Paragraph 15 Contaminated land and groundwater schemeI1

No stage of the connection works or Work No. 5 may commence until a written scheme to deal with the contamination of any land (including groundwater) of that stage of the connection works or Work No. 5 within the Order limits that is likely to cause significant harm to persons or pollution of controlled waters or the environment has been submitted to, and approved by, the relevant planning authority in consultation with the Environment Agency and, to the extent that the plan relates to the intertidal area, the MMO.

The scheme must include an investigation and assessment report, to identify the extent of any contamination and the remedial measures to be taken for that stage to render the land fit for its intended purpose, together with a management plan which sets out long-term measures with respect to any contaminants remaining on the site.

Such remediation as may be identified in the approved scheme must be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme.