# The A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Development Consent Order 2022, Paragraph 8: Contaminated land and groundwater

Extent: E+W

(1) In the event that contaminated land, including groundwater, is found at any time when carrying out the authorised development, which was not previously identified in the environmental statement, it must be reported as soon as reasonably practicable to the Secretary of State, the Environment Agency and the relevant planning authority, and the undertaker must complete a risk assessment of the contamination in consultation with the Environment Agency and the relevant planning authority.
(2) Where the undertaker determines that remediation of the contaminated land is necessary, a written scheme and programme for the remedial measures to be taken to render the land fit for its intended purpose must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State, following consultation with the Environment Agency and the relevant planning authority.
(3) Remediation must be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/934/schedule/2/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/a428-black-cat-to-caxton-gibbet-development-consent-order-2022/schedule-2/paragraph-8
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