# The Keadby 3 (Carbon Capture Equipped Gas Fired Generating Station) Order 2022, Paragraph 15: Contaminated land and groundwater

Extent: E+W+S

(1) No part of the authorised development may commence, save for geotechnical surveys and other investigations for the purpose of assessing ground conditions, until a scheme to deal with the contamination of land, including groundwater, which is likely to cause significant harm to persons or pollution of controlled waters or the environment, has, for that part, been submitted to and, after consultation with the Environment Agency, approved by the relevant planning authority.
(2) The scheme submitted and approved must be in accordance with the environmental statement and must be included in the construction environmental management plan submitted pursuant to Requirement 17.
(3) The scheme must include a risk assessment, supported by site investigation data, to identify the extent of any contamination and the remedial measures to be taken to render the land fit for its intended purpose which sets out long-term measures with respect to any contaminants remaining on the site.
(4) The authorised development, including any remediation, must be implemented and maintained in accordance with the approved scheme unless otherwise agreed with the relevant planning authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/1396/schedule/2/paragraph/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/keadby-3-carbon-capture-equipped-gas-fired-generating-station-order-2022/schedule-2/paragraph-15
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