{ "name": "contaminatedlandsurveycost.co.uk Council Contaminated Land Search Fees", "title": "Council Contaminated Land Search Fees", "url": "https://contaminatedlandsurveycost.co.uk/datasets/council-contaminated-land-search-fees/", "csv": "https://contaminatedlandsurveycost.co.uk/datasets/council-contaminated-land-search-fees.csv", "markdown": "https://contaminatedlandsurveycost.co.uk/datasets/council-contaminated-land-search-fees/index.md", "computed_at": "2026-10-28", "license": "https://contaminatedlandsurveycost.co.uk/terms", "headline": "The Council Contaminated Land Search Fees carries 27 published figures read from 16 sources' own pages, from 28 to 415 GBP, read 27 October 2026.", "quotes": [ "The Council Contaminated Land Search Fees carries 27 published figures read from 16 sources' own pages, from 28 to 415 GBP, read 27 October 2026.", "16 of the 28 named sources read in full publish a figure; 12 publish none, read 27 October 2026.", "Council Contaminated Land Search Fees, search type residential: median 131 GBP across 9 sources, read 27 October 2026.", "Council Contaminated Land Search Fees, search type full-report: median 200.59 GBP across 2 sources, read 27 October 2026.", "Council Contaminated Land Search Fees, search type hourly: median 48 GBP across 4 sources, read 27 October 2026.", "Council Contaminated Land Search Fees, search type commercial: median 210 GBP across 5 sources, read 27 October 2026.", "Council Contaminated Land Search Fees, search type advice: median 82.75 GBP across 2 sources, read 27 October 2026.", "Council Contaminated Land Search Fees, search type environmental-information-request: median 36.25 GBP across 1 source, read 27 October 2026.", "Council Contaminated Land Search Fees, search type major: median 415 GBP across 1 source, read 27 October 2026." ], "citation": "\"contaminatedlandsurveycost.co.uk Council Contaminated Land Search Fees\", updated 2026-10-28, https://contaminatedlandsurveycost.co.uk/datasets/council-contaminated-land-search-fees/.", "changed_since": null, "national": { "unit": "GBP", "n": 24, "median": 136.79000000000002, "min": 28, "max": 415, "p25": 69.125, "p75": 223.5, "mean": 158.5896, "units": { "GBP": 24 }, "published_sources": 16, "named_sources": 28, "read_sources": 28, "not_published": 12, "published_share": 0.571 }, "by_axis": { "search type": { "residential": { "GBP": { "n": 9, "median": 131, "min": 50, "max": 342, "p25": 71.72, "p75": 207.5, "mean": 147.9678 } }, "full-report": { "GBP": { "n": 2, "median": 200.59, "min": 173.18, "max": 228, "p25": null, "p75": null, "mean": 200.59 } }, "hourly": { "GBP": { "n": 4, "median": 48, "min": 28, "max": 109.5, "p25": 28, "p75": 99.125, "mean": 58.375 } }, "commercial": { "GBP": { "n": 5, "median": 210, "min": 142.58, "max": 408, "p25": 167.505, "p75": 339, "mean": 244.602 } }, "advice": { "GBP": { "n": 2, "median": 82.75, "min": 72.5, "max": 93, "p25": null, "p75": null, "mean": 82.75 } }, "environmental-information-request": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 36.25, "min": 36.25, "max": 36.25, "p25": 36.25, "p75": 36.25, "mean": 36.25 } }, "major": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 415, "min": 415, "max": 415, "p25": 415, "p75": 415, "mean": 415 } } } }, "rows": [ { "source": "Bristol City Council - contaminated land", "url": "https://bristol.gov.uk/residents/pests-pollution-noise-and-food/contaminated-land", "figure": "£81.04 ", "value": 81.04, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "search type": "residential" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "A letter costs £81.04 and usually takes 20 working days to prepare.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "ff4e976c012471700a789b890d7979c46e23f0af729f15158878f8776600ba78" }, { "source": "Bristol City Council - contaminated land", "url": "https://bristol.gov.uk/residents/pests-pollution-noise-and-food/contaminated-land", "figure": "£173.18 ", "value": 173.18, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "search type": "full-report" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "An environmental report costs £173.18 and usually takes 20 working days to prepare.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "ff4e976c012471700a789b890d7979c46e23f0af729f15158878f8776600ba78" }, { "source": "Guildford Borough Council - contaminated land enquiry", "url": "https://guildford.gov.uk/article/25085/Making-or-requesting-a-contaminated-land-enquiry", "figure": "£109.50.", "value": 109.5, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "search type": "hourly" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "The fee for the first hour of a contaminated land enquiry is £109.50.