Dear All,
Last week, I received the results from local searches on a property I am looking at in North Woolwich. The environmental reports was flagged up for potential land contamination. I have since checked the Council's website for past permissions on the property which was built around 1997.
There was a document on the website that showed that planning permission was granted after the developer satisfied the Council's conditions for archeological survey and land contamination.
The archeological survey showed that the land was excavated to 3 meters in depth. furthermore, the permission document from the council stated the following:
"The council's environmental health division following extensive consultations with yourselves is of the opinion that the contamination condition has been satisfied subject to the intended works being implemented satisfactorily".
I get the feeling that the Council's conclusion reads like an opinion and not a fact based analysis. Am I being paranoid? Also, If the contamination condition was satisfied then, why could it be possibly showing up in environmental searches again? Would this be an issue if i choose to sell in the future?
I really like the house and I feel like we've gotten really far in the buying process, but I am also concerned about potential health hazards (exposure to carcinogens etc).
My solicitor has requested for more information from the vendor's solicitor, but from discussing with the EA it appears this is the first time they've come across this and the vendor likely doesn't have any more information that what is on the council's website. Should I ignore the local search report? Has anyone faced similar issues in the past?
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FrightenedFTB · 07/10/2020 22:21
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