Land Remediation & Soil Treatment
Brownfield and former industrial land brought back into use — contamination and invasive species assessed, treated and validated, with the reporting your planning condition or warranty provider actually asks for.
Soil Sampling
Targeted sampling and UKAS laboratory analysis against residential and commercial screening values.
Capping & Cover
Clean cover systems, marker layers and geotextile separation for gardens and soft landscaping.
Dig & Dispose
Hotspot excavation and licensed disposal with full consignment documentation.
Invasive Species
Knotweed, bamboo and hogweed remediated within the same earthworks programme.
Gas & Membrane
Ground gas protection membranes installed and integrity-tested where required.
Validation Reports
Verification reporting written to discharge planning conditions first time.
How the works run
- 1Desk study & site walkoverHistorical mapping, previous uses and a walkover to set the conceptual site model.
- 2Intrusive investigationTrial pits, boreholes and sampling, with UKAS laboratory testing of soils and waters.
- 3Remediation strategyA costed strategy and method statement submitted to the local authority for approval.
- 4Remediation worksHotspot removal, capping, barrier and membrane installation under supervision.
- 5Validation & sign-offVerification sampling, as-built records and a validation report to discharge the condition.
Why planning conditions get refused
The most common reason a validation report is rejected is missing evidence: no photographic record of the cover system, no import certificates for clean soils, or no reference back to the approved remediation strategy. We build the evidence pack as the works progress rather than reconstructing it afterwards.
What remediation costs
A desk study and preliminary risk assessment typically costs £750–£1,500. Intrusive investigation with laboratory testing generally runs £2,500–£6,000 for a small residential site. Remediation itself is entirely site-specific, but clean cover systems commonly sit between £25 and £60 per square metre installed and validated.
Compliance & accreditation
Talk to a remediation specialist
Send us your planning condition wording or site address and we will tell you exactly what is needed.