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1. Sitecheck Assess MILandmark Information Group Sitecheck Assess User Guide Sitecheck Assess User Guide Table of Contents Introduction 3 Ordering a Sitecheck Assess Report 3 What is Sitecheck Assess 4 The Framework and Reporting Style 4 Summary of Site 5 Aerial Photo 5 Location Map 5 Summarv 6 Current Land Use 8 Historical Land Use 9 Sensitivitv 10 Other Factors 10 Useful Information 10 Useful Contacts 10 Terms and Conditions 10 Appendix Appendix 1 Scope of the Report 11 Appendix 2 Data Sets Currently Used in Sitecheck Assess 15 Appendix 3 The National Grid 30 Appendix 4 The Search Code 31 Sitecheck Assess User Guide 1 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 qualitv combined with value for monev providing the best available information in a user friendiv timelv and relevant manner 1 2 We aim to deliver excellent Customer Service Whether you need help locating a 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 downloaded free of charge from the Sitecheck webs
2. 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 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 was 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 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 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 This data set is made up of 1km polygon areas which may be affected by coal mining activity 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 178 and Contaminated Land Wales Regulations
3. Not Applicable Bi annually Heritage Text Man Made This dataset contains information on cavities Peter Brett Point Not Applicable Bi Annually Other Factors Cavities produced by mining activity in the past for the Associates extraction of chalk flint and other minerals The data has GB coverage Sitecheck Assess User Guide Appendix 2 Data Sets Currently Used in Sitecheck Data Pe nets eovcs Betz type ete ance Update cycle Section Marine Nature These reserves have been designated under the Natural England Polygon amp Not Applicable Bi annually Sensitivity Reserves Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Sections 36 Text and 37 to conserve inter tidal and shallow sea Countryside Polygon amp Not Applicable Bi annually ecosystems and coastal features This is the only Council for Wales Text 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 Wel
4. 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 Licensed Waste This data covers consents for landfill sites issued Environment Polygon amp From 1974 Quarterly Current Management by the Environment Agency under Section 64 of Agency Text Facilities Landfill the Environmental Protection Act 1990 Part Il Boundaries 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 Licensed Waste This data covers consents issued for current or Environment Point amp Text From 1974 Quarterly Current Management recently current waste management licence by Agency Facilities the Environment Agency under Section 64 of the Locations Environmental Protection Act 1990 Part Il and prescribed by Regulation 10 of SI No 1056 the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 Currently this data is only available for England and Wales Local Authority This data is collected collated and geo coded by Local Authorities Point amp Text From 2004 Annually Current Integrated Landmark and comprises Local Authority Integrated Pollution Pollution
5. paperboard manufacture Quarrying of sand amp clay operation of sand amp gravel pits Railways Recycling of metal waste amp scrap metal Refuse disposal Road haulage Rubber natural products manufacture Sawmilling planing amp impregnation i e Treatment of timber Sewage Spirit distilling amp compounding Tableware amp other ceramics manufacture Technical amp environmental testing amp analysis Transport manufacturing amp repair Transport support amp cargo handling Transport air amp space cargo amp handling amp transport support Transport light manufacture Weapons amp ammunition manufacture amp storage Potentially Infilled Land Paints varnishes printing inks mastics sealants amp creosote Pulp paper amp cardboard manufacture Above ground pipelines other than sewerage All plastic goods including building packages tubing etc amp the manufacture of tar bitumen amp asphalt Printing of newspapers Printing other than news print Paper card etc products e g Packaging Extraction of alluvial sediments sand stone clay peat marl amp gravel Railway tracks up to 4 tracks wide Recycling of metal waste including scrapyards amp car breakers Refuse amp waste disposal including incinerators amp sanitary depot Transport depot road haulage corporation Natural amp synthetic rubber products including tyres amp rubber products Sawmilling planning amp impre
6. 1997 Quarterly Current Entries records held on the Catalist fuel database which provides the location of petrol stations diesel sta tions 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 map Environment Polygon amp Not Applicable Not Applicable Sensitivity Vulnerability ping for England and Wales For Scotland this text Agency Text report is based on the 1 625 000 mapping Due to its British Geological Polygon amp Not Applicable Not Applicable crude resolution this report should be considered as Survey BGS Text indicative only 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 uti lised for potable water and various other industrial and agricultural uses It is vulnerable to contamina tion from direct discharges into the groundwater and indirect discharges onto or into land and since de contamination is difficult expensive and prolonged it is important to prevent pollution of these resources To assess the vulnerability of groundwater to con tamination features of the soil and geology need to be considered since these will influence the leach ing character
7. 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 This data is collated by Landmark and sourced from the local authorities Getmapping Raster From 2005 Variable Aerial Mapping Photograph Environment Polygon From 2005 Quarterly Sensitivity Agency amp Text Department for Polygon amp Not Applicable Not Applicable Sensitivity Environment Text Food and Rural Affairs DEFRA Countryside Polygon amp Not Applicable Bi Annually Council for Wales Text Countryside Polygon amp Text Not Applicable Annually Agency British Geological Point or Not Applicable Not Applicable Current Survey BGS Polygon amp Text British Geological Point amp Text From 1993 Annually Current Survey BGS Cheshire Brine Polygon From Not Applicable Other Factors Subsidence November Compensation 2002 Board Coal Authority Polygon amp Not Applicable As notified Other Factors Text Local Authorities Point or Poly From Febru As notified Current gon amp Text ary 2002 15 Sitecheck Assess User Guide Appendix 2 Data Sets Currently Used in Sitecheck Data Da san omanos oaa range Jupisecae senin Contemporarv Trade Directorv Entries Control of Major Accident Hazards Sites COMAH Discharge Consents Dr
8. April 1992 in Scotland These are sites where larger more polluting 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 This data is maintained under the EPA Prescribed Processes and Substances Regulations 1991 under Integrated Pollution Control IPC These regulations were progressively implemented from 1 April 1991 in England and Wales and 1 April 1992 in Scotland Landmark extracts and geo codes data for waste sites regulated under Part 1 of the Environmental 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
9. Display the Code logo prominently on their search reports Act with integrity and carry out work with due skill care and diligence At all times maintain adequate and appropriate insurance to protect consumers Conduct business in an honest fair and professional manner Handle complaints speedily and fairly Ensure that all search services comply with the law registration rules and standards Monitor their compliance with the Code Keeping to the Search Code How search organisations maintain compliance with the Search Code is monitored independently by the Property Codes Compliance Board PCCB If you have a query or complaint about your search you should raise it directly with the firm and if appropriate ask for your complaint to be considered under their formal internal complaints procedure If you remain dissatisfied with the firm s final resolution after your complaint has been formally considered or if the firm has exceeded the response timescales you may refer your complaint to The Property Ombudsman TPO TPO can award compensation of up to 5 000 to you if it finds that you have suffered actual loss as a result of your search provider failing to keep to the Code Please note that all queries or complaints regarding your search should be directed to your search provider in the first instance not to TPOs or to the PCCB TPOs Contact Details The Property Ombudsman Scheme Beckett House 4 Bridge Street Salisbury Wiltshir
10. Prevention and Control LAIPPC records Prevention and maintained under the Pollution Prevention and Control Control Act 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 Protection Act 1990 This will be completed by the end of 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 Sitecheck Assess User Guide Appendix 2 Data Set
11. Risk Assessments SFRAs should identify this Flood Zone land which would flood with an annual probability of 1 in 20 5 or greater in any year or is designed to flood in an extreme 0 1 flood or at another probability to be agreed between the LPA and the Environment Agency including water con veyance routes These definitions of Flood Zone 3a and 3b apply only in England Equivalent data is also provided for Wales although in Wales the data does not have the same relationship to Planning Policy and is not referred to as Flood Zones Flood Water The Environment Agency s holding of Flood Stor Environment Polygon From 2005 Quarterly Sensitivity Storage Areas age Areas A flood storage area may be referred to Agency amp Text as a balancing reservoir storage basin or balanc ing 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 Forest Enterprise Polygon Not Applicable Not Applicable Sensitivity on recreational conservation and scenic interest Former Marshes Locations of former mashes as derived from historic Ordnance Survey Polygon Not Applicable Not Applicable Historic Ordnance survey 10 560 mapping Fuel Station This data is geo coded by Landmark and comprises Catalist Point amp Text From
12. 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 Thomson Point amp Text From 2001 Quarterly Directories Health and Safety Point amp Text From 1999 Bi annually Executive HSE Environment Point amp Text From 1950 Quarterly Agency Dependent upon the area of the country Scottish Point amp Text From 1950 Variable Environment Protection Agency Environment Polygon amp Not applicable Not applicable Agency Text British Geological Polygon amp Not applicable Not applicable Survey BGS Text Ordnance Survey Current Current Current Sensitivity 16 Sitecheck Assess User Guide Appendix 2 Data Sets Currently Used in Sitecheck Data me de Enforcement and Prohibition Notices Environmentally Sensitive Areas Explosive Sites Extreme Flooding from Rivers or Sea without Defences Zone 2 Flood Defences This data set is geo coded by Landmark and contains any enforcement and prohibition notices relating to 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 oper
13. occur at the base of sand outcrops where excavations in sand go below the water table around leaking drains or water pipes 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 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 From historical mapping dating back to the middle of the 19th century Landmark s Systematic Analysis has identified areas where historically the land uses were potentially contaminative 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 From historical mapping dating back to
14. 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 M 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 proprietarv data sets Landmark s Historical Land Use Data Historical Tanks and Energv Facilities and a Database of Historical Landfill and Waste Management Licences The Legend M database contains data sets collated from a wide range of sources The Environment Agencv Scottish Environment Protection Agencv SEPA Health and Safetv Executive HSE Local Authorities Ordnance Survev British Geological Survev BGS Natural England Catalist Health Protection Agencv HPA Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs DEFRA Countrvside Council for Wales Countrvside Agencv Coal Authoritv Trade Directories Scottish Executive Forest Enterprise and Scottish Natural Heritage A full listing of data sets with details of record source data tvpe date range data update cvcle and the section of the report in which vou will find anv records revealed can be found in Appendix 2 The Historical Land Use data is derived from the phvsical analvsis of more than 60 000 Ordnance Survev 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 centu
15. of the site The area shown is a 570 metre square on the ground which does not expand for larger site areas 6 2 To the bottom right of the photo there is an Ordnance Survey map showing the site and 250m search buffer 6 3 Adjacent to the map 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 10 metres 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 The Report Reference Customer Reference and Size of Site are also included 7 Location Map 7 1 The map confirms the boundary of the subject site used to drive the report The site boundary is marked in red 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 50 metres Sitecheck Assess User Guide 7 2 Users should check the boundarv is correct on receipt of their Sitecheck Assess report Please call our Helpdesk team on 0844 844 9966 if vou have an issue with the boundarv 7 3 The background map contains both features and descriptive text which mav contain information not reported in the bodv of the report but relevant to the reader Examples are water features marked in blue on the map text for tanks electricitv sub stations factories works and schools shapes indicating
16. 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 Special Areas of Special Areas of Conservation are lands designated Natural England Polygon amp Not Applicable Bi Annually Sensitivity Conservation under the ECC Directive on the Conservation of Text 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 Countrvside Polygon amp Not Applicable Bi Annualiv subject to imperative reasons of overriding public Council for Wales Text interest 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 bv The Commission in co operation with the Member States who then have until June 2004 to designate selected sites as Special Areas of Conservation Scottish Natural Polygon amp Not Applicable Bi Annuallv Heritage Text Special Protection Special Protection Areas are classified under Article Natural England Polygon amp Not Applicable Bi Annually Sensitivity Areas 4 of the EC Directive on the Conservation of Wild Text Birds 1979 commonl
17. 0 0 Industrial Processes Integrated Pollution Controls 0 0 2 Integrated Pollution Control Registered Waste Sites 0 0 0 Integrated Pollution Prevention And Control 0 0 2 Local Authority Integrated Pollution Prevention And Control 0 0 a Sitecheck Assess User Guide Historical Land Use section Historical Land Use 0 250mj 250 Sources Potentially Contaminative Uses Historical Tanks And Energy Facilities 4 2 25 Potentially Contaminative Industrial Uses Past Land Use 6 18 40 Potentially Infilled Land Former Marshes 0 0 0 Potentially Infilled Land Non Water 1 3 8 Potentially Infilled Land Water 0 0 2 Extract from the Sensitivitv section Sensitivitv Pathwavs and Receptors Pathwavs Groundwater Vulnerability 1 wa na Drift Deposits 0 ma Wa Historical Flood Liabilities 0 0 0 Extreme Flooding from Rivers or Sea without Defences 0 0 na Flooding from Rivers or Sea without Defences 0 0 ma Areas Benefiting from Flood Defences 0 0 na Flood Water Storage Areas 0 0 na Flood Defences 0 0 Wa Extract from the Other Factors section Other Factors Geological Brine Compensation Area 0 ma n a Coal Mining Affected Areas 1 na wa Mining Instability 1 0 n a Natural and Mining Cavities 0 0 0 Radon Potential Radon Affected Areas 1 na ma Radon Potential Radon Protection Measures 1 na na Potential for Collapsible Ground Stability Hazards 0 0 n a Potential for Compressible Ground Stability Hazards 1 1 na Sitecheck Ass
