Enviro + Geo Insight - GIS schema:  Current and recent industrial

Recent industrial land uses

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This is a point based dataset extracted from Ordnance Survey's Points of Interest dataset and includes features associated with or classified as potentially contaminative industrial sites. The full dataset comprises public and privately-owned businesses, education and leisure services across England, Scotland and Wales, and is derived from 140 suppliers (~80% of records are from the OS or 118 Information).

Geometry type: Point

Coverage: England, Scotland, Wales

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Sites determined as Contaminated Land

Layer name: Current_and_Recent_Industrial-Sites_Determined_as_Contaminated_Land_LA

This is a polygon based dataset of sites identified on the Contaminated Land Register designated under Part 2a of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 collated by Groundsure from individual local authorities across England, Wales and Scotland. 

Geometry type: Polygon

Coverage: England, Scotland and Wales

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Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH)

Layer name: Current_and_Recent_Industrial-Control_of_Major_Accident_Hazards_HSE

This is a polygon based dataset of Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) sites provided by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The COMAH Regulations 1999  implements the requirements of the COMAH Directive (1996) and are also cross-referenced in the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2015. This data includes upper and lower tier sites, and includes a historical archive of COMAH sites and Notification of Installations Handling Hazardous Substances (NIHHS) records.

Geometry type: Polygon

Coverage: England, Scotland, Wales

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Regulated explosive sites

Layer name: Current_and_Recent_Industrial-Regulated_Explosive_Sites_HSE

This is a polygon based dataset of sites registered and licensed by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) under the Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations 2005 (MSER). The last update to this data was in April 2011.

Geometry type: Polygon

Coverage: England, Scotland and Wales

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Hazardous substance storage/usage

Layer name: Current_and_Recent_Industrial-Hazardous_Substances_Storage_HSE

This is a point based dataset of consents granted by the Local Authority for a site to hold certain quantities of hazardous substances at or above defined limits in accordance with the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2015/Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Wales) Regulations 2015.

Geometry type: Point

Coverage: England, Scotland and Wales

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Part A(1), IPPC and Historic IPC Authorisations

Layer name: Current_and_Recent_Industrial-Part_A1_IPPC_and_Historic_IPC_Authorisations_SEPA

This is a point based dataset of Part A(1) Authorisations and Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) records across Scotland regulated by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, as required under the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive, for the release of substances to the environment. Installations with a Part A(1) Authorisation generally have significant releases to air, land or water or carry out certain larger scale waste management activities. Installations under the IPC regime have been superseded.

Geometry type: Point

Coverage: Scotland

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Historical licensed industrial activities (IPC)

Layer name:  Current_and_Recent_Industrial-Historical_Licensed_Industrial_Activities_EA_NRW

This is a point based dataset of Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) records (licences issued by the Environment Agency/Natural Resources Wales) of substance releases to air, land and water across England and Wales. This data represents a historical archive as the IPC regime has been superseded.

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Coverage: England and Wales

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Licensed industrial activities (Part A(1))

Layer name: Current_and_Recent_Industrial-Licensed_Industrial_Activities_Part_A1_EA_NRW

This is a point based dataset of Part A(1) Authorisations across England and Wales regulated by the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales respectively under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016, as required under the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive, for the release of substances to the environment. Installations with a Part A(1) Authorisation generally have significant releases to air, land or water or carry out certain larger scale waste management activities.

Geometry type: Point

Coverage: England and Wales

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Licensed pollutant release (Part A(2)/B)

Layer name: Current_and_Recent_Industrial-Licensed_Pollutant_Release_Part_A2_B_LA

This is a point based dataset and is sourced by Groundsure directly from local authorities and includes records of Part A2 and Part B installations regulated under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 for the release of substances to the environment.

Geometry type: Point

Coverage: England and Wales

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Radioactive Substance Authorisations

Layer name: Current_and_Recent_Industrial-Radioactive_Substance_Authorisations_EA_NRW

This is a point based dataset that includes a record of licences granted under the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 for the storage, use, accumulation and disposal of radioactive substances across England and Wales (regulated by the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales respectively). This dataset only includes licences that have been rated category RAS3 (Registered sites that are authorised to accumulate and dispose of radioactive materials. Only non-nuclear operations are carried out on site e.g. hospitals) or RAS4 (Registered sites that keep and use radioactive material e.g. mobile laboratories and plants. Only non-nuclear operations are carried out on site).

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Coverage: England and Wales

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Licensed Discharges to controlled waters

Layer name: Current_and_Recent_Industrial-Licensed_Discharges_to_Controlled_Waters_EA_NRW

This is a point based dataset of Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales records for discharges of treated or untreated effluent to controlled waters under the Water Resources Act 1991 within England and Wales. An environmental permit is required for the discharge of liquid effluent or waste water (poisonous, noxious or polluting matter, waste matter, or trade or sewage effluent); Into surface waters, for example, rivers, streams, estuaries, lakes, canals or coastal waters (known as water discharge activities); or onto or into the ground, for example, land spreading waste sheep dip, or discharging treated sewage effluent to ground via an infiltration system (known as groundwater activities).

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Coverage: England and Wales

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Pollutant release to surface waters (Red List)

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This is a point based dataset of Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales records of discharges of ‘’Red List’’ toxic substances to a water course that need a licence consent as required under the Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations 1991. The term Red List refers to 23 of the most dangerous substances. Pollutants that are covered by these licences can have detrimental environmental effects if regulations are not adhered to. This data is presented as a historical archive and does not necessarily represent any current processes being carried out. 

