 Annually Current 1991 SI 472 and SI 507 as amended These regulations came into force in 1991 in England and Scottish Wales and one year later in Scotland The Environment Regulations specify processes for which a consentis Protection required The processes are separated into Part A and Agency Part B processes Air Pollution Controls APC come under the Part B processes In England and Wales Local Authorities regulate APCs With effect from April 1996 responsibility for regulating Part B processes in Scotland transferred to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency These data are collected collated and geo coded by Landmark Point amp Text From 1996 Variable Air Pollution Control Enforcements This dataset is geo coded by Landmark and contains Local details of enforcements that have been served on Authorities authorisations granted under The Environmental Protection Prescribed Processes and Substances Regulations EPA 1991 SI 472 and SI 507 as amended These Regulations came into force in 1991 in England and one year later in Scotland The processes are separated into Part A and Part B processes Air Pollution Controls APC come under t
3. Conservation Polygon amp Text n a Annually Special Special Protection Areas are classified under Article 4 English Nature Protection Areas of the EC Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds 1979 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 the habitats of migratory and certain particularly threatened bird species Together with Polygon amp Text n a Quarterly Sensitivity Scottish Natural Heritage Polygon amp Text n a Annually Countryside Council for Wales Special Areas of Conservation they constitute Natura 2000 areas for protection A Landmark Information Group Service Polygon amp Text n a Annually 29 Envirosearch Commercial User Guide Title Description Source Data Type Date Update Range Cycle Section Swelling Clay Subsidence Hazards This assessment is based on data produced by the British Geological Survey BGS using the latest geological mapping information and interpretation by BGS geologists Maps of natural subsidence hazard are derived from 1 50 000 geological maps These are used in conjunction with geohazard ratings at the postcode sector level to allow derivation of subsidence hazard for domestic properties Swelling Clays can change volume
4. These areas are owned leased or Heritage 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 Annually Title Description Source Data Type Date Range Update Cycle Section National Parks These areas are established under the National Parks Countryside Polygon amp n a and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 and Agency Text designated with the co operation of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee English Nature Scottish As designated Natural Heritage and the Department for Environ
5. 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 Variable Other Factors Nearest Surface Water Feature Data derived from Ordnance Survey Land Line Ordnance Digital Current data Survey Mapping Annually Sensitivity 24 A Landmark Information Group Service Envirosearch Commercial User Guide Notification of These data are sites that come under the Notification Health and Point amp Text From 1999 N a Sensitivity Installations of Installations Handling Hazardous Substances Safety Handling NIHHS Regulations 1982 and are geo coded by Executive Hazardous Landmark These regulations specify dangerous HSE Substances substances and the quantities of these substances NIHHS trigger obligations to notify 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 divided 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
6. 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 electrical goods Oil petroleum gas refining amp storage Major oil amp petrol storage amp all gasometers which are not in gas works Outfalls Outtfalls 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 Paper packaging products manufacture Paints varnishes printing inks mastics sealants amp cre
7. Integrated Agency 2001 Prevention Pollution and Control Act 1999 This applies to processes once classified as Integrated Pollution Control and Local Authority Air Pollution Control under Part and Part II of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 for England Wales and Scotland There are A and B installations which are regulated by the Environment Agency and Local Authorities respectively In Scotland the Scottish Environment Protection Agency SEPA regulates both A and B installations The regulations are being progressively introduced to 2007 depending on the regulated activity Currently no data are available from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency for Scotland In the case of England and Wales these data are solely sourced from the Environment Agency Internet Street Mapping of the whole of England Scotland and Ordnance Raster Current n a Detail Mapping Wales Survey Mapping Maps Land Line Digital large scale mapping of the whole of England Ordnance Digital Current Annually Location Scotland and Wales Survey Mapping Map 21 A Landmark Information Group Service Envirosearch Commercial User Guide Title Description Source Data Type Date Range Update Cycle Section Landslip Subsidence Hazards This assessment is based on data produced by the British Geological Survey BGS using the latest geological mapping information and interpretation by BGS geologists Maps of natu
8. Summary Current Land Use Historic Land Use Sensitivity Other Factors Useful Contacts The sections of the Envirosearch Commercial 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 A Landmark Information Group Service Envirosearch Commercial User Guide Tables summarising the information found on site and in its vicinity This table summarises the information shown in the Current Land Use Section On Site 0 250m Sources 7 75 Waste Landifill Sites BGS Recorded Landfill Sites 0 0 Licensed Waste Management Facilities Landfills 0 0 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 Red List Discharge Consents 0 0 Industria
9. 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 have been assigned to nearly 2000 major groundwater supplies Different areas have been designated to the groundwater source catchments depending primarily upon the time it would take a pollutant to reach the source Boreholes and springs which are the abstraction points for the groundwater have also been identified Polygon amp Text From 2000 As Sensitivity published Special Areas of Conservation Special Areas of Conservation are lands designated under the ECC Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats 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 including those of a social or economic nature English Nature Polygon amp Text n a Quarterly Sensitivity Scottish Natural Heritage Polygon amp Text n a Annually Countryside Council for Wales 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
