Last updated:
27th October 2026
Contaminated land
Over the years industrial activity and waste disposal have resulted in the contamination of some areas of land. If you need information on a particular piece of land please refer to Request for Environmental Information. The Council is responsible for identifying sites defined as being 'contaminated'. Please refer to our Contaminated Land Strategy (PDF) to understand our approach to this issue.
We are aware that the above document does not meet current accessibility standards, as it was published before 23 September 2018. If you require assistance to access this information or want to request it in a different format, please see our feedback and contact information page, or email environmental.health@wokingham.gov.uk.
Contaminated Land Public Register
We are required to maintain a Public Register of sites formally determined as Contaminated Land under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
As of October 2026, the Part 2A Contaminated Land Public Register contains no entries.
Planning and development control
Planning applications for development on previously used 'brownfield land' are reviewed in case that land is potentially contaminated. Recommendations will be made that the planning approval should be subject to appropriate conditions. Please refer to our guidance and seek advice from our planning teams before making an application.
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Request for Environmental Information
A request under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 can be made by email to environmental.health@wokingham.gov.uk.
We charge for the provision of Environmental Information where the amount of information required is substantial and will take longer than one hour to retrieve. The minimum charge is for two hours, in order to locate the information and put in an appropriate format. Please refer to our fees and charges.
We will not respond to requests to interpret or give an opinion on the Environmental Information that we hold.
If you wish to make a request please download, complete and submit the Confirmation Form in Associated (PDF.)
