ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces environmental law applicable to the built environment. The contaminated land section is relevant to brownfield but not greenfield sites. Other environmental law concerns, which may be pertinent to sites with or without previous development, including waste management, water pollution and environmental impact assessments are outlined. The chapter explains the contaminated land legal regime illustrated by case law and remediation declarations. The aim of Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 is to identify and remediate contaminated land in England which poses an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment and which is not being remediated voluntarily. The Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016 mandate certain operators to have environmental permits. In England and Wales, waste treatment facilities require permits from the Environment Agency or Natural Resources Wales.