10. and Point amp Text From 1992 Annually Current Hazardous Landmark The records relate consents granted under Safety Substance the Planning Hazardous Substances Act 1990 as Executive Consents amended for England and Wales and the Planning HSE Hazardous Substances Scotland Act 1997 in Local Point amp Text From 1992 Annuall Scotland Aa y Authorities The regulations require a consent to be granted by the Local Authority for sites where the storage of certain Health and Point amp Text From 1995 Annually hazardous substances is above the specified or Safety controlled quantity Local Authorities submit annual Executive returns to the HSE detailing any new consents which Scotland have been granted within the year A Landmark Information Group Service 25 Envirosearch Commercial User Guide Title Description Source Data Type Date Update Section Range Cycle Planning Hazardous Substance Enforcements These data are collected collated and geo coded by Health and Point amp Text From 1992 As notified Current Landmark The records relate to consents granted Safety under the Planning Hazardous Substances Act 1990 Executive as amended for England and Wales and the Planning HSE Hazardous Substances Scotland Act 1997 in land a Scotand l Local Point amp Text From 1992 As notified If the conditions set in consents are breached the Authorities authority serve an order or enforcement notice on the
11. bearing reference point for the site Rounded to the nearest 10m this is indicated on the map by an X To convert this National Grid Reference to an alphanumeric string please refer to Appendix 3 Information and Flood Maps 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 Each Envirosearch Commercial report also contains an Information Map on which the features identified in the main body of the report are marked A legend indicates what the symbol represents e g Potentially Contaminative Use and where applicable each symbol has a Map ID label which relates to the position of 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 floodplain Summary of Site 6 1 6 2 The Summary of Site is in three sections e Sources e Pathways and Receptors e Other Factors Affecting the Site Each section provides details of those headings and features that have been identified on site only This information is derived from the datasets shown in Appendix 2 Each entry comprises e Description e Map ID Where applicable a Map ID label appears on the map next to the relevant symbol Each Map ID label relates specifically to the feature on the map e Contact The Contact column refers you to a reference in the Useful Contents section A Landmark I
12. glues gelatines recording tapes photographic film Clay bricks amp tiles manufacture Manufacture of clay bricks breeze blocks amp tiles including associated activities e g brick fields also solitary kilns other than lime kilns Coal storage amp depot Coal storage depot Constructional steelwork metal structures amp products amp Constructional steelwork metal structures amp products amp building building materials manufacture materials Distribution telecoms medical navigation metering amp lighting Manufacturing of distribution telecoms medical navigation equipment manufacture 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 Electricity generation amp distribution including large transfer transformers stations Factory or works use not specified Factory amp works use not specified Food processing major Major food processing includes dairies Former marsh Feature is only shown when land has subsequently been built on Fuel retail sale of automotive fuel Sale of automotive fuel Gas manufacture amp distribution Gas processing manufacture amp oil refining General quarrying Quarrying of all stone including limestone gyp
13. installed for new dwellings or extensions to National Polygon amp From 1999 Variable existing dwellings since 1999 These are based on Radiological Text estimates by both the NRPB and BGS on the basis of protection a combined analysis of geological and NRPB Board NRPB 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 Bg m Ramsar Sites Under the Convention on Wetlands of International English Nature Polygon amp n a Quarterly Sensitivity Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat the Text Government is committed to designate Wetlands of F International Importance The Convention was Countryside Rogers ma Annually adopted in Ramsar Iran in 1971 and ratified by the Council for Text UK Government in 1976 Wales The purpose is to stem progressive encroachment on Scottish Polygon amp n a Annually and loss of wetlands now and in the future Aims Natural Text include the conservation management and wise use Heritage of migratory wildfowl stocks and to promote the conservation of wetlands Wetlands are areas of peatland fen marsh or water whether natu
14. 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 Animal slaughtering amp basic processing poultry Area liable to flood Areas liable to flood as indicated on the historical maps Batteries accumulators amp primary cells manufacture Batteries accumulators primary cells electric motors generators amp transformers Brewing amp malting Brewing amp malting Cement lime amp plaster products manufacture Concrete cement lime amp plaster products also includes lime kilns Cemetery or graveyard Cemetery modern burial grounds amp grave yards Chemical manufacturing general Manufacture of cosmetics manure fertilisers amp pesticides detergents oil organic based pharmaceuticals
15. 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 British Geological Survey Local Authorities Polygon amp n a Text From February 2002 Point or Polygon amp Text Variable As notified Other Factors 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 Text From 2001 Bi Annually Current 16 A Landmark Information Group Service Envirosearch Commercial User Guide Title Description Source Data Type Date Update Section Range Cycle Control of Major These data are geo coded by Landmark and relate to Health and Point amp Text From 1999 Bi annually Current Accident sites registered under the Control of Major Accident Safety Hazards Sites Hazards COMAH Regulations 1999 The Health and Executive COMAH Safet
16. EPA Prescribed Environment Point amp Text From 1991 Quarterly Current Pollution Control Processes and Substances Regulations 1991 under Agency Registered Integrated Pollution Control IPC These regulations Waste Sites were progressively implemented from 1 April 1991 in Scottish Point amp Text From 1992 Variable England and Wales and 1 April 1992 in Scotland Environment Landmark extracts and geo codes data for waste sites Protection regulated under Part 1 of the Environmental Agency Protection Act EPA 1990 from those maintained under the Environmental Protection Regulations Prescribed Processes and Substances 1991 relating to sites emitting discharges direct to air water or land Applications for authorisation under IPC must consider the full impact of all releases to air water and land The Agency incorporates conditions which ensure that the operator uses the Best Available Techniques Not Entailing Excessive Cost BATNEEC to minimise or prevent releases of certain substances and to render such substances harmless Authorised process operators are required to submit an annual emissions report BATNEEC is not applicable in Scotland Integrated 20 A Landmark Information Group Service Envirosearch Commercial User Guide Integrated Pollution Prevention And Control These data are geo coded by Landmark and Environment Point amp Text From May Quarterly Current comprises of records maintained under the
