Contaminated land
SEPA’s Planning Service coordinates responses
to local authorities on planning issues relating to radioactive
contaminated land and contaminated land special sites. For
other contaminated land issues, it is the relevant Council
contaminated land specialists who take a lead on commenting on
development plans and planning applications, with our own
contaminated land specialists providing input directly to them in
relation to impacts upon the water environment. Full guidance on
this can be found in our Planning
guidance on land subject to contamination issues 
(46kb)
Scottish Planning Policy
Scottish
Planning Policy (SPP) 
sets
out the Scottish Government’s policy on nationally important land
use planning matters. Although the SPP does not provide policy
on contaminated land directly, it does state
that, "Previously developed land (also referred to as
brownfield land) is a potential source of sites for new development
and planning authorities should support and promote proposals to
bring vacant or derelict land back into productive use for
development or to create more attractive environments”
(paragraph 48).
Planning Advice Notes
Planning Advice Notes (PANS) provide advice on good practice and information ncluding
PAN 33 Development of
Contaminated Land (Revised Oct 2000) .
SEPA policy and guidance
Planning
guidance on land subject to contamination issues (46kb)
Further information and guidance can be found
in the Contaminated Land section of the
website.
Regulatory and best practice advice
Further guidance and information on
contaminated land regulation can be found within the Contaminated Land section of the website.