18. 0 560 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 and printing works 3 6 Categories of data extracted from Historical Ordnance Survey mapping are listed in the following table 12 Sitecheck Assess User Guide Potentially Contaminative Use Past Use Air shafts Animal by products i e gelatine soap glue etc Animal slaughtering amp basic processing of meat other than poultry Area liable to flood Batteries accumulators amp primary cells manufacture Brewing amp malting Cement lime amp plaster products manufacture Cemetery or graveyard Chemical manufacturing general Clay bricks amp tiles manufacture Coal storage amp depot Constructional steelwork metal structures amp products amp building materials manufacture Distribution telecoms medical navigation metering amp lighting equipment manufacture Disturbed ground Domestic appliances manufacture Dyes amp pigments manufacture Electricity production amp distribution including large transformers Factory or works use not specified Food processing major Former marsh Fuel retail sale of automotive fuel Gas manufacture amp
19. 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 This data set shows those areas benefiting from demarcated flood defences whereby in a 1 fluvial or 0 5 tidal flood event areas that would otherwise flood are protected provided that the defences do not breach The National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 as amended by the Countryside Act 1968 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and Environment Act 1995 allowed for the designation of Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty AONB The equivalent designations for Scotland are National Scenic Areas AONBs are landscapes of national conservation importance for their distinctive character and natural beauty They are generally smaller than National Parks and are owned by individuals e g farmers 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 This data set relates to a survey of active landfill sites conducted on behalf of the DoE DEFRA in 1973 This data is already geo coded The survey includes over 3 000 sites accepting waste prior to the Control of Pollution Act
20. 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 data set 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 9 4 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 9 5 The Current Land Use section also includes details of any Part 2A sites that have been identified within the search area These will be categorised as Contaminated Land Special Sites Remediated Contaminated Land Sitecheck Assess User Guide 9 6 The search results for this section are prese
21. 996 Annually Annually Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable As notified As notified Other Factors Other Factors Historic Historic Current Current 20 Sitecheck Assess User Guide Appendix 2 Data Sets Currently Used in Sitecheck Data Radon Potential Ramsar Sites Registered Landfill Sites Registered Radioactive Substances This data set created jointly by the Health Protection Agency HPA and the British Geological Survey BGS provides the current definitive map of Radon Affected Areas in England and Wales Radon is a natural radioactive gas which enters buildings from the ground Outdoors it is diluted to very low levels However in some cases the radon level indoors can build up to high concentrations posing a serious risk to health The Health Protection Agency recommends that radon levels should be reduced in homes where the annual average is at or above 200 becquerels per cubic metre 200 Bq m 3 This is termed the Action Level The data set allows an estimate to be made of the probability that an individual property in England and Wales is at or above the Action Level for radon The Health Protection Agency defines Radon Affected Areas as those with 1 chance or more of a house having a radon concentration at or above the Action Level The Health Protection Agency recommends that people in Affected Areas should test their homes for radon The Rado
22. Used in Sitecheck Data me sma ommna oaa pange unce cvele secon Registered Waste Transfer Sites Registered Waste Treatment or Disposal Sites River Flood Data Scotland Shallow Mining Hazard Sites of Special Scientific Interest This data was sourced from public registers which were visited annually The data set covers consents that were 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 The data relates to open and closed sites licensed for waste transfer Some site polygons are available This data was sourced from public registers which were visited annually The data set covers consents that were 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 This 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 magnitude of a predicted 100 year term This assessment is based on data produced by the British Geological Survey BGS using the latest geolo
23. 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 Landmark Landmark Centre for Ecology and Hydrology British Geological Survey Natural England Scottish Natural Heritage Countryside Council for Wales Point or From 1976 Not Applicable Polygon amp Text Point or From 1976 Not Applicable Polygon amp Text Raster Cells Not Applicable Not Applicable Polygon amp From 1994 Bi annually Text Polygon amp Not Applicable Bi Annually Text Polygon amp Not Applicable Bi Annually Text Polygon amp Not Applicable Bi Annually Text Current Current Sensitivity Other Factors Sensitivity 27 Sitecheck Assess User Guide Appendix 2 Data Sets Currently Used in Sitecheck Data a ee Jimenuna uneo seenen Source Protection Source Protection Zones together with the Environment Polygon amp From 2000 As published Sensitivity Zones Groundwater Vulnerability Map have a Agency Text 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
24. ator 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 These are designated by the Secretary of State under Section 18 of the Agriculture Act 1986 to encourage landowners to manage land to safeguard and enhance nature conservation landscape and cultural 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 This data is geo coded by Landmark and contains details of sites subject to the Explosive Act 1875 and 1923 as amended and ports licensed under the Dangerous Substances in Harbour Area Regulations 1987 Flood Zones are defined by the Government s Planning Policy Statement 25 on Development and Flood Risk for England PPS25 dated December 2006 which replaces Planning Policy Guidance 25 Development and Flood Risk PPG25 published in July 2001 The Flood Zones are defined in table D 1 of PPS25 and illustrate the probability of flooding across England for plan
25. atural Heritage and the Countryside Council for 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 Point amp Not Applicable Bi annually Heritage Polygon Sitecheck Assess User Guide Appendix 2 Data Sets Currently Used in Sitecheck Data me pn oaa nange unde cueie secion National Parks National Scenic Areas Natural Cavities Nearest Surface Water Feature Non Coal Mini
26. 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 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 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 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 example cuttings or embankments can all contribute Local Authorities Health and Safety Executive Scotland British Geological Survey British Geological Survey British Geological Survey British Geological Survey Point amp Tex