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "5f48ce5c291f3a1f9f4f4eb47da6f522b2c8c435649c5410e0a5407c7101fbc2" }, { "source": "Hammersmith & Fulham - contaminated land", "url": "https://lbhf.gov.uk/environment/pollution/contaminated-land", "figure": "£270 ", "value": 270, "unit": "GBP", "vat": "ex", "axis": { "search type": "commercial" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "Commercial property - £270 plus VAT", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "10225246a74aedee05769a26fbc0a9f600af7485d907e55c6c6f6ca11c10106b" }, { "source": "Liverpool City Council - environmental searches", "url": "https://liverpool.gov.uk/business/environmental-health/contaminated-land-and-environmental-searches/environmental-searches", "figure": "£50 ", "value": 50, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "search type": "residential" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "Summary report - £50 (up to 20 working days following confirmation of acceptance)", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "6dcd2046f8d8bb198e3c04325ac1a2ac061bfebc26560abc0a14efefb894bb18" }, { "source": "Liverpool City Council - environmental searches", "url": "https://liverpool.gov.uk/business/environmental-health/contaminated-land-and-environmental-searches/environmental-searches", "figure": "£210 ", "value": 210, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "search type": "commercial" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "Summary report - £210 (up to 20 working days following confirmation of acceptance)", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "6dcd2046f8d8bb198e3c04325ac1a2ac061bfebc26560abc0a14efefb894bb18" }, { "source": "Maidstone Borough Council - contaminated land", "url": "https://maidstone.gov.uk/home/other-services/environmental-health/contaminated-land", "figure": "£28 ", "value": 28, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "search type": "hourly" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "The service costs £28 an hour.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "72833544606c40f6eb7f5cd8a036ac82e1d638c37e58491ec95d61e3c880f754" }, { "source": "Maidstone Borough Council - contaminated land", "url": "https://maidstone.gov.uk/home/other-services/environmental-health/contaminated-land", "figure": "£93 ", "value": 93, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "search type": "advice" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "The charge for this service is £93 per hour (inclusive of VAT) with a minimum charge of 1 hour payable in advance.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "72833544606c40f6eb7f5cd8a036ac82e1d638c37e58491ec95d61e3c880f754" }, { "source": "North Yorkshire Council - environmental searches", "url": "https://northyorks.gov.uk/environment-and-neighbourhoods/contaminated-land/environmental-searches-contaminated-land", "figure": "£131", "value": 131, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "search type": "residential" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "Simple contaminated land searches cost £131", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "91128af5210608fdbdebd49917e3254c368e2ae0b7b0bfbf5e7466b826bba268" }, { "source": "North Yorkshire Council - environmental searches", "url": "https://northyorks.gov.uk/environment-and-neighbourhoods/contaminated-land/environmental-searches-contaminated-land", "figure": "£228.", "value": 228, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "search type": "full-report" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "A full environmental search costs £228.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "91128af5210608fdbdebd49917e3254c368e2ae0b7b0bfbf5e7466b826bba268" }, { "source": "Camden Council - contaminated land", "url": "https://www.camden.gov.uk/contaminated-land", "figure": "£192.43 ", "value": 192.43, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "search type": "commercial" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "Our charges are: Environmental Contaminated Land Search (commercial) £192.43 (Inclusive of VAT)", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "6e1a01503f76d07107b1670baea7bc55d17a968434a2e192955d1396bf924537" }, { "source": "Camden Council - contaminated land", "url": "https://www.camden.gov.uk/contaminated-land", "figure": "£146.58 ", "value": 146.58, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "search type": "residential" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "Our charges are: Environmental Contaminated Land Search (commercial) £192.43 (Inclusive of VAT) Environmental Contaminated Land Search (residential) £146.58 (Inclusive of VAT) If you would like us to search our records for a particular property you can place your request and pay online using our online form to search for contaminated land.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "6e1a01503f76d07107b1670baea7bc55d17a968434a2e192955d1396bf924537" }, { "source": "Canterbury City Council - contaminated land search", "url": "https://www.canterbury.gov.uk/environmental-problems/apply-contaminated-land-search", "figure": "£103.69", "value": 103.69, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "search type": "residential" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "Type of search Fee House or residential property £103.69", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "e72a6778d7613ec7bd7889d9b60303067ff9489570cbdfe96e01079421c0655c" }, { "source": "Canterbury City Council - contaminated land search", "url": "https://www.canterbury.gov.uk/environmental-problems/apply-contaminated-land-search", "figure": "£142.58", "value": 142.58, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "search type": "commercial" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "Business or commercial property (up to 250m around the property) £142.58", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "e72a6778d7613ec7bd7889d9b60303067ff9489570cbdfe96e01079421c0655c" }, { "source": "Dudley Council - planning services and land