Planning Policy Statement 23: Planning and Pollution Control - Annex 2: Development on Land Affected by contamination

• Published: 3 November 2004
• Site: Planning, building and the environment

Summary

This Annex provides advice to Regional Planning Bodies (RPBs), Local Planning Authorities (LPAs), developers and other interested parties on the issues relevant to development and use of land that may be affected by contamination and the extent of controls operated through planning and environmental legislation.

Please note: Appendix 2B of this Annex has been cancelled by the Department's letter of 30 May 2008 to Chief Planning Officers. This letter can be viewed from the link on the right of this page.

Note: The above publication was issued by our former department, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM). ODPM became Communities and Local Government on 5 May 2006 - all references in the text to ODPM now refer to Communities and Local Government.

Planning Policy Statement 23: Planning and Pollution Control - Annex 2: Development on Land Affected by Contamination