Contaminated land enquiries

The Council is often asked by purchasers of property if there is any contaminated land under specific sites in Westminster. In Westminster there are no Special Sites registered under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 78R-T, and none where notices have been served under Part IIA Section 78.Possible sources of information are:

We have formulated a standard report that answers a typical range of questions that are often asked of us.  There is a charge for this service of £75 per property enquiry in order to cover the staff time involved in processing these enquiries.The information we can produce is listed below.

1)     Known sites of ‘statutory’ contaminated land on or adjoining the property. In Westminster there are no sites registered under Section 143, EPA 1990 and none where notices have been served under Section 78.

2)     Known processes or incidents of contaminative potential on the site or adjoining properties. This information is from a search of the Ordnance Survey historical maps. The actual maps are copied and sent with the report.

3)     Location of landfill sites. There are no recent domestic refuse landfill sites, sludge disposal or diseased animal burial sites that we are aware of in Westminster. Our information has been obtained from the Environment Agency.

4)     Location of any nearby private water supplies. These are all boreholes and are also licensed as groundwater abstractions by the Environment Agency.

5)     Location of Part B processes controlled under Environmental Protection Act 1990 (mainly petrol stations). In Westminster there are no Part A processes.

The report includes maps produced from our GIS system. If you would like to receive this report please send a cheque for £75 made payable to City of Westminster at this address:

Crossrail & Environmental Sciences, Westminster City Council, City Hall, 4th Floor, 64 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6QP

Please note that this report will not provide information about statutory nuisance investigations and service requests relating to noise and housing conditions. This information can be obtained through placing a request through our departmental administration service. The direct line telephone is - 020 7641 1063.

As yet the Council has not produced a schedule of land that will be require further assessment under EPA Part IIA and we generally do not hold any inspection information or site investigations.

Please note that this report will not provide information about statutory nuisance investigations and service requests relating to noise and housing conditions. This information can be obtained through placing a request through our departmental administration service.

The direct line telephone is - 020 7641 1063.

As yet the Council has not produced a schedule of land that will be require further assessment under EPA Part IIA and we generally do not hold any inspection information or site investigations.

The information contained in this letter has been obtained from Council’s records. However no guarantee is given for its accuracy or whether land is suitable for the purpose required. The Council does not accept any legal liability for any loss or damage arising from the supply of this information and you are strongly advised to make further enquiries.

Westminster Archives:                    

10 St Ann’s Street, London SW1P 2DE.                                                    

Phone – 020 76415180.                                                

London Metropolitan Archives:       

40 Northampton Road, London EC1R 0HB.                                                     

Phone – 020 73323820.

Petroleum Officers:                          

 London Fire & Emergency   Planning Authority,                                                 

20 Albert Embankment, London  SE1 7SD.                                                          

Phone – 020 75823811.

Environment Agency:                       

Hatfield Office, 2 Bishops Square Business Park,

St Albans Road West, Hatfield, Herts AL10 9EX.

Phone – 01707 6323000.