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Coverage: England and Wales

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Pollutant release to public sewer

Layer name: Current_and_Recent_Industrial-Pollutant_Release_to_Public_Sewer_EA_NRW

This is a point based dataset of trade effluent discharges to the public sewer and contain particular substances, or derive from specific processes. They include Red List substances, effluents from the production of chlorinated organic chemicals, effluents from paper board and pulp processes into public sewers. The Referrals of Red List Discharges to Sewers (Corporate Entities) dataset holds the details of all organisations, who have made an application to a sewerage undertaker for permission to release a Red List Substance into a public sewer under section 120 of the Water Industry Act 1991. The term Red List refers to 23 of the most dangerous substances which were listed under the Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations 1991. These substances were selected for priority control under the Integrated Pollution Control legislation (IPC) – subsequently superseded by the Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) and then the Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR). The Water Industry Act 1991 directs sewerage undertakers who have received a notice containing an application for consent to discharge special category trade effluent from a trade premises into a public sewer, to refer to the Environment Agency the questions: Whether the discharges to which the notice relates should be prohibited; and Whether, if they are not prohibited, any requirements should be imposed as to the conditions on which they are made.

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Coverage: England and Wales

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List 1 Dangerous Substances

Layer name: Current_and_Recent_Industrial-List_1_Dangerous_Substances_EA_NRW

This is a point based dataset for the discharges of substances across England and Wales identified on List I of European Directive E 2006/11/EC (containing 20 substances), and regulated under the Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations 2015. Records include details of the establishment holding the substance being discharged, if the discharge is active, the substances being discharged and the receiving water. Records can be located at the discharge point into a watercourse and can therefore be located a distance from the facility holding the substance (it is common for multiple records from different facilities to be located at treatment works as this will be the point of discharge into a watercourse).

Geometry type: Point

Coverage: England and Wales

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List 2 Dangerous Substances

Layer name: Current_and_Recent_Industrial-List_2_Dangerous_Substances_EA_NRW

This is a point based dataset for the discharge of substances across England and Wales identified on List II of European Directive E 2006/11/EC (containing 67 substances), and regulated under the Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations 2015. Records include details of the establishment holding the substance being discharged, if the discharge is active, the substance being discharged and the receiving water. Records can be located at the discharge point into a watercourse and can therefore be located a distance from the facility holding the substance (it is common for multiple records from different facilities to be located at treatment works as this will be the point of discharge into a watercourse).

Geometry type: Point

Coverage: England and Wales

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Pollution Incidents (EA / NRW)

Layer name: Current_and_Recent_Industrial-Pollution_Incidents_EA_NRW

This is a point based dataset of substantiated pollution incidents that have been completed or closed since 2001 across England and Wales. Since 2006 this data has only included category 1 (major) and 2 (significant) pollution incidents. A pollution incident is defined as 'A specific event, which is being brought to the attention of the Environment Agency/Natural Resources Wales, and is within the Agency's areas of responsibility and which may have an environmental and/or operational impact.' They are recorded as either a breach of a permit, licence or consent or an incident at an unregulated site. Each incident has a discrete impact rating for air, water and land. 

The impact ratings can be one of four categories and are defined as follows: 

• Category 1 (major) - Persistent effect on water quality, closure of abstraction point, extensive fish mortality, excessive breaches of consent conditions, significant effect on amenity value or conservation
• Category 2 (significant) - Potential or actual effect on water quality, notification to water abstractors, significant fish mortality, water unfit for stock watering, bed of watercourse contaminated, reduction in amenity value
• Category 3 (minor) - Low fish mortality, bed of watercourse only locally contaminated around point of discharge, minimal impact and amenity only marginally affected
•  Category 4 (unsubstantiated) - Reported incident, upon investigation no evidence can be found of the incident having occurred. Records include details of the incident location, the date of the incident, the impact to land, air and water, and details of the pollutant if available.

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Coverage: England and Wales

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Pollution Inventory substances

Layer name: Current_and_Recent_Industrial-Pollution_Inventory_Substances_EA

The pollution inventory for substances includes reporting on annual emissions of certain regulated substances to air, controlled waters and land. A reporting threshold for each substance is also included. Where emissions fall below the reporting threshold, no value will be given. The data is given for the most recent complete year available.

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Coverage: England

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Pollution Inventory waste transfer

Layer name: Current_and_Recent_Industrial-Pollution_Inventory_Waste_Transfer_EA

The pollution inventory for waste transfers includes reporting on annual transfers and recovery/disposal of controlled wastes from a site. A reporting threshold for each waste type is also included. Where releases fall below the reporting threshold, no value will be given. The data is given for the most recent complete year available.

Geometry type: Point

Coverage: England

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Pollution Inventory radioactive waste

Layer name: Current_and_Recent_Industrial-Pollution_Inventory_Radioactive_EA

The pollution inventory for radioactive wastes includes reporting on annual releases of radioactive substances from a site, including the means of release. The quantity released for each substance type is included. Where releases fall below the reporting threshold, no value will be given. The data is given for the most recent complete year available.

Geometry type: Point

Coverage: England

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Current and Recent Tanks

Layer name: Current_and_Recent_Industrial-Tanks_OS

This is a polygon based dataset extracted from Ordnance Survey's National Geographic Database. It includes both recent and current features classified as tanks. Groundsure collates and retains features previously but no longer current in the NGD database within this dataset.

Geometry type: Polygon

Coverage: England, Scotland and Wales

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