contamination", "url": "https://www.dudley.gov.uk/business/environmental-health/pollution-control/contaminated-land/planning-services-and-land-contamination/", "figure": "£72.50", "value": 72.5, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "search type": "advice" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "Pre- discharge of condition advice (land contamination/ ground gases & vapours) - £72.50", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "fb854ee9f1948c5940ed314223630c7adb58a392e42849d2cb9f405f1cde8604" }, { "source": "Kirklees Council - contaminated land", "url": "https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/planning-applications/contaminated-land.aspx", "figure": "£68 ", "value": 68, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "search type": "hourly" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "£68 per hour", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "eafdd77a9c79e21d49189f56f8d8db0ea0504f2bf6fbf126a23dd09da32025ef" }, { "source": "Newham Council - land pollution", "url": "https://www.newham.gov.uk/a-to-z/service/374/land-pollution", "figure": "£225", "value": 225, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "search type": "residential" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "Any site, residential or commercial, including a 250-metre buffer from the centre point of the site £225", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "1dc67b41b02038a968267f1ddd703e7fa221e94affb3f9e6d9d2d3f3f49f0139" }, { "source": "Oadby and Wigston Borough Council - contaminated land enquiry", "url": "https://www.oadby-wigston.gov.uk/faq/how_much_does_the_council_charge_for_a_contaminated_land_enquiry", "figure": "£62.40 ", "value": 62.4, "unit": "GBP", "vat": "inc", "axis": { "search type": "residential" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "How much does the council charge for a contaminated land enquiry? £62.40 including VAT, for a single property.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "21bc120a708b0d9628d6e990f0fcc0bec5c01ba519aad4f1d495fbb39ef2dfd8" }, { "source": "Slough Borough Council - contaminated land", "url": "https://www.slough.gov.uk/environment/contaminated-land-1/4", "figure": "£260.", "value": 260, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "search type": "residential" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "The standard charge for an Environmental Search Report is £260.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "e6c5ea1a54edca8bd668c0ffb85e20ffe98dfd6abb296fd8b9b549d05d997f51" }, { "source": "Swale Borough Council - contaminated land search", "url": "https://www.swale.gov.uk/bins-littering-and-the-environment/apply-or-pay-for-a-contaminated-land-search", "figure": "£28 ", "value": 28, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "search type": "hourly" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "You’ll need to pay £28 per hour for a contaminated land search.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "c21566459314d524b8419e76ca560bac2a4ecb67b3e7c7f6e0f448e9fec152e9" }, { "source": "Tower Hamlets - contaminated land", "url": "https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/environment_and_waste/environmental_health/pollution/contaminated_land/contaminated_land.aspx", "figure": "£342 ", "value": 342, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "search type": "residential" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "residential property), the fee is £342 (VAT inclusive)", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "fdfd383d254c708b9e3cc8893c401e6a11e30e24b9db273bccdcede7ccdf4b74" }, { "source": "Tower Hamlets - contaminated land", "url": "https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/environment_and_waste/environmental_health/pollution/contaminated_land/contaminated_land.aspx", "figure": "£408 ", "value": 408, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "search type": "commercial" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "a proposed site for development/commercial), including a 'buffer zone' of 250 metres around the site, the fee is £408 (VAT inclusive)", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "fdfd383d254c708b9e3cc8893c401e6a11e30e24b9db273bccdcede7ccdf4b74" }, { "source": "Camden Council - contaminated land", "url": "https://www.camden.gov.uk/contaminated-land", "figure": "£192.43 ", "value": 192.43, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "search type": "commercial" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "Environmental Contaminated Land Search (commercial) £192.43 (Inclusive of VAT)", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "6e1a01503f76d07107b1670baea7bc55d17a968434a2e192955d1396bf924537" }, { "source": "Camden Council - contaminated land", "url": "https://www.camden.gov.uk/contaminated-land", "figure": "£146.58 ", "value": 146.58, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "search type": "residential" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "Environmental Contaminated Land Search (residential) £146.58 (Inclusive of VAT)", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "6e1a01503f76d07107b1670baea7bc55d17a968434a2e192955d1396bf924537" }, { "source": "Dudley Council - planning services and land contamination", "url": "https://www.dudley.gov.uk/business/environmental-health/pollution-control/contaminated-land/planning-services-and-land-contamination/", "figure": "£36.25", "value": 