27. 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 Landmark Ordnance Survey Landmark Environment Agency Scottish Environment Protection Agency Environment Agency Scottish Environment Protection Agency Point amp Text Point amp Text Point Point amp Text Point amp Text Point amp Text Point amp Text From 1850 From 1850 From 2003 From 1991 From 1992 From 1991 From 1992 Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable Quarterly Variable Quarterly Variable Sensitivity Historical Land Use Section Current Current 19 Sitecheck Assess User Guide Appendix 2 Data Sets Currently Used in Sitecheck Data ee ee ee Integrated This data is geo coded by Landmark and comprises Environment Point amp Text From May Quarterly Current Pollution of records maintained under the Integrated Agency 2001 Prevention and Prevention Pollution and Control Act 1999 This Control 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
28. 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 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 Based on the British Geological Survey solid geology mapping at a scale of 1 625 000 this should be considered as only indicative due to the low resolution of the source mapping In many areas drift deposits may occur at the surface and form the material which underlies the site The terms solid and drift are widely used to distinguish between geologically old rocks and recent deposits that are mainly glacial Solid geology refers to the
29. distribution General quarrying Glass amp glass products excluding flat glass manufacture Heap unknown constituents Heavy product manufacture rolling amp drawing of iron steel amp ferroalloys Hospitals Insulated wire amp cable manufacture Laundries amp dry cleaning Leather tanning amp dressing Machinery engines building amp general industrial manufacture Metal casting foundries Metals treatment amp coating including electroplating Military land Mineral products non metallic including abrasives amp asbestos miscellaneous manufacture Mineral railway Mining amp quarrying general Mining of coal amp lignite Motor vehicles maintenance amp repair e g Garages Natural amp man made textile manufacture amp products Office machinery amp computers manufacture Oil petroleum gas refining amp storage Outfalls Air shafts Animal by products i e animal parts e g soaps candles amp bone works Animal slaughtering amp basic processing Areas liable to flood as indicated on the historical maps Batteries accumulators primary cells electric motors generators amp transformers Brewing amp malting Concrete cement lime amp plaster products also includes lime kilns Cemetery modern burial grounds amp graveyards Manufacture of cosmetics manure fertilisers amp pesticides detergents oil organic based pharmaceuticals glues gelatines recording tapes
30. e SP1 2LX Tel 01722 333306 Fax 01722 332296 Email admin tpos co uk Sitecheck Assess User Guide Appendix 4 The Search Code SearchCode Search Code Complaints procedure Information for customers If you wish to make a complaint we will deal with it speedily and fairly We will Produce a formal written complaints procedure and tell you what this is Acknowledge a complaint within 5 working days of its receipt Normally deal with a complaint fully and in writing within 20 working days of receipt Keep you informed by letter telephone or e mail as you prefer if we need more time Provide a final written response at the latest within 40 days of receipt Liaise at your request with anyone acting formally on your behalf If you are not satisfied with the final decision you may refer the complaint to The Property Ombudsman scheme TPOs You can get more information about the PCCB from www propertycodes org uk Please contact our Customer Service Team on 0844 844 9966 if you would like a copy of the full search code Complaints should be sent to Customer Relationship Manager Landmark Information Group Ltd Landmark UK Property The Smith Centre Fairmile Henley on Thames RG9 6AB Telephone 0844 844 9966 Email helpdeskOlandmark co uk 32
31. e 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 Digital large scale mapping of the whole of England Scotland and Wales This data is 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 Hazardous Substances Scotland Act 1997 in Scotland The regulations require a consent to be granted by the Local Authority for sites where the storage of certain hazardous substances is above the specified or controlled quantity Countryside Agency National Assembly for Wales Scottish Natural Heritage Scottish Natural Heritage Peter Brett Associates Ordnance Survey British Geological Survey Health and Safety Executive HSE Ordnance Survey Local Authorities Health and Safety Executive Scot land Polygon amp Text Polygon amp Text Polygon amp Text Polygon amp Text Point amp Polygon Digital Mapping Polygon Point amp Text Digital Mapping Point amp Text Point amp Text Not Applicable Annually Not Applicable Annually Not Applicable Bi annually Not Applicable Bi annually Not Applicable Bi Annually Current Annually Not Applicable Not Applicable From 1999 Not Appl
32. es have been supplied using a grid reference point At present no complete national data set exists for landfill site boundaries therefore a point grid reference provided by the data supplier is used for some landfill sites In certain cases the point grid references supplied provide only an approximate position and can vary from the site entrance to the centre of the site Where the exact position of the site is unclear Landmark construct either a 100 metre or 250 metre buffer around the point to warn of the possible presence of landfill The size of this buffer relates to the positional accuracy that can be attributed to the site 3 3 Registered landfills may appear in more than one data set 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 3 4 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 is allocated to each boundary indicating the confidence of the extent and position of the landfill boundaries 3 5 Potentially Contaminative Use Past Use and Potentially Infilled Land covers all potentially contaminative past land uses that can be identified from a selection of large scale 1 1
33. ess User Guide 8 2 The summarv tables give the data set name and the total number of records for each buffer The table replicates the order of the detailed records within the bodv of the report 8 3 Users should note that not all the records shown in the 250 500 metre column will appear on the Current Land Use Map the Historical Land Use Map and the Sensitivitv Map Features in the Other Factors section are not mapped 9 CurrentLand Use 9 1 The background mapping used to displav the current land use is the latest Ordnance Survev Street View Mapping The svmbols together with the associated Reference Number Map ID labels are plotted on the map with a corresponding description in the Legend for each symbol Where a number of features are located in the same position the symbol and Reference Number are offset with a blue lead line 9 2 The map view is of the site boundary and the 250 metre buffer The map frame is of fixed dimensions At least 50 metres of mapping will be visible between the 250 metre buffer and the map frame Since the frame is fixed in size and all sites vary in shape and area the mapping is not reproduced at a fixed scale The decision to map to 250 metre buffer was based on feedback from our clients and market research It was felt and found that the relevance of data within this zone and the clearer mapping resulting from the reduced area was preferable compared to a view of the site and all the search buffer zones 9
34. etrol 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 Facilities used in the Gas Industry i e Liquid Gas Bottling Plant Gas Wks Potential Tanks Petroleum Storage Facilities Oil Industry Facilities Gas Industry Facilities 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 Sitecheck Assess User Guide Appendix 2 Data Sets Currently Used in Sitecheck Data ema source neta type eis Range updste vote Section Aerial Photography Areas Benefiting from Flood Defences Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty BGS Recorded Landfill Sites BGS Recorded Mineral Sites Brine Compensation Area Coal Mining Affected Areas Contaminated Land Register Entries and Notices The current available coverage of the imagery is only for England and Wales The imagery is at a resolution of between 25cm 50cm The original scale of the photography was 1
