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DoE Industry Profiles

Department of Environment (DoE) Industry Profiles (published in 1995) provide information on the processes, materials and waste associated with individual industries with regard to land contamination.

They are not definitive studies but they introduce some of the technical considerations that need to be borne in mind at the start of an investigation for possible contamination.

The 47 original publications in the series were originally scanned and created into PDF documents by Defra and are now available as free PDF downloads. The quality of the documents is poorer than normally provided, however their usefulness to the risk management process is such that it was still felt important to make them available.

• DoE Industry Profile - Airports (6 MB)
• DoE Industry profile - Animal & Animal processing works (5 MB)
• DoE Industry profile - Asbestos manufacturing works (4 MB)
• DoE Industry profile - Ceramics, cement and asphalt manufacturing works (4 MB)
• DoE Industry profile - Chemical Works - coatings, paints and printing inks manufacturing works (5 MB)
• DoE Industry Profile - Chemical Works - cosmetics and toiletries manufacturing works (6 MB)
• Chemical Works - disinfectants manufacturing works (4 MB)
• DoE Industry profile - Chemical Works - explosives, propellants and pyrotechnics manufacturing works (7 MB)
• DoE Industry profile - Chemical Works - fertiliser manufacturing works (1 MB)
• DoE Industry profile - Chemical Works - fine chemicals manufacturing works (4 MB)
• DoE Industry Profile - Chemical Works - inorganic chemical manufacturing works (8 MB)
• DoE Industry profile - Chemical works - linoleum, vinyl and bitumen-based floor covering manufacturing works. (6 MB)
• Chemical Works - mastics, sealants, adhesives and roofing felt manufacturing works (4 MB)
• Organic Chemical Works (4 MB)
• DoE Industry Profile - Chemical Works - pesticide manufacturing works (4 MB)
• DoE Industry Profile - Chemical Works - pharmaceutical manufacturing works (4 MB)
• DoE Industry Profile - Chemical Works - rubber processing works (4 MB)
• DoE Industry Profile - Chemical Works - soap and detergent manufacturing works (4 MB)
• DoE Industry Profile - Dockyards and dockland (4 MB)
• DoE Industry Profile - Engineering Works - aircraft manufacturing works (5 MB)
• Engineering Works - electrical and electronic equipment manufacturing works (including works manufacturing equipment containing PCBs) (5 MB)
• Engineering Works - Mechanical engineering and ordnance works (5 MB)
• DoE Industry Profile - Engineering Works - railway engineering works (4 MB)
• DoE Industry Profile - Engineering Works - ship building repair and ship breaking including naval shipyards (4 MB)
• DoE Industry Profile - Engineering Works - vehicle manufacturing works (4 MB)
• Gas works, coke works and other coal carbonisation plants (4 MB)
• DoE Industry Profile - Metal manufacturing, refining and finishing works - electroplating and other metal finishing works (4 MB)
• DoE Industry Profile - Metal manufacturing, refining and finishing works - iron and steel works (5 MB)
• DoE Industry Profile - Metal manufacturing, refining and finishing works -lead works (4 MB)
• Metal manufacturing, refining and finishing works - non-ferrous metal works (excluding lead works) (5 MB)
• Metal manufacturing, refining and finishing works - precious metal recovery works (5 MB)
• Oil refineries and bulk storage of crude oil and petroleum products (4 MB)
• Power stations excluding nuclear power stations (4 MB)
• Industrial Activities which have used materials containing radioactivity - 2006 
• Profile of miscellaneous industries (5 MB)
• Pulp and paper manufacturing works (4 MB)
• Railway land (4 MB)
• Road vehicle fuelling, service and repair - garages and filling stations (4 MB)
• Road vehicle fuelling, service and repair - transport and haulage centres (4 MB)
• Sewage works and sewage farms (4 MB)
• Textile works and dye works (4 MB)
• Timber products manufacturing works (4 MB)
• Timber treatment works (4 MB)
• Waste recycling, treatment and disposal sites - drum and tank cleaning and recycling plants (4 MB)
• Waste recycling, treatment and disposal sites - hazardous waste treatment plants (4 MB)
• Waste recycling, treatment and disposal sites - landfills and other waste treatment or waste disposal sites (4 MB)
• Waste recycling, treatment and disposal sites - metal recycling sites (4 MB)
• Waste recycling, treatment and disposal sites - solvent recovery works (4 MB)

Guiding principles for land contamination (GPLC)

The guiding principles documents are a package of guidance that replaced the ’Environment Agency requirements for land contamination reports’. They consist of:

• GPLC1 - Guiding principles for land contamination introduction (English) (PDF, 1MB) 
• GPLC2 - FAQs, technical information, detailed advice and references (PDF, 1.6MB)
• GPLC3 - Reporting checklists (PDF, 1MB)

The guiding principles are generic guidance. 

As explained in GPLC1, they cover some of the main areas of interaction with the Environment Agency, but it is also critical that you involve local authority officers in any project. Local authority contaminated land officers lead on most land contamination matters and will have their own requirements and guidance.

Useful Government Legislation and Guidance by country

Detailed below are the main links to the contaminated land and planning legislation. Users need to be aware that there may be additional modifications that are not listed below.

Part 2A Legislation and Guidance

England

• Contaminated land
• Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act (the contaminated land legislation)
• The Contaminated Land Regulations 2006
• The Contaminated Land (England) Amendment Regulations 2012
• The Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2012 (this changed Part 2A of the Act)
• Normal Background Concentrations of Contaminants in Soil - BGS 2011-2012

Wales

• Contaminated Land Regulations
• Contaminated Land
• Welsh Government Statutory Guidance on Part 2A
• Normal Background Concentrations on Contaminants in Soil - BGS 2013

Scotland

• Contaminated Land Guidance
• Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act (the contaminated land legislation)
• Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/178)
• Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (SSI 2005/658) Amended
• Scottish Government’s Statutory Guidance: Edition 2
• Scotland Environmental Legislation

Northern Ireland

• Northern Ireland Environmental Legislation 

Planning

England

• Communities and Local Government - National Planning Policy Framework
• Planning Practice guidance, including land affected by contamination

Wales

• Planning Policy

Scotland

• Planning Policy
• Planning Framework

Northern Ireland

• Planning Policy
• Practice Guide - Redeveloping Land Affected by Contamination

CLR11 Model Procedures WITHDRAWN 8th October 2020

The Model Procedures for the Management of Land Contamination (CLR 11) have now been withdrawn.

• Model procedures for the management of contaminated land (PDF, 1.83MB) WITHDRAWN 8 October 2020

and replaced by Land Contamination Risk Management web pages.