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Contaminated land

Find out information about contaminated land in North Yorkshire.

Types of contaminated land

Find out what contaminated land is and who is responsible for it.

Building on contaminated land

Find advice for developing or building on contaminated land.

Contaminated land strategy

Our contaminated land strategies set out how we will identify and remove risks to health and the environment from past contamination of land in North Yorkshire.

Domestic heating oil spills

A guide to cleaning up after a domestic spillage.

Environmental searches of contaminated land

Angus Fire, High Bentham

Information and updates about PFAS at the Angus Fire site in High Bentham and our role in the investigations.

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