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Webinar: Private residential development briefing – Buying and selling contaminated land: how to manage the short-term and longer-term risks
Land that can easily be developed for residential use is becoming rarer, so ground contamination is increasingly a risk factor to resolve as part of the development works.
Amanda Stubbs, Partner in Trowers' Planning and Environment team and André Gilleard, Director of AG Geo-Consultants and qualified SiLC,briefed us on how to manage the legal risks contractually and the practical risks through investigations, reporting and discussions with the relevant regulators.
Topics covered included:
Key legal risks: Part 2A liability, planning and development risks, and civil liability
General drafting principles for buyers and sellers
Early identification of abnormal risksPlanning conditions and negotiating with local planning authorities
Materials Management Plans and maximising soil re-use
The full webinar recording can be seen below: