Crash!
Crash! One of our more unusual site investigations has recently been completed. We were called out to a site where a helicopter had crashed some days previously, in the middle of a field. The helicopter had caught fire and thankfully nobody was hurt. As a consequence,...
Rural and Farm Sites – Contaminated Land Issues
Rural and Farm Sites – Contaminated Land Issues Over the years we have dealt with a lot of farm and rural sites. Whilst these may not be classified as brownfield land – the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) definition specifically excludes ‘land that has been...
Why can’t we just send soil samples to you?
Why can’t we just send soil samples to you? This is a question that we get asked a lot. It seems to arise from the idea that an intrusive investigation for contaminated land is solely about getting a few samples and getting them analysed. However, this is not the...
The Site Investigation Process
The Site Investigation Process Contaminated land site investigation is very much a process. We have produced the below flow chart to explain where various parts of the site investigation fit including the desktop study, intrusive investigation with soil sampling...
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