17. Referrals 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 referral has been given consent or otherwise Environment Agency Point amp Text From 1991 Quarterly Scottish Environment Protection Agency Point amp Text From 1991 Variable Current 30 A Landmark Information Group Service Appendix 3 The National Grid All map references provided in the Envirosearch Commercial 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 cap
18. VW Envirosearch Commercial A Landmark product User Guide For the Property Professional Landmark Information Group Limited 3 Floor Challenger House 42 Adler Street London E1 1EE Customer Services 020 7958 4999 Fax 020 7958 4981 E mail sales legal landmarkinfo co uk Internet www landmarkinfo co uk Envirosearch Commercial User Guide Table of Contents Introduction Ordering an Envirosearch Commercial Report What is Envirosearch Commercial 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 oO O O OA NN DONNY Appendix Appendix 1 Scope of the Report 10 Appendix 2 Datasets Used in Envirosearch Commercial 15 Appendix 3 Guide to National Grid conversions 28 Published by Landmark Information Group Version 3 0 March 2003 Landmark Information Group Limited 2003 All Rights Reserved Envirosearch Commercial User Guide Introduction 1 1 1 2 1 3 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 Customer Service we aim to deliver an excellent service Whether you need help locating a si
19. ability to transpose data between the earlier County Series maps and the modern National Grid based mapping NA NF NL 07 HW HP Naz HU Nani HZ N40 NK 48 NU ov TA tsal TL t59 ton TQ IR s0 1 For example Numeric Reference Remove the last three digits 100 km Reference When placed within the grid Remove first digits from E amp N Re assembled reference A Landmark Information Group Service 393200 224400 393200 224400 393 224 SO 393200 224400 09320024400 Envirosearch Commercial 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 alphanumeric form is interchangeable with the purely numeric reference used by Landmark In order to convert the purely numeric grid references to an alphanumeric reference the following procedure should be used in general the last 3 figures of the 6 figure grid reference should be removed in the case of The North of Scotland 7 figure Northings may occur The resulting grid reference represents a 100 kilometre reference and thus can be plo
20. arries 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 in section 3 4 on page 3 of this guide 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 the Search Buffer e direction where applicable e contact where applicable The Direction column indicates where the feature in question is located in relation to the Bearing Reference Point for the site indicated on the map by an X For example S on the data sheet indicates that the feature lies to the south of the site The Contact column refers you to a reference in the Useful Contacts section Useful Contacts 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 A Landmark Information Group Service Envirosearch Commercial 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 ar
21. d 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 Envirosearch Commercial report Please call our Helpdesk team on 01392 441723 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 schools shapes indicating tanks benchmarks and spot heights To the bottom left of the main map is a secondary location map Here you see the site centred in the map frame and the search zone buffer marked in blue positioned at 250m from the site boundary The base map uses an Ordnance Survey product called Internet Street Mapping which is equivalent to mapping A Landmark Information Group Service 4 5 4 6 Envirosearch Commercial User Guide As in 4 3 the mapping contains features and descriptive text which may contain information not reported in the body of the report but relevant to the user Adjacent to the above map you will find the site location description and a six figure National Grid Reference relating to the
22. dioactive apparatus but does not cover navy army air force or visiting forces or the Secretary of State for Defence Variable Current Registered Waste Transfer Sites These data are sourced from public registers which Landmark Point or From 1976 were visited annually This dataset covers consents Polygon amp that have been issued by the Environment Agency Text and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency under the Control of Pollution Act COPA 1974 and Section 36 of the Environmental Protection Act EPA 1990 These data relate to open and closed sites licensed for waste transfer Some site polygons are available for sites in Scotland none are currently available for sites in England and Wales Variable Current Registered Waste Treatment or Disposal Sites River Flood Data These data are sourced from public registers which Landmark Point or From 1976 were visited annually This dataset covers consents Polygon amp that have been issued by the Environment Agency Text 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 Variable Not Current These raster data comp
23. due to variation in ground moisture This can cause ground movement particularly in the upper 2 metres of the ground that may affect foundations Ground moisture variations can related to a number of factors including weather variations annual or longer term vegetation effects particularly growth or removal of trees and man made activity British Geological Survey Polygon amp n a Variable Text Other Factors 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 Under this Act the Environment Agency has a duty to take action when necessary in order to conserve re distribute or increase water resources in England and Wales and to secure its proper use The Agency may also draw up provisions for determining acceptable flows or minimum volumes for inland waters Those wishing to abstract water above a specified quantity must apply to the Agency for Abstraction Licences and adhere to the conditions that apply These records are held under Scottish legislation to protect the public water supply These records therefore relate only to public water supplies It should be noted that only those records supplied with a valid national grid reference are included Environment Agency Point amp Text From 1995 Bi annually Scottish Executive Point amp Text From 1995 Variable Sensitivity Water Industry Act
24. e 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 Oil Industry Facilities Facilities which are likely to hold petroleum i e Filling Stations Petrol Stations and Petroleum Works 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 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 14 A Landmark Information Group Service Envirosearch Commercial User Guide Appendix 2 Datasets Currently Used in Envirosearch Commercial
25. e 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 details of record source data type date range data update cycle and the section of the report in which you will find any records reported can be found in Appendix 2 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 addit
