The site was on the city outskirts and had enjoyed an agricultural history. It was not foreseen that the land could be unduly contaminated and so its was recomedned that the site contamination assessment be arrested at this first phase.

An agricultural past with no buildings on site will nearly always mean low risk of harm resulting from site occupiers, although of course each site has to be assessed on an individual basis.

 Desktop Study Plymouth

Acting on instruction from a devloper in London Southwest Environmenta under took a phase 1 preliminary risk assessment for site in Southwest London.

The site comprised of two terraced houses had been repourposed as a furniture shop, the plan was to demolish these and build a modern enregy effecient multi unit residential development.

Historic maps showed that their had been little change in the building outlin, and more historc trade entries for the site did not show any environmmentallu dmaging activites having taken place on site.

The walkover survey did not identify any likly sources of contamination and so the condition was discharged.

Desktop Study London

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Environmental Consultants London

Southwest Environmental wehere approached by a visitor atraction provider in Plymouth. They were looking to apply for change of use planning permission for an old industrial facility, with a view to using it for a go karting centre. There were no planned alterations to the building fabric, with only the addition of some light weight internal construction.

The industrial facility had been used for the constructyion of various goods over the years and so it was concluded that there was an unquantified risk to future users, as such a site ivestigation was recommended.

Following completion of the site investigation the conditions related to contaminated land were passed off, and planning permission was approved.

Desktop Study to Discharge Planning Condition