Website and telephone payments Sunday 19 May
Our website and telephone payment systems are unavailable between 9am and 2pm on Sunday 19 May. You will not be able to pay for any council services on our website or over the phone during this time.
Request an environmental search of contaminated land and find out the associated costs.
We offer an environmental search facility of our information sources and records to help you make important decisions about potential purchases of domestic, commercial or industrial land and property. There are two levels of search available depending on the information required.
This type of search is targeted at solicitors or individuals who are interested in the legal or contamination status of a particular site or property. The information includes:
This type of search is targeted at environmental consultants who are interested in finding out a wide range of information on a particular site, including the surrounding area, to assist them in the preparation of preliminary risk assessments. The information provided includes the Part 2A and historical land use information listed above but also includes additional information on:
Photocopies of reports can be obtained for an additional fee in accordance with our standard fees and charges.
Please include a plan showing the site and boundary clearly defined; this can be provided by letter or electronically as a pdf file. We aim to provide the information within 10 working days from receipt of payment. Please note that we do not issue environmental certificates confirming the presence or otherwise of any contamination on the site for mortgages or other purposes.
You can pay by cash, cheque, debit/credit card or you can send a company purchase order.
Please note:
Contaminated land search - £26.50 per hour
Full environmental search - £26.50 per hour
Once payment is received, we aim to conduct the search within 20 working days.
Contaminated land search - £114.48
Full environmental search - £151.58
Contact us to request a search.
Contaminated land search - £73
Full environmental search - £73
Contact us to request a search.
Contaminated land search - £56.18
Full environmental search - £56.18
Contact us to request a search.
Once payment is received, we aim to conduct the search within 5-20 working days. If we do not receive payment within 60 days of your request, we will assume you are not proceeding.