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Chalfont Square Retail Park, Lower Earley, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 5HJ.
1. Has the site been identified for inspection or further review under the Council's Contaminated Land Strategy (or other Part IIA undertaking)? If so, please describe the priority status/risk ranking of the site and the likely timescale for any further scrutiny of the site.
Not applicable.
2. Are there any known contamination issues associated with the site or in the near vicinity e.g. in terms of former or current contaminative site uses, leaks or spills of any oil/chemical substances etc.? If there have been any intrusive investigations at the site or near vicinity, please provide dates and titles of any reports and confirm whether the reports are publicly available.
None.
3. Please provide the following details of any current or former landfills located within a 250m radius of the site:
a) The location of all landfills, both closed and operational (i.e. National Grid Reference and location plan if available).
b) Dates when the landfill was operational.
c) Types of waste deposited.
d) Any information on volume of waste deposited, depth of infilling and landfill structure.
e) Details of any landfill gas monitoring, site investigation or gas spiking undertaken at the landfill or in the immediate vicinity of the site.#
None.
4. Have elevated indoor radon gas concentrations been identified within buildings on or within 100m of the site? Have radon protection measures been required in buildings on site or within 100m? If so, please provide details.
None, not in a Radon affected area.
5. Are there any known current or former nuisance issues, prosecutions or enforcements associated with the site or adjoining properties, e.g. noise, odour or dust issues/complaints? If yes, what was the nature of the issue and what was the outcome?
None.
6. Are there any known private water supplies recorded on your Local Authority Private Water Supply Register, within 2km radius of the site? If yes what is the location (i.e. NGR), the source of abstraction and its purpose?
None.
7. Please provide details of any Part A(2) or Part B Environmental Permits (formerly LAAPC/LAPPC authorisations) licensed to the site or to adjoining properties.
There are two active petroleum storage sites, BP Lower Earley Filling Station and the Asda superstore Filling Station. See attached snips, stations have the following permits:
PPC41.1 BP Lower Earley Filling Station for Stage 1 Vapour recovery
PPC 33.1 Asda Filling Station for Stage 2 Vapour recovery.
Additional Information
Air Quality
The Square sits with in the DEFRA modelled area for PM2.5 (2021)
SU7469 - Total PM2.5 in 21 = 11.11
The Square lies 270.4m NW of the Wokingham AQMA, an area encompassing properties along the M4 motorway and along part of the A329 where it passes under the M4.
Pollutant: Nitrogen Dioxide NO2