35. fforts 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 data sets 11 Sitecheck Assess User Guide 2 2 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 2 3 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 3 1 Data provided by the Environment Agency or the Scottish Environment Protection Agency is in the main supplied with grid references For such data sets as abstractions discharges and pollution incidents the grid references supplied generally have an accuracy of 100 metres 3 2 In the case of the Registered Landfill Sites data set where no boundary is available approximate positions of the sit
36. 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 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 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
37. gical 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 These Sites of Special Scientific Interest SSSI have been designated under the Wildlife and Countrvside Act 1981 Section 28 to protect areas of important flora fauna geological and or phvsiographical features Thev provide the basis for other national and international designations Parties notified include site owner s and occupier s local planning authorities water and sewerage companies and 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 SSSIs
38. gnation i e treatment of timber wood products telegraph works timber yard e g veneer Sewerage septic tanks includes all filter beds Spirit distilling amp compounding Tableware amp other ceramics Various technical amp environmental testing amp analysis Manufacturing amp repair including i ships ii aerospace iii rail engines amp rolling stock Boat building wharf amp quays cargo transport handling facilities Air amp space transport Manufacture of cars lorries buses motorcycles bicycles Civilian manufacture amp storage of weapons ammunition explosives amp rockets Unknown filled ground pond marsh river stream dock etc Unknown filled ground pit quarry etc These are water features which were previously mapped but which no longer appear on subsequent and current map editions Natural or man made depression or unspecified pits Historical Tanks and Energy Facilities The following Categories are used for the data extracted for the Historical tanks and Energy facilities data set The remarks illustrate how the categories were identified from the maps with an example of the type of text captured 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 Activities that potentially require a fuel tank on the premises i e Depots and Garages Facilities which are likely to hold petroleum i e Filling Stations P
39. grid square SO Remove the first digits from 100km reference 93 24 Assembled the alphanumeric reference SO9324 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 30 Sitecheck Assess User Guide Appendix 4 The Search Code SearchCode Search Code Important Consumer Protection Information This search has been produced by Landmark Information Group Ltd The Smith Centre Fairmile Henley on Thames Oxon RG9 6AB Telephone 0844 844 9966 email helpdesk landmark co uk which is registered with the Property Codes Compliance Board PCCB as a subscriber to the Search Code The PCCB independently monitors how registered firms maintain compliance with the Code The Search Code provides protection for homebuyers sellers conveyancers and mortgage lenders who rely on property search reports carried out on residential property within the United Kingdom It sets out minimum standards which firms compiling and or selling search reports have to meet By giving you this information your search provider is confirming that they keep to the principles of the Code This provides important protection for you The Code s core principles Search providers which subscribe to the Code will
40. h 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 this data is only available for England and Wales Sitecheck Assess User Guide Appendix 2 Data Sets Currently Used in Sitecheck Data me ommna oaa nange Sunce cueie soenon Water Abstractions Water Industry Act Referrals 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
41. 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 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 Point amp Text From 1995 Bi annually Sensitivity Agency Scottish Executive Point amp Text From 1995 Variable Environment Point amp Text From 1991 Quarterly Current Agency Scottish Point amp Text From 1991 Variable Environment Protection Agency 29 S
42. icable Current Quarterly From 1992 Annually From 1995 Annually Sensitivity Sensitivity Other Factors Sensitivity Other Factors Sensitivity Location Map Current 23 Sitecheck Assess User Guide Appendix 2 Data Sets Currently Used in Sitecheck Data pte emacs Source datatype Data ange Update Cycle Section Planning Hazardous Substance Enforcements Potential for Collapsible Ground Stability Hazards Potential for Compressible Ground Stability Hazards Potential for Ground Dissolution Stability Hazards Potential for Landslide Ground Stability Hazards This data is 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 Hazardous Substances Scotland Act 1997 in Scotland If the conditions set in consents are breached the authority serves an order or enforcement notice on the 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 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
43. ift Deposits This represents a sub set of the Business Directorv complied bv Thomson Directories and is geo coded bv Landmark The data set 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 This data is geo coded by Landmark and relates to sites registered under the Control of Major Accident Hazards COMAH Regulations 1999 The Health and Safety Executive in conjunction 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 COMAH Regulations 1984 For England and Wales discharge consents are granted with
44. istics and hence the downward move ment of pollutants 18 Sitecheck Assess User Guide Appendix 2 Data Sets Currently Used in Sitecheck Data ome ee Historical Flood Liabilities Historical Tanks And Energy Facilities Integrated Pollution Controls Integrated Pollution Control Registered Waste Sites From historical mapping dating back to the middle of the 19th century Landmark s Systematic Analysis Department has identified where areas liable to flooding have been recognized 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 This data set contains facilities related to petroleum and energy storage including tanks petrol storage potential tanks electricity sub stations and related features gas and gas monitoring related features oil related features and miscellaneous power features It has been captured from post war 1 2500 and 1 1250 Ordnance Survey historical mapping covering a period from 1943 to 1996 This data is geo coded by Landmark and comprises of records maintained under the EPA Prescribed Processes and Substances Regulations 1991 under Integrated Pollution Control IPC These regulations were progressively implemented from 1 April 1991 in England and Wales and 1
45. ite at www sitecheck co uk or obtained from our Helpdesk team by calling 0844 844 9966 2 Ordering a Sitecheck Assess Report 2 1 The quickest and perhaps most efficient way to order your Sitecheck Assess report is via our web site www sitecheck co uk Register on line or call our Helpdesk team on 0844 844 9966 to set up your individual user name and password 2 2 To order a report using one of our order forms please contact Landmark Information Group Limited Landmark UK Property The Smith Centre Fairmile Henley on Thames RG9 6AB Telephone 0844 844 9966 Fax 0844 844 9980 DX 154400 Henley on Thames 2 E mail helpdesk landmark co uk Internet www sitecheck co uk 2 3 It is important that each order form is accompanied by a location plan clearly showing the site boundary in relation to established 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 mav be delaved 2 4 Order forms and plans may be sent by post fax or by DX using the address details above 2 5 You may request to receive reports in PDF format by e mail or in printed form Extra printed copies are available on request 2 6 Sitecheck Assess is available in PDF format within 48 hours or within 2 working days if a paper report is required Sitecheck Assess User Guide 3 What is Si