26. e land to safeguard and Food and enhance nature conservation landscape and cultural Rural Affairs interest Individual Statutory Instruments set out the terms and conditions of the management agreements for each designated area ESA agreement holders receive an annual payment in return for adopting measures designed to conserve and enhance the area under the terms of the agreement Explosive Sites These data are geo coded by Landmark and contain Health and Point amp Text From 1999 Bi annually Current details of sites subject to the Explosive Act 1875 and Safety 1923 as amended and ports licensed under the Executive Dangerous Substances in Harbour Area Regulations HSE 1987 Forest Parks These areas have various designations dependent on Forest Polygon n a n a Sensitivity recreational conservation and scenic interest Enterprise Fuel Station These data are geo coded by Landmark and Catalist Point amp Text From 1997 Quarterly Current Entries comprises records held on the Catalist fuel database which provides the location of petrol stations diesel stations hypermarkets etc throughout Great Britain The data set includes information on the status of the site whether it is active and the brand of petrol sold Ground This assessment is based on data produced by the British Polygon amp n a Variable Other Dissolution British Geological Survey BGS using the latest Geological Text Factors Subsidence geological mappi
27. ed Landfill Sites This data set relates to a survey of active landfill sites British conducted on behalf of the DoE DEFRA in 1973 Geological These data are already geo coded Survey The survey includes over 3 000 sites accepting waste prior to the Control of Pollution Act COPA 1974 and would therefore not have been subject to any strict regulation or monitoring Further details which may be available from BGS paper records include outline plans site descriptions waste types and tipping histories Point or Polygon amp Text n a n a Current A Landmark Information Group Service 15 Envirosearch Commercial User Guide Title Description Source Data Type Date Range Update Cycle Section BGS Recorded Mineral Sites This data set is geo coded by BGS It comprises details of all mines quarries and mineral sites operating in England Wales and Scotland since 1993 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 British Geological Survey Point amp Text From 1993 Annually Current Brine Compensation Areas This dataset covers an area in Cheshire and Greater Manchester that was set out in the Brine Pumping Compensation for Subsidence Act 1891 and the Cheshire Brine Pumping Compensation for Subsidence Act 1952 The areas outl
28. g amp compounding Tableware amp other ceramics manufacture Tableware amp other ceramics Technical amp environmental testing amp analysis Various technical amp environmental testing amp analysis Transport manufacturing amp repair Manufacturing amp repair including i ships ii aerospace iii rail engines amp rolling stock Transport support amp cargo handling Boat building wharf amp quays cargo transport handling facilities A Landmark Information Group Service 13 Envirosearch Commercial User Guide Report Description Remarks 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 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 th
29. hat issues if any the report raises Further enquiries such as a more detailed search or advice from a professional environmental consultant may be necessary depending 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 The basis was first to establish a pollutant linkage this being where there is a A Landmark Information Group Service 3 2 3 3 3 3 Envirosearch Commercial User Guide source pathway target alternatively described as contaminate pathway receptor A source is the presence of pollution A pathway 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 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 Envirosearch Commercial report orders the features revealed in the search under the core headings of Sources Pathways and Receptors The Envirosearch Commercial report is in seven sections Location Maps Information amp Flood Maps Summary of Site
30. he 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 A Landmark Information Group Service Envirosearch Commercial User Guide Historical Land Use Details 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 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 qu
31. he 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 these are available Currently no data are available from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency for Scotland Point amp Text From December 2000 Annually Current Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty The National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act Department for Polygon amp 1949 as amended by the Countryside Act 1968 Environment Text Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and Environment Food and Act 1995 allowed for the designation of Areas of Rural Affairs Outstanding Natural Beauty AONB The equivalent DEFRA n a n a Sensitivity designations for Scotland are National Scenic Areas Countryside AONBs are landscapes of national conservation Council importance for their distinctive character and natural Wales Polygon amp for Text n a Bi Annually beauty They are generally smaller than National Countryside Parks and are owned by individuals e g farmers Agency Some are adjacent to National Parks and many include areas of 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 Polygon amp Text n a Annually BGS Record
32. hown in the Sensitivity Section Pathways and Receptors on Sile a all Pathways Groundwater Vulnerability 1 N A Drift Deposits 0 N A Fluvial Indicative Floodplains 0 0 Tidal Indicative Floodplains 0 0 Historical Flood Liabilities 0 0 River Flood Data Scotland 0 0 Environmentally Sensitive Receptors Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty 0 0 Environmentally Sensitive Areas 0 0 Forest Parks 0 0 Local Nature Reserves 0 0 Marine Nature Reserves 0 0 National Nature Reserves 0 0 National Parks 0 0 National Scenic Areas 0 0 Ramsar Sites 0 0 Nearest Surface Water Feature 0 0 Sites of Special Scientific Interest 0 0 Special Areas of Conservation 0 0 Special Protection Areas 0 0 Water Abstractions 0 0 Source Protection Zones 1 0 This table summarises the information shown in the Other Factors Section Other Factors Affecting the Site on Site 2 seo Brine Compensation Areas 0 N A Coal Mining Affected Areas 0 N A Natural Subsidence Hazards 1 1 Radon Affected Areas 1 N A Radon Protection Measures 1 N A Shallow Mining Hazards 1 1 3 5 3 6 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
