# The Northampton Gateway Rail Freight Interchange Order 2019, Paragraph 26: Contamination risk

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Prior to the use of any part of the completed authorised development—
(a) if no remediation scheme or verification was required under requirement 25 (contamination risk) a statement from the undertaker, or their approved agent, must be provided to the relevant planning authority, stating that no previously unidentified contamination was discovered during the course of construction of that part of the completed authorised development; or
(b) if a remediation scheme and verification plan were agreed under requirement 25 for the relevant part of the completed authorised development, 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 that part of the authorised development must be submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority.
(2) The verification investigation report must—
(a) contain a full description of the works undertaken in accordance with the agreed remedial scheme and verification plan;
(b) contain results of any additional monitoring or testing carried out between the submission of the remedial scheme and the completion of remediation works;
(c) contain movement permits for all materials taken to and from the land within the Order limits and a copy of the completed site waste management plan if one was required;
(d) contain test certificates of imported material to show that it is suitable for its proposed use;
(e) demonstrate the effectiveness of the approved remedial scheme; and
(f) include a statement signed by the undertaker, or the approved agent, confirming that all the works specified in the remedial scheme have been completed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1358/schedule/2/part/1/paragraph/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northampton-gateway-rail-freight-interchange-order-2019/schedule-2/part-1/paragraph-26
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