46. itecheck Assess User Guide Appendix 3 The National Grid All map references provided in the Sitecheck Assess 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 The National Grid provides a unique reference system to locate any pointin 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 E kal E F eal Tt g x il Bi sv geaz y For example Six figure numeric reference 393200 224400 Remove the last three digits to give 100km reference 393 224 Which is within the 100km
47. mp Not Applicable Text Point amp Text From 1999 Polygon amp From 2005 Text Polygon From 2005 amp Text As notified Current Annually Sensitivity Annually Annually Bi annually Current Quarterly Sensitivity Quarterly Sensitivity 17 Sitecheck Assess User Guide Appendix 2 Data Sets Currently Used in Sitecheck Data Pre neti setco bats type ete ance Update vote Section Flooding from Flood Zones are defined by the Government s Plan Environment Polygon From 2005 Quarterly Sensitivity Rivers or Sea ning Policy Statement 25 on Development and Agency amp Text without Defences Flood Risk for England PPS25 dated December Zone 3 2006 which replaces Planning Policy Guidance 25 Development and Flood Risk PPG25 published in July 2001 The Flood Zones are defined in table D 1 of PPS25 and illustrate the probability of flooding across England for planning consultation and have been identified using the best available data held by the Environment Agency ignoring the presence of flood defences This data set combines Flood Zone 3a High Prob ability and Flood Zone 3b The Functional Flood plain Flood Zone 3a comprises land assessed as having a 1 in 100 or greater annual probability of river flooding gt 1 or a 1 in 200 or greater annual probability of flooding from the sea gt 0 5 in any year Flood Zone 3b comprises land where water has to flow or be stored in times of flood Strategic Flood
48. mp bolts gas fittings wire rope amp ordnance accessories Furnaces amp metal processing casting forges smelting including ferrous amp aluminum alloys manganese works etc Electro plating galvanising amp anodizing All military establishments including firing ranges if not specified as civilian Abrasives asbestos etc Mineral railways Areas of mining amp single or groups of shafts other than coal amp not specified including levels or adits etc Coal mining the manufacturing of coke or charcoal included are associated surface activities in area also individual coal mine shafts Repair amp sale of i cars amp bikes ii parts iii services Natural amp man made textile manufacture amp products including hemp rope Computers office machinery business industrial electrical goods Major oil amp petrol storage amp all gasometers which are not in gas works Outfalls including warm water industrial effluent amp sewage unless directly attached to other sewerage feature e g end of sewer pipe 13 Sitecheck Assess User Guide Potentially Contaminative Use Past Use cont L Report Description Remar O Paints varnishes printing inks mastics 8 sealants manufacture Paper packaging products manufacture Pipelines Plastic goods all general manufacture including building packaging amp tubing Printing of newspapers Printing miscellaneous excluding newspapers Pulp commodity grade paper amp
49. n Potential data set also provides information on the level of protection required for new dwellings under BR211 1999 Radon guidance on protective measures for new dwellings Where it is estimated that the radon concentration in 3 or more of homes exceeds the Action Level basic protective measures need to be installed in new dwellings and extensions to existing ones Where it is estimated that the radon concentration in 10 or more of homes exceeds the Action Level full protective measures need to be installed Whether or not a home is in fact above or below the Action Level can only be established by having the building tested 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 This data was sourced from public registers which were visited annually The data set covers consents that were iss
50. ng Notification of Installations Handling Hazardous Substances NIHHS Ordnance Survey Mastermap Planning Hazardous Substance Consents These areas are established under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 and designated with the co operation of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee Natural England Scottish Natural Heritage and the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs National Parks are extensive areas of attractive and relatively wild countryside Their aim is to provide 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 These areas are Scotland s only national landscape designation and are the equivalent to Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty They are areas 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 This dataset contains details of naturally formed cavities as produced by the processes of dissolution cambering marine erosion and other processes The other processes includes a variety of cavity forms
51. ning consultation and have been identified using the best available data held by the Environment Agency ignoring the presence of flood defences This data set is Flood Zone 2 Medium Probability which comprises areas of land assessed as having between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1000 annual probability of river flooding 1 0 1 or between a 1 in 200 and 1 in 1000 annual probability of sea flooding 0 5 0 1 in any year This definition of Flood Zone 2 applies only in England Equivalent data is also provided for Wales although in Wales the data does not have the same relationship to Planning Policy and is not referred to as Flood Zones This is the Environment Agency s holding of Linear Flood Defences This data set contains all flood defences 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 Various Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Scottish Executive National Assembly for Wales Health and Safety Executive HSE Environment Agency Environment Agency Point amp Text From 1990 Polygon amp Not Applicable Text Polygon amp Not Applicable Text Polygon a
52. nted in a tabular form Each entrv comprises Description The text gives details of the record and includes where applicable a Contact Reference number refering vou to an entrv in the Useful Contacts section and a positional confidence Ref No Where applicable the Reference Number label appears on the map next to the relevant symbol Each Reference Number label relates specifically to the feature on the map Search Buffer Indicates whether the record is located on site or within the 0 250 metre search buffer Direction Indicates the direction of where the record is located in relation to the Bearing Reference Point for the site indicated on the Information Map by an mr 10 Historical Land Use 10 1 The background mapping used to display the historical land use is the latest Ordnance Survey Street View Mapping as with the Current Land Use section The site boundary 250 metre buffer and features are displayed as described in paragraphs 9 1 9 2 and 9 7 10 2 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 historical maps at 1 10 000 and 1 10 560 scale dating from the middle of the nineteenth century through to the late twentieth century 10 3 This section also includes Potentially Infilled Land which are features that have been identified from a comparison of two or more map editions This data set includes s