33. ice At present there are no Marine Nature Reserves in Scotland Countryside Polygon amp n a Council for Text Wales Annually Mining Instability Mining Instability is a data set based on the findings of Ove Arup amp Polygon amp n a a report completed by Ove Arup and Partners in Partners Text December 1991 commissioned by the former Department of the Environment DoE It forms part of the Geology and Minerals Planning Research Programme of the DoE aimed at assessing the significance of environmental hazards and their influence on planning and control of development The main objective of the data is to indicate where mining should be borne in mind when considering planning and development of land Not Other Applicable Factors National Nature Reserves These reserves have been designated under the English Nature Point amp n a Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 or the National Polygon Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 Section 19 as areas of high national or international Countryside Point amp n a importance for nature conservation They are Council for Polygon designated by English Nature Scottish Natural Wales Quarterly Sensitivity Annually A Landmark Information Group Service 23 Envirosearch Commercial User Guide Heritage and the Countryside Council for Wales Scottish Point amp n a There are three main categories of tenure for National Natural Polygon Nature Reserves
34. ined 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 Cheshire Brine Subsidence Compensation Board From November 2002 Polygon n a Other Factors Coal Mining Affected Areas This data set is made up of 1km polygon areas which may be affected by coal mining activity Coal Authority Polygon amp n a Text As notified Other Factors Compressible Ground Subsidence Hazards Contaminated Land Register Entries and Notices 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 natural subsidence hazard are derived from 1 50 000 geological maps 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 The contaminated land regulations enacted in 2000 give 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
35. ion 1 1250 and 1 2500 scale mapping between 1946 and 1996 have been analysed for text relating to historical tanks and energy facilities The Envirosearch Commercial 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 Indicative floodplain 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 datasets covering mainland Great Britain However this may not always be possible due to different regional organisation of regulatory bodies and the slightly different legal framework that exists between England Wales and Scotland A Landmark Information Group Service Envirosearch Commercial 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 with
36. iver floodplains the mapping is based on flooding limits defined by the peak water level of an event with a return period of 1 in 100 years or the highest known water level under present conditions In the case of the natural coastal floodplains a return period of 1 in 200 years is assumed Title Description Source Data Type Date Update Section Range Cycle Integrated These data are geo coded by Landmark and comprise Environment Point amp Text From 1991 Quarterly Current Pollution records maintained under the EPA Prescribed Agency Controls Processes and Substances Regulations 1991 under Integrated Pollution Control IPC These regulations Scottish Point amp Text From 1992 Variable were progressively implemented from 1 April 1991 in Environment England and Wales and 1 April 1992 in Scotland Protection These are sites where larger more polluting Agency industries hold authorisations to emit discharges direct to land water or air Applications for authorisation under IPC must consider the full impact of all releases to air water and land The Agency incorporates conditions which ensure that the operator uses the Best Available Techniques Not Entailing 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 These data are maintained under the
37. l Heritage Polygon amp n a Text Bi annually Sensitivity 22 A Landmark Information Group Service Envirosearch Commercial User Guide Title Description Source Data Type Date Update Section Range Cycle Marine Nature These reserves have been designated under the English Nature Polygon amp n a Quarterly Sensitivity Reserves Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Sections 36 and 37 Text to conserve inter tidal and shallow sea ecosystems and coastal features This is the only statutory designation which specifically relates to marine areas below the low water mark For the England data set the site boundary defines the extent of the designated land though within this there may be areas excluded from the designation The boundary may follow a mapped feature such as a hedge or stream or it may follow a feature such as Mean Low Water mark which is liable to change Most sites are digitised using the Ordnance Survey 1 10 000 maps as a guide Certain very small sites are digitised using much larger scale mapping e g 1 1 250 and 1 2 500 to obtain a more accurate representation of the designated land For the Welsh data set areas are digitised from base mapping at a scale 1 10 000 The boundaries are not the definitive version of the designated area the legally definitive boundary is shown on notification maps sent to the landowners or occupiers and can be obtained from the Countryside Council for Wales local off
38. l Processes Integrated Pollution Controls ojo ojo Integrated Pollution Control Registered Waste Sites oO oo Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Storage of Hazardous Substances Control of Major Accident Hazards Sites COMAH Explosive Sites Notification of Installations Handling hazardous Substances NIHHS ojojojo oj oj Planning Hazardous Substance Consents Contraventions Air Pollution Control Enforcements Enforcement and Prohibition Notices Planning and Hazardous Substance Enforcements Pollution Incidents to Controlled Waters Prosecutions Relating to Authorised Processes ojolojojojo CJ O W O O O Prosecutions Relating to Controlled Waters Potentially Contaminative Uses Contemporary Trade Directory Entries 7 61 Fuel Station Entries 0 Miscellaneous BGS Recorded Mineral Sites 0 0 This Table summarises the information shown in the Historical Land Use Section Saureed On Site 0 250m 2 22 Potentially Contaminative Uses Historical 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 Envirosearch Commercial User Guide This Table summarises the information s
39. lly contaminative Ordnance Point From 1850 n a This is drawn from a series of up to six historic map Survey Polygon amp editions up to four Ordnance Survey 1 10 560 Text County 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 Potentially From historical mapping dating back to the middle of Landmark Point From 1850 na Historic Infilled Land the 19 century Landmark s Systematic Analysis Polygon amp Department has identified areas where cavities and Text areas of water or marsh have potentially been infilled Ordnance Point From 1850 n a with materials Survey Polygon amp This is drawn from a series of up to six historic map Text editions up to four Ordnance Survey 1 10 560 County 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 Prosecutions Relating to Authorised Processes This data set is geo coded by Landmark and contains Various Point amp Text From 1991 As notified Current 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 prosecu
40. ment Protection Agency In considering whether or not to grant consents the Environment Agency EA or Scottish Environment Protection Agency SEPA has to take into account whether statutory water quality objectives will be met likely deterioration in water quality downstream and possible effects on other water uses downstream Conditions are attached to consents in order to minimise effects Such conditions may be related to discharge quantity steps to minimise effects of pollution sampling facilities and records to be maintained These consents do not apply to discharges to sewers since the sewerage undertaker regulates these In addition only those records that are supplied with a valid national grid reference are included Drift Deposits Based on the British Geological Survey solid geology Environment Polygon amp Not Not Sensitivity mapping at a scale of 1 625 000 this should be Agency Text applicable applicable considered as only indicative due to the low British Polygon amp Not Not resolution of the source mapping In many areas drift Geological Text applicable applicable deposits may occur at the surface and form the Survey BGS material which underlies the site y h Ordnance The terms solid and drift are widely used to distinguis S between geologically old rocks and recent deposits urvey that are mainly glacial Solid geology refers to the consolidated strata deposited before the last glacial period dep
41. ment Scottish Polygon amp n a Food and Rural Affairs Natural Text National Parks are extensive areas of attractive and Heritage relatively wild countryside Their aim is to provide As designated The National Polygon amp n a Assembly for Text Wales 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 As designated Sensitivity National Scenic Areas These areas are Scotland s only national landscape Scottish Polygon amp n a designation and are the equivalent to Areas of Natural Text Outstanding Natural Beauty They are areas Heritage considered to be of national significance on the basis of their outstanding scenic interest or attractiveness They have been selected for their characteristic feature of scenery which include prominent landforms coastline sea and freshwater lochs rivers woodlands and moorlands Annually Sensitivity Natural and Mining Cavities These data contains details of naturally formed Peter Brett Point amp Text n a cavities as produced by the processes of dissolution Associates cambering marine erosion and other processes The other processes includes a variety of cavity forms such as soil piping scour hollows fault movement
42. nd agricultural uses It is vulnerable to contamination from direct discharges into the groundwater and indirect discharges onto or into land and since decontamination is difficult expensive and prolonged it is important to prevent pollution of these resources To assess the vulnerability of groundwater to contamination features of the soil and geology need to be considered since these will influence the leaching characteristics and hence the downward movement of pollutants Polygon amp n a Text n a Gulls And This assessment is based on data produced by the British Cambering British Geological Survey BGS using the latest Geological Subsidence geological mapping information and interpretation by Survey Hazards BGS geologists Maps of natural subsidence hazard are derived from 1 50 000 geological maps These are used in conjunction with geohazard ratings at the postcode sector level to allow derivation of subsidence hazard for domestic properties Plateau edges above steep landslipped slopes can become unstable and bend or camber downwards causing the ground to develop cracks called gulls This can cause localised problems for building foundations Polygon amp n a Text Variable Other Factors Historical Tanks This data set contains facilities related to petroleum Landmark And Energy and energy storage including tanks petrol storage Facilities potential tanks electricity sub stations and
43. nformation Group Service Envirosearch Commercial User Guide 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 Table 1 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 Table 2 Summarises the information shown in the Historical Land Use Section Potentially Contaminative Uses Potentially Infilled Land Historical Tanks and Energy Facilities Table 3 Summarises the information shown in the Sensitivity Section Pathways Environmentally Sensitive Receptors Table 4 Summarises the information shown in the Other Factors Section 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 t
44. ng information and interpretation by Survey Hazards BGS geologists Maps of natural subsidence hazard are derived from 1 50 000 geological maps These are used in conjunction with geohazard ratings at the postcode sector level to allow derivation of subsidence hazard for domestic properties Ground dissolution occurs when certain types of bedrock contain layers of material that can dissolve within the ground water This can cause underground cavities to develop that with time can reach the surface and cause significant ground movement such as the development of collapse hollows that can directly impinge on buildings 18 A Landmark Information Group Service Envirosearch Commercial User Guide Title Description Source Data Type Date Range Update Cycle Section Groundwater This is a text report based on the 1 100 000 mapping Environment Vulnerability for England and Wales For Scotland this text report is Agency Polygon amp n a Text n a Sensitivity based on the 1 625 000 mapping Due to its crude a resolution this report should be considered as British indicative only Geological This data set gives information regarding location of Survey 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 a
45. osits 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 17 A Landmark Information Group Service Envirosearch Commercial User Guide Title Description Source Data Type Date Update Section Range Cycle Enforcement and This data set is geo coded by Landmark and contains Various Point amp Text From 1990 As notified Contraven Prohibition any enforcement and prohibition notices relating to tions Notices IPC authorised processes which are brought under Section 23 1 of the Environmental Protection Act EPA 1990 If the Environment Agency or the Scottish Environment Protection Agency believes that the conditions of an authorisation have been breached it can serve an enforcement notice on the operator which requires remediation of the situation within a specified time If the situation involves imminent risk of serious pollution of the environment a prohibition notice may be served 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 Environmentally These are designated by the Secretary of State under Department for Polygon amp n a Annually Sensitivity Sensitive Areas Section 18 of the Agriculture Act 1986 to encourage Environment Text landowners to manag
46. osote Pulp paper amp cardboard manufacture Pipelines Above ground pipelines other than sewerage Plastic goods all general manufacture including building packaging amp tubing All plastic goods including building packages tubing etc amp the manufacture of tar bitumen amp asphalt Printing of newspapers Printing of newspapers Printing miscellaneous excluding newspapers Printing other than news print Pulp commodity grade paper amp paperboard manufacture Paper card etc products e g Packaging Quarrying of sand amp clay operation of sand amp gravel pits Extraction of alluvial sediments sand stone clay peat marl amp gravel Railways Recycling of metal waste amp scrap metal Railway tracks up to 4 tracks wide Recycling of metal waste including scrapyards amp car breakers Refuse disposal Refuse amp waste disposal including incinerators amp sanitary depot Road haulage Transport depot road haulage corporation Rubber natural products manufacture 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 distillin
