Contaminated land enquiries
Environmental search reports
- Are you purchasing a new property?
- Has your property failed a 3rd party environmental report?
- Do you want to know whether you live on or near potentially contaminated land?
- Are you intending to redevelop a site?
If you've answered YES to any of these questions then an environmental search report can ensure that potentially contaminated land issues known by the Environmental Quality Team are identified and enable an informed decision to be made.
What is an environmental search report?
The aim of an environmental search report is to identify potentially contaminated land issues that may exist at a site or in close proximity to a site.The report provides the following information:
- A4 map extracts of all historical maps going back to 1869.
- Full review of historical maps going back to the 1830s
- Full review of all planning applications relating to your property/site and in close proximity
- Review of Council records relating to potentially contaminative uses of the property/site
- Review of any site investigaton and any remediation reports relating to your property/site and in close proximity (where available)
- Details of any authorised processes within proximity to the property/site
- Answers to any specific questions you may have in relation to the property/site.
How do I order a report?
Please contact us by email or by post (contact details at the bottom of the page) to order a report.
We will need the following information from you:
- Your contact details including your name, your company name (where applicable), telephone number, postal address and email address.
- Address of the property/site and if possible a site plan showing the boundary of the property/site.
- Any specific questions that you would like answered in relation to the property/site.
- Written confirmation that you are willing to pay our fees.
How much does it cost and how do I pay?
The charges for an environmental search are as follows:
- Residential property* - £50+VAT
- Commercial property* - £100+VAT
*A scaled increase is applied to these charges for large sites or adjacent properties. Please contact the Environmental Quality team for search specific rates.
Cheques should be made payable to 'The London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham' and sent to the address at the bottom of the page.
Payment may also be taken over the phone using a debit card (no fee) or credit card (1.25% fee) by contacting the Environmental Quality team using the contact details below or on 0208 753 2568.
Before the search can be provided payment must be received in advance. Please note, that we are not able to issue invoices as the costs involved in raising an invoice would substantially increase the cost of the searches we do.
How long does it take?
We always aim to produce reports as quickly as possible. However, we will always produce them within 10 working days.
If you have urgent requirements for a report then please phone us to see how we can meet your needs.
Once a report is ready we can email it to you as a PDF and we will also post a hard copy to you.
E-mail:environmental.quality@lbhf.gov.uk
Office: 020 8753 3454
Fax: 020 8753 3922
Address: Public Protection & Safety Division
6th floor Hammersmith Town Hall Extension
King Street
London
W6 9JU
Page last updated: 22/07/2011
