Paragraph 25 Contamination riskI1
England, Wales and Scotland
Prior to the commencement of use of any part of the completed development either—
if no remediation scheme or verification was required under requirement 24 (contamination risk) a statement from the undertaker, or their approved agent, must be provided to the local planning authority, stating that no previously unidentified contamination was discovered during the course of development; or
if a remediation scheme and verification plan were agreed under requirement 24, a Verification Investigation must be undertaken in line with the agreed Verification Plan for any works outlined in the Remedial Scheme and a report showing the findings of the Verification Investigation relevant to either the whole development or that part of the development must be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.
The Verification Investigation Report must—
contain a full description of the works undertaken in accordance with the agreed Remedial Scheme and Verification Plan;
contain results of any additional monitoring or testing carried out between the submission of the Remedial Scheme and the completion of remediation works;
contain Movement Permits for all materials taken to and from the site and a copy of the completed site waste management plan if one was required;
contain Test Certificates of imported material to show that it is suitable for its proposed use;
demonstrate the effectiveness of the approved Remedial Scheme; and
include a statement signed by the undertaker, or the approved agent, confirming that all the works specified in the Remedial Scheme have been completed.
Annotations
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Sch. 2 para. 25 in force at 2.2.2016, see art. 1