47. out 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 an industrial estate 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 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
48. ral or artificial permanent or temporary with water that is static or flowing fresh brackish or salt including areas of marine water Point or From 1976 Variable Current Registered Landfill Sites These data are sourced from public registers which Landmark were visited annually These data cover consents that have been issued by the Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency under the Control of Pollution Act COPA 1974 and Section 36 of the Environmental Protection Act EPA 1990 These data relate to open and closed sites licensed for the landfill of waste Some site polygons are available for sites in Scotland none are currently Polygon amp Text available for sites in England and Wales A Landmark Information Group Service 27 Envirosearch Commercial User Guide Title Description Source Data Type Date Range Update Cycle Section Registered Radioactive Substances This data set is geo coded by Landmark and refers to Environment Point amp Text From 1991 Licences granted under the Radioactive Substances Agency Act RSA 1993 This Act controls the storage use Quarterly and disposal of radioactive substances through Scottish Point amp Text From 1970 authorisation and registration systems and provides Environment for access to information regarding sites holding such Protection consents Agency The Act applies to Crown premises including mobile ra
49. ral subsidence hazard are derived from 1 50 000 and 1 250 000 geological maps These are used in conjunction with geohazard ratings at the postcode sector level to allow derivation of subsidence hazard for domestic properties Landslipping occurs due to particular types of slopes 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 example cuttings or embankments can all contribute British Geological Survey Polygon amp n a Text Variable Other Factors Licensed Waste Management Facilities Landfill Boundaries These data cover consents for landfill sites issued by the Environment Agency under Section 64 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 Part Il and prescribed by Regulation 10 of SI No 1056 the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 The boundaries of these sites are supplied by the EA and currently only relate to active landfill sites Environment Agency Polygon amp From 1974 Text Bi annually Current Licensed Waste Management Facilities Locations These data cover consents issued for current or recently current waste management licence by the Environment Agency under Section 64 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 Par
50. related features gas and gas monitoring related features oil related features and miscellaneous power features It been captured from post war 1 10 000 and 1 2500 Ordnance Survey historical mapping covering a period from 1943 to 1996 Historical Flood From historical mapping dating back to the middle of Landmark Point From 2003 Point amp Text From 1850 n a n a Liabilities the 19 century Landmark s Systematic Analysis Department has identified where areas liable to Ordnance flooding have been recognized Survey 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 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 Point amp Text From 1850 n a Historic Sensitivity A Landmark Information Group Service 19 Envirosearch Commercial User Guide Indicative For England and Wales the Environment Agency has Environment Polygon amp From 2000 Annually Other Floodplain Maps defined the indicative floodplain maps to provide a Agency Text Factors general overview of areas that are within natural floodplains which are potentially at risk from flooding from rivers or the sea These maps are based upon historical flood records survey records and computer models however they do not show flood defences In the case of natural r
51. relevant party Enforcement notices may reinforce an Health and Point amp Text From 1995 As notified existing condition or require the operator to remedy Safety the cause of the breach within a specified period Executive Once the enforcement conditions are met the Scotland authority has powers to withdraw the notice Pollution Incidents to Controlled Waters These data are collected from registers held at Environment Point amp Text From 1990 Bi annually Current Environment Agency regional offices and are supplied Agency ready geo coded based on 1 50 000 mapping The Environment Agency regulates discharges to the watercourse under either the IPC system or using Discharge Consents In both cases consents have certain conditions attached to them which may be breached following a pollution incident The records may also relate to sites not regulated under IPC or COPA In all cases the data refers to substantiated pollution incidents It should be noted that only those records supplied with a valid national grid reference are included In addition data are limited for South West England and there are no data for Scotland Potentially Contaminative Industrial Uses Past Land Uses From historical mapping dating back to the middle of Landmark Point From 1850 n a Historic the 19 century Landmark s Systematic Analysis has Polygon amp identified areas where historically the land uses were Text potentia
52. rises 50m cells covering Centre for Raster Cells n a Scotland mainland UK and was generated using a generalised Ecology and technique The display of this flood hazard therefore is Hydrology indicative only It is divided into levels based on the frequency and magnitude of a predicted 100 year term Applicable Sensitivity Other This assessment is based on data produced by the British Polygon amp From 1994 Shallow Mining Hazard British Geological Survey BGS using the latest Geological Text geological mapping information and interpretation by Survey 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 Bi annually Factors 28 A Landmark Information Group Service Envirosearch Commercial User Guide
53. s should be sent by post fax or by DX to the address on the form You may request to receive printed reports either bound or unbound Beneficiary and extra copy options are available Available digitally in PDF format within 24 hours or within 2 working days if a paper report is required What is Envirosearch Commercial 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 Envirosearch Commercial 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 Envirosearch Commercial 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 and gives useful contacts for further enquiry Envirosearch Commercial requires interpretation by the user to determine w
