Contaminated land

Further guidance

Sources of information include:

• DEFRA contaminated land 
• Environment Agency land contamination
• SEPA contaminated land
• Environmental Protection Scotland Guidance

Legislation, statutory guidance and planning advice notes are published by the Office of Public Sector Information and the Scottish Government:

• Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (as amended by the Environment Act 1995)
• The Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2000
• The Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2005
• Contaminated land – statutory guidance: edition 2
• Planning advice note 33 development of contaminated land
• SEPA contaminated land technical guidance