36.25, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "search type": "environmental-information-request" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "Definition of Waste: Code of Practice Materials management Plan (DoW:CoP MMP) Confirmation - £36.25 Enhanced Environmental Information Regulation (EEIR) requests - £36.25", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "fb854ee9f1948c5940ed314223630c7adb58a392e42849d2cb9f405f1cde8604" }, { "source": "Newham Council - land pollution", "url": "https://www.newham.gov.uk/a-to-z/service/374/land-pollution", "figure": "£85", "value": 85, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "search type": "residential" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "Letter specifying status with regard to Part IIa EPA 1990 and risk assessment £85", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "1dc67b41b02038a968267f1ddd703e7fa221e94affb3f9e6d9d2d3f3f49f0139" }, { "source": "Islington Council - pay for contaminated land search", "url": "https://www.islington.gov.uk/environment-and-energy/pollution/other-types-of-pollution/pay-for-contaminated-land-search", "figure": "£415", "value": 415, "unit": "GBP", "vat": "ex", "axis": { "search type": "major" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "quote": "complaints about environmental issues Major contaminated land searches are £415+VAT (£498).", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "51774670c4b15bdf48c38994c46ce31025fceadc05d305bab7b60f09b253d45d" } ], "not_published": [ { "source": "Maidstone Borough Council - contaminated land search", "url": "https://maidstone.gov.uk/home/other-services/environmental-health/primary-areas/contaminated-land/search", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Pembrokeshire County Council - fees and charges, contaminated land", "url": "https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/finance-and-business/fees-and-charges-contaminated-land", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Pembrokeshire County Council - finding out if land is contaminated", "url": "https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/contaminated-land/how-can-i-find-out-if-land-may-be-contaminated", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Leeds City Council - land contamination", "url": "https://www.leeds.gov.uk/planning/planning-permission/land-contamination", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Warrington Borough Council - contaminated land", "url": "https://www.warrington.gov.uk/contaminated-land", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "West Northamptonshire Council - land affected by contamination", "url": "https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/developing-land-potentially-affected-contamination", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "North Somerset Council - discharge of contaminated land condition", "url": "https://n-somerset.gov.uk/my-services/planning-building-control/planning-advice/planning-conditions/discharge-condition-contaminated-land", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Brighton & Hove - contaminated land requirements", "url": "https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/environment/noise-pollution-and-air-quality/contaminated-land-requirements-planning-applications", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Portsmouth City Council - contaminated land and planning", "url": "https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/services/environmental-health/contaminated-land/contaminated-land-and-planning-applications", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Mid Devon - land contamination assessment validation", "url": "https://www.middevon.gov.uk/residents/planning/validation-checklist-for-planning-applications-content/validation-checklist-part-3-local-requirements-1/land-contamination-assessment", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Dover District Council - developers guide", "url": "https://www.dover.gov.uk/Environment/Environmental-Protection/Contaminated-Land/Developers-Guide.aspx", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Fareham Borough Council - contaminated land FAQs", "url": "https://www.fareham.gov.uk/licensing_and_inspections/contaminated_land/contlandfaqs.aspx", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://bristol.gov.uk/residents/pests-pollution-noise-and-food/contaminated-land", "label": "Bristol City Council - contaminated land", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://guildford.gov.uk/article/25085/Making-or-requesting-a-contaminated-land-enquiry", "label": "Guildford Borough Council - contaminated land enquiry", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://lbhf.gov.uk/environment/pollution/contaminated-land", "label": "Hammersmith & Fulham - contaminated land", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://liverpool.gov.uk/business/environmental-health/contaminated-land-and-environmental-searches/environmental-searches", "label": "Liverpool City Council - environmental searches", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://maidstone.gov.uk/home/other-services/environmental-health/primary-areas/contaminated-land/search", "label": "Maidstone Borough Council - contaminated land search", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://maidstone.gov.uk/home/other-services/environmental-health/contaminated-land", "label": "Maidstone Borough Council - contaminated land", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://northyorks.gov.uk/environment-and-neighbourhoods/contaminated-land/environmental-searches-contaminated-land", "label": "North Yorkshire Council - environmental searches", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.camden.gov.uk/contaminated-land", "label": "Camden Council - contaminated land", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.canterbury.gov.uk/environmental-problems/apply-contaminated-land-search", "label": "Canterbury City Council - contaminated land search", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.dudley.gov.uk/business/environmental-health/pollution-control/contaminated-land/planning-services-and-land-contamination/", "label": "Dudley Council - planning services and land contamination", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/planning-applications/contaminated-land.aspx", "label": "Kirklees Council - contaminated land", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.newham.gov.uk/a-to-z/service/374/land-pollution", "label": "Newham Council - land pollution", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.oadby-wigston.gov.uk/faq/how_much_does_the_council_charge_for_a_contaminated_land_enquiry", "label": "Oadby and Wigston Borough Council - contaminated land enquiry", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/finance-and-business/fees-and-charges-contaminated-land", "label": "Pembrokeshire County Council - fees and charges, contaminated land", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/contaminated-land/how-can-i-find-out-if-land-may-be-contaminated", "label": "Pembrokeshire County Council - finding out if land is contaminated", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.slough.gov.uk/environment/contaminated-land-1/4", "label": "Slough Borough Council - contaminated land", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.swale.gov.uk/bins-littering-and-the-environment/apply-or-pay-for-a-contaminated-land-search", "label": "Swale Borough Council - contaminated land search", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/environment_and_waste/environmental_health/pollution/contaminated_land/contaminated_land.aspx", "label": "Tower Hamlets - contaminated land", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.islington.gov.uk/environment-and-energy/pollution/other-types-of-pollution/pay-for-contaminated-land-search", "label": "Islington Council - pay for contaminated land search", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.leeds.gov.uk/planning/planning-permission/land-contamination", "label": "Leeds City Council - land contamination", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.warrington.gov.uk/contaminated-land", "label": "Warrington Borough Council - contaminated land", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/developing-land-potentially-affected-contamination", "label": "West Northamptonshire Council - land affected by contamination", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://n-somerset.gov.uk/my-services/planning-building-control/planning-advice/planning-conditions/discharge-condition-contaminated-land", "label": "North Somerset Council - discharge of contaminated land condition", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/environment/noise-pollution-and-air-quality/contaminated-land-requirements-planning-applications", "label": "Brighton & Hove - contaminated land requirements", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/services/environmental-health/contaminated-land/contaminated-land-and-planning-applications", "label": "Portsmouth City Council - contaminated land and planning", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.middevon.gov.uk/residents/planning/validation-checklist-for-planning-applications-content/validation-checklist-part-3-local-requirements-1/land-contamination-assessment", "label": "Mid Devon - land contamination assessment validation", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.dover.gov.uk/Environment/Environmental-Protection/Contaminated-Land/Developers-Guide.aspx", "label": "Dover District Council - developers guide", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.fareham.gov.uk/licensing_and_inspections/contaminated_land/contlandfaqs.aspx", "label": "Fareham Borough Council - contaminated land FAQs", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" } ], "methodology": "Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 16 of the 28 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 12 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in GBP (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 24 figures, never sentences; 53 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per council: the residential search fee, the commercial fee, any hourly rate and VAT treatment, normalised to a residential single-property charge; the national median and range across councils that publish", "embed": "

28 to 415 GBP

24 published figures, Council Contaminated Land Search Fees, across 16 sources, read 27 October 2026

Source: contaminatedlandsurveycost.co.uk Council Contaminated Land Search Fees
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