54. sum chalk amp slate amp ores includes all open cast mining amp slant workings also slate slab works flint works stone yards Glass amp glass products excluding flat glass manufacture Flat glass amp glass products manufacture Heap unknown constituents Must be associated with relevant extraction industry including spoil amp slag Heavy product manufacture rolling amp drawing of iron steel Heavy product manufacture rolling amp drawing of iron steel amp 12 A Landmark Information Group Service Envirosearch Commercial User Guide Report Description Remarks amp ferroalloys ferroalloys includes major tube works Hospitals All hospitals including sanatoriums but not lunatic asylums Insulated wire amp cable manufacture Insulated wire amp cable for electrical telephonic purposes Laundries amp dry cleaning Laundries amp dry cleaning Leather tanning amp dressing Tannery leather goods amp skinners Machinery engines building amp general industrial manufacture Manufacturing of engines building amp general industrial machinery including nuts amp bolts gas fittings wire rope amp ordnance accessories Metal casting foundries Furnaces amp metal processing casting forges smelting including ferro amp aluminum alloys manganese works etc Metals treatment amp coating including electroplating Electro plating galvanising amp
55. t Il and prescribed by Regulation 10 of SI No 1056 the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 Currently these data are only available for England and Wales Environment Agency Point amp Text From 1974 Bi Annually Current Local Authority Recorded Landfill Sites These data are sourced from individual Local Authorities that were able to provide information on sites operating prior to the introduction of the Control of Pollution Act COPA in 1974 Where these records have been passed by the Local Authority to the appropriate environment Agency the data was not collected from the Local Authority Prior to the COPA legislation powers to control waste in the interest of public health were the responsibility of individual Local Authorities These data have been collated and captured by Landmark Landmark Point or From 2001 Polygon amp Text n a Current Local Nature Reserves These reserves are areas created by Local Authorities in conjunction with their appropriate national authority in the interest of conservation amenity value and public enjoyment of the countryside Some but not all Local Nature Reserves LNRs are also designated SSSls They are controlled by bylaws English Nature Polygon amp n a Text As notified Countryside Council for Wales Polygon amp n a Text Bi annually Local Authorities Polygon amp n a Text As notified Scottish Natura
56. te 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 Copies of this User Guide can be obtained from the Landmark website www landmark information co uk Ordering an Envirosearch Commercial Report 1 4 1 5 1 6 The quickest and perhaps most efficient way to order your Envirosearch Commercial report is via our web site www landmarkinfo co uk orders Call our Helpdesk team on 01392 441723 to set up your individual user name and password To order a report by traditional methods please contact Landmark Information Group Limited 3 Floor Challenger House 42 Adler Street London E1 1EE Telephone 020 7958 4999 Fax 020 7958 4981 DX 110805 London Aldgate 2 E mail sales legal landmarkinfo co uk Internet www landmarkinfo co uk It is important that each order 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 1 A Landmark Information Group Service 1 7 1 8 1 9 Envirosearch Commercial User Guide in doubt please call for clarification as orders submitted without a location plan may be delayed Order forms and plan
57. te the operator It is an offence to operate a prescribed process without an authorisation or to contravene its conditions 26 A Landmark Information Group Service Envirosearch Commercial User Guide Title Description Source Data Type Date Range Update Section Cycle Prosecutions Relating to Controlled Waters This data set is geo coded by Landmark and includes Various actions brought under the provision of the Water Resources Act 1991 Point amp Text From 1996 As notified Current Radon Affected The strategy behind the data set used is defined by National Polygon amp n a n a Other Areas the NRPB in its publication Radon Atlas of England Radiological Text Factors 1996 and of Wales 1998 Protection These are areas of England and Wales with a Board NRPB probability of 1 of present or future homes where radon is above the Action Level of 200 Bg m The national average is 20 Bq m These data show the probability of high radon levels in homes based on 1 km square of the Ordnance Survey grid differentiated into 6 probability bands from below 1 to more than 30 Radon The responses given on the level of radon protective British Polygon amp From 1999 Bi annually Other Protective measures are based on data from the British Geological Text Factors Measures Geological Survey BGS and National Radiological Survey Protection Board NRPB Radon protective measures need to be
58. 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 constructs a 250 metre radius 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 A boundary accuracy of high or moderate is allocated to each boundary indicating the 11 A Landmark Information Group Service Envirosearch Commercial User Guide 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
59. to the Information Map see data table example below Where applicable a Map ID label appears on the map next to the relevant symbol Each Map ID label relates specifically to a feature on the Information Map 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 site The Contact column refers you to a reference in the useful contacts section A Landmark Information Group Service Envirosearch Commercial User Guide Description Map ID Location A e E 5 S 2 g g n N o 2 z 8 3 e gt Qa o2 Waste Landfill Sites Local Authority Landfill Coverage None 2 7 a Registered Waste Transfer Sites Welwyn Hatfield District Council Tewin Road Depot Tewin Road WELWYN GARDEN 1 Yes N 1 CITY Hertfordshire AL7 1BD Reference L80190 Operational Positional Accuracy Manually positioned to the address or location Boundary Quality Not Supplied Registered Waste Treatment or Disposal Sites Contract Gully Cleansing Brownfields WELWYN GARDEN CITY Hertfordshire AL7 1AY Reference 2 Yes NE 1 78 044 O 3 Yes SW 1 Location Maps 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 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 Lan
60. tted 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 31
61. y Executive in conjunction with the Environment HSE 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 Discharge For England and Wales discharge consents are Environment Point amp Text From 1950 Bi annually Current Consents granted with conditions set by the EA under Section Agency Dependent 84 1 of the Water Resources Act 1991 For upon the Scotland these records are granted by SEPA under area of the the Control of Pollution Act COPA 1974 as amended country by the Environment Act 1995 These data are geo coded by the supplier from 1 10 000 or 1 50 000 Scottish Point amp Tex From1950 Variable mapping Environ

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