53. ped owing to the inappropriate survey scale compared to the background map presented in the Sitecheck Assess report and the detrimental effect to viewing other features Other Factors This section is concerned with information that whilst not part of the contaminate pathway receptor model may be of interest It includes information on Radon ground stability hazards and mining instability Each entry comprises Description The text gives details of the record Contact ref The Contact Reference number refers you to an entry in the Useful Contacts section Search Buffer Indicates whether the record is located on site or within the 0 250 or 250 500 metre search buffer Direction Indicates the direction of where the record is located in relation to the Bearing Reference Point for the site indicated on the Information Map by an X Useful Information This section contains explanatorv notes that mav assist in the interpretation of some of the data within the Sitecheck Assess report Useful Contacts This section provides the address and contact details of the main agencies who have supplied the data contained in the report These contacts mav be local regional or national offices and should be able to provide additional details on the records revealed in the report Terms and Conditions This section contains the Terms and Conditions under which the report is supplied 10 Sitecheck Assess User Guide Appendix 1 Scope
54. photographic film Manufacture of clay bricks breeze blocks amp tiles including associated activities e g brick fields also solitary kilns other than lime kilns Coal storage depot Constructional steelwork metal structures amp products amp building materials Manufacturing of distribution telecoms medical navigation metering amp lighting Disturbed ground greater than 200m in one dimension Manufacturing of domestic appliances Dye amp pigments Electricity generation amp distribution including large transfer stations Factory amp works use not specified Major food processing includes dairies Feature is only shown when land has subsequently been built on Sale of automotive fuel Gas processing manufacture amp oil refining 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 Flat glass amp glass products manufacture Must be associated with relevant extraction industry including spoil amp slag Heavy product manufacture rolling amp drawing of iron steel amp ferroallovs includes major tube works All hospitals including sanatoriums but not lunatic asylums Insulated wire amp cable for electrical telephonic purposes Laundries amp dry cleaning Tannery leather goods amp skinners Manufacturing of engines building amp general industrial machinery including nuts a
55. rs 4 The Framework and Reporting Style 4 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 2A 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 4 2 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 Assess report orders the features revealed in the search under the core headings of Sources Pathways and Receptors 4 3 The Sitecheck Assess report comprises eleven sections Summary of Site Sensitivity Aerial Photo Other Factors Location Map Useful Information Summary Table Useful Contacts Current Land Use Terms and Conditions Historical Land Use Sitecheck Assess User Guide 4 4 The sections of the Sitecheck Assess report are explored in detail in the following paragraphs The report reveals results in the order found in
56. rv to the late twentieth century In addition 1 1250 and 1 2500 scale mapping published between 1946 and 1996 have been analysed for text relating to historical tanks and energy facilities The Sitecheck Assess 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 potentially 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 flood risk information has been provided by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Landmark strives to obtain comparable data 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 Non geo coded data 2 1 Data is supplied to Landmark in a wide variety of formats Some of the data is supplied without grid references and Landmark makes extensive e
57. s Currently Used in Sitecheck Data MEN ee ea ae Local Authority This data is collected collated and geo coded by Local Authorities Point amp Text From 1991 Annually Current pollution AO j Leneleui ee Scottish Environ Point 8 Text From 1996 Variable tion and Control The records relate to authorisations granted under ment Protection the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and permits Agency 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 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 Local Authority This data is collected collated and geo coded by Local Authorities Point amp Text From Decem Annually Current Pollution Preven Landmark Point amp Text ber 2000 tion and Control The records relate to enforcements that have Enforcements been served on authorisations granted 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 proces
58. ses The data is limited to England and Wales and has been collected from Local Authoritv public register records since December 2000 where available Currentiv no data is available from the Scottish Environment Protection Agencv for Scotland Local Authority This data is sourced from individual Local Authorities Landmark Point or Polv From 2001 Not Applicable Current Recorded Landfill that were able to provide information on sites gon amp Text 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 Local Nature These reserves are areas created by Local Authorities Natural England Polygon amp Not Applicable Bi annually Sensitivity Reserves in conjunction with their appropriate national authority Text in the interest of conservation amenity value and Countryside Polygon amp Not Applicable Bi annually public enjoyment of the countryside Some butnotall Council for Wales Text Local Nature Reserves LNRs are also designated SSSls They are controlled by bylaws Local Authorities Polygon amp Not Applicable As notified Text Scottish Natural Polygon amp
59. sh 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 Mining Instability Mining Instability is a data set based on the findings Ove Arup amp Polygon amp Not Applicable Not Applicable Other Factors of a report completed by Ove Arup and Partners Partners Text 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 National Nature These reserves have been designated under the Natural England Point amp Not Applicable Bi annually Sensitivity Reserves Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 or the National Polygon Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 Countryside Point amp Not Applicable Bi annuallv Section 19 as areas of high national or international Council for Wales Polygon importance for nature conservation They are designated by Natural England Scottish N
60. such as soil piping scour hollows fault movement and erosion of natural discontinuities in rocks by the action of water The dataset has GB coverage Data derived from Ordnance Survey Land LineTM data This dataset does not include mining from coal coal mining is specifically excluded from this dataset The polygon outlines are derived from BGS 1 50 000 scale DigimapGB data plus additional information derived from expert knowledge and literature to define areas of potential hazard from past underground mining activity The dataset describes classes used to differentiate the areas with different degrees of the potential for the existence of underground working resulting from non coal mining activities They are based on a combination of geological factors relating to the known and suspected locations of workings This data does not describe an assessment of mining instability but identifies the likelihood of the existence of past non coal mining at a particular point It does not attempt to classify a risk of instability This data is sites that come under the Notification of Installations Handling Hazardous Substances NIHHS Regulations 1982 and are geo coded by Landmark These regulations specify dangerous substances and the quantities of these substances 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 Th
61. t Point amp Text Polygon amp Text Polygon amp Text Polygon amp Text Polygon amp Text From 1992 From 1995 Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable Annually Current As notified Annually Other Factors Annually Other Factors Annually Other Factors Annually Other Factors 24 Sitecheck Assess User Guide Appendix 2 Data Sets Currently Used in Sitecheck Data me o emne d cowe f omare oaa pange unde cueie soenon Potential for Running Sand Ground Stability Hazards Potential for Shrinking or Swelling Clay Ground Stability Hazards Potentially Contaminative Industrial Uses Past Land Uses Potentially Infilled Land Prosecutions Relating to Authorised Processes Prosecutions Relating to Controlled Waters 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 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
