Contaminated land
The Government's objectives for dealing with contaminated land are:
- to identify and remove unacceptable risks to human health and the wider environment;
- to seek to bring damaged land back into beneficial use;
- to ensure the cost burdens faced by individuals, companies and society as a whole are proportionate, manageable and economically.
The following maps show the borough of Gateshead and the sub-areas for inspection.
Contaminated land sites
We have a duty to keep and maintain a record of contaminated land. The information stored in this record includes:
- Remediation notices
- Appeals against remediation notices
- Remediation declarations
- Remediation statements
- Appeals against charging notices
- Designation of special sites
- Notification of claimed remediation
- Convictions for offences under section 78M of the Act
- Guidance issued under section 78V(1) of the Act
- Other matters prescribed by Regulations
At present there are four entries in the Gateshead Borough Council contaminated land public register.
| Site name | Address | Grid reference | Date of determination |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saltmeadows Riverside | Off Tyne Main Road, Approx 2km East of Gateshead town centre | NZ 268 633 | 26 January 2006 |
| Swalwell Depot | West of Swalwell Bank, Swalwell, Gateshead | NZ 20100 62080 | 20 March 2007 |
| Beggars Wood recreation area | Coach Lane, Lobley Hill, Gateshead | NZ 234 600 | 13 October 2004 |
| Dewhurst Terrace | Dewhurst Terrace, Sunniside, Gateshead | NZ 209 586 | 1 March 2005 |
Documents
Contaminated Land Strategy 2020 (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window)