ECC20456503 06 26 - Contaminated Land

  • Received date02/06/2026
  • Business area Districts and Boroughs
  • OutcomeInformation not held
  • SourceMember of the Public

Request summary

Environmental Information Regulations Request


Reference:    ECC20456503 06 26
Response:    03 June 2026

 

I can confirm that Essex County Council does not hold this information.

 

The BBC has reported that in the year 2000, local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales were ordered to draw up a list of potentially contaminated sites in their area and remediate those considered a genuine risk to human health.

 

I would like the following under the terms of the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR).

Question 1 - The number of potentially contaminated sites identified by your council in 2000

Question 2 - The number of these sites that were deemed high risk

Question 3 - The number of sites inspected that had significant levels of contamination, but have since been remediated

Question 4 - Details of the location of the potentially contaminated sites that were deemed high risk.

This could be in the form of addresses, Lat and Long coordinates, or grid reference numbers.

I would like this information sent to me in an excel friendly format.

 

In addition, I would also like to request, under EIR:

Question 5 - The number of contaminated land inspections carried out per year by the council, from 1 January 2022 to 1 June 2026

Question 6 - The amount of money currently allocated to contaminated land work in the council’s most recent budget

Question 7 - The date of their last published contaminated land inspection strategy produced by your council

 

I can confirm that Essex County Council does not hold this information. Your request should be directed to City, District and Borough Councils who may be able to provide you with the information. Please see our webpages which should help you further. 

 

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