62. tanks benchmarks and spot heights 7 4 To the bottom right of the main map there is a further small aerial photograph 7 5 Adjacent to the small 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 10 metres 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 The Report Reference Customer Reference and Size of Site are also included 8 Summary Table 8 1 The Summary Table comprises a set of four tables that list the information found for the site and the vicinity derived from the data sets shown in Appendix 2 as per the following examples Extract from the Current Land Use section Current Land Use 0 250mj 250 Sources Waste Landfill Sites BGS Recorded Landfill Sites 0 1 Licensed Waste Management Facilities Landfill Boundaries 0 0 2 Licensed Waste Management Facilities Locations 0 1 3 Loca Authority Recorded Landfill Sites 0 0 1 Registered Landfill Sites 0 0 1 Registered Waste Transier Sites 0 0 2 Registered Waste Treatment or Disposal Sites 0 0 2 Statutorv Authorisations Local Authority Pollution Prevention and Controts 0 3 1 Contaminated Land Register Entries and Notices 0 o 0 Registered Radioactive Substances 0 0 0 Discharge Consents Discharge Consents 0 0 il Water Industry Act Referrals 0
63. techeck Assess 3 1 Sitecheck Assess 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 convevancing matters as per The Law Societv Warning Card on Contaminated Land Liabilities published and distributed in June 2001 It is designed and priced to be part of every commercial property screening process and should be obtained at the beginning of every commercial evaluation or transaction 3 2 The Sitecheck Assess report includes a Professional Assessment provided by Argyll Environmental Ltd The Sitecheck Assess is unique in considering the issue of land contamination in relation to property value The Professional Assessment will comment on the level of risk disclosed in the Sitecheck Assess report by considering whether it is likely to have an adverse affect on the value of the property such that the property would be designated contaminated land within the meaning of the Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 In cases where a risk is identified a report on Further Action is produced by Argyll Envrionmental within 48 hou
64. the Summary table Current Land Use refers to potential contaminates not sourced from Landmark s Historical Land Use Data The Sensitivity header is used throughout the report to combine pathway and receptor information since features are frequently both a pathway and a receptor Other Factors Affecting the Site is the heading used to review additional land use data that may be of interest 5 Summary of Site 5 1 The Summary of Site is tabulated in three sections Sources Pathways and Receptors Other Factors Each section provides details under these headings of features that have been identified on site only If no features are identified in a particular section that part of the table is not produced The information is derived from the data sets shown in Appendix 2 5 2 Each entry in the table gives details of the record together with a contact reference number which refers you to an entry in the Useful Contacts section 5 4 A page number is given to aid location of the record in the body of the report In electronic versions of the report this number is a hyperlink which will take you directly to that page when clicked 5 3 Where applicable a Reference Number Map ID is listed in the table which appears on the relevant maps next to the relevant symbol Each Reference Number relates specifically to the feature on the map 6 Aerial Photo 6 1 The Aerial Photo gives an overall view of the area centred on the bearing reference point
65. the middle of the 19th century Landmark s Systematic Analysis Department has identified areas where cavities and areas of water or marsh have potentially been infilled with materials 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 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 British Geological Polygon amp Survey Text British Geological Polygon amp Survey Text Landmark Point Polygon amp Text Ordnance Survey Point Polygon amp Text Landmark Point Polygon amp Text Ordnance Survey Point Polygon amp Text Various Point amp Text Various Point amp Text Not Applicable Not Applicable From 1850 From 1850 From 1850 From 1850 From 1991 From 1
66. uch features as quarries pits and ponds which as they no longer appear on the mapping may have been infilled 10 4 The Historical Land Use section is further enhanced by the inclusion of Landmark s unique Historical Tanks and Energy Facilities data set captured from post war 1 2500 and 1 1250 scale Ordnance Survey historical maps 10 5 Potentially contaminative uses identified from the historical maps are sub divided into risk rankings The risk hazard shown on the map will depend on the individual risk related to the feature and the distance from the site 10 6 The section ends with a table listing the map sheets used in the compilation of the historical land use data 11 Sensitivity 11 1 The background mapping used to display the sensitivity details is the latest Ordnance Survey Street View Mapping as with the Current Land Use section The site boundary 250 metre buffer and features are displayed as described in paragraphs 9 1 9 2 and 9 7 11 2 The first map shows flood risk information and the second environmentally sensitive features Sitecheck Assess User Guide 11 3 12 12 1 12 2 13 13 1 14 14 1 15 15 1 This section is concerned with Pathwavs and Receptors It includes information on flooding and groundwater as well as environmentally sensitive receptors such as nature reserves conservation areas and sites of special scientific interest Features such as Ground Water Vulnerability are not map
67. ued 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 The data relates to open and closed sites licensed for the landfill of waste Some site polygons are available 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 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 British Geological Survey BGS and Health Protection Agency HPA Natural England Countryside Council for Wales Scottish Natural Heritage Landmark Environment Agency Scottish Environment Protection Agency Polygon amp Not Applicable As notified Other Factors Text Polygon amp Not Applicable Bi annually Sensitivity Text Polygon amp Not Applicable Bi annually Text Polygon amp Not Applicable Bi annually Text Point or From 1976 Not Applicable Current Polygon amp Text Point amp Text From 1991 Quarterly Current Point amp Text From 1970 Variable 26 Sitecheck Assess User Guide Appendix 2 Data Sets Currently
68. y known as the Wild Birds Directive In Great Britain the designation is operated Scotian Ne tural Holden e Reape cable En annually through the same method as that for Sites of Special Heritage Toxt Scientific Interest Countryside Polygon amp Not Applicable Bi Annually The purpose of Special Protection Areas is to Council for Wales Text safeguard the habitats of migratory and certain particularly threatened bird species Together with Special Areas of Conservation they constitute Natura 2000 areas for protection Streetview 1 10 000 scale raster National Grid providing national Ordnance Survey Raster Current Bi Annually Detail Maps coverage of Great Britain This is derived from the Mapping Ordnance Survey Landplan and OSCAR Traffic Manager road information Substantiated This data is derived from public register information Environment Point amp Text From 2001 Quarterly Current Pollution Incident and related to substantiated pollution incident data Agency Register 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 Examples may include reports that may affect land air and water fis

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