The council is responsible for inspecting sites in the borough for sources of contamination that could cause harm to people or the environment.
Contamination usually results from commercial or industrial use or from the spillage or dumping of waste, including landfill.
These activities may leave elevated levels of heavy metals, hydrocarbons and other compounds on the land and groundwater.
Regulation of contaminated land
The regulation of contaminated land is described in part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 introduced by Section 57 of the Environment Act 1995 on the legislation.gov.uk website.
The council has produced a contaminated land strategy which shows the steps we take to find contaminated sites in the borough and clean them up.
Questions about contaminated land
You can ask us about sites around the borough.
To contact the pollution technical team, email pollution-technical@ealing.gov.uk
There is a fee of:
- £78.92 for enquiries relating to residential sites
- £112.38 for information about commercial sites
We will aim to get back to you within 21 working days.
Report a problem about contaminated land
If you have concerns about land in the borough you believe to be contaminated email pollutioncontrol@ealing.gov.uk