Bromley does not have any heavy industry but there are many smaller businesses, which may have polluted the land. Also, in the past waste was buried in a large number of small landfill sites.
Identifying these sites is important, as the contamination may have spread to neighbouring land, watercourses and underground supplies. We have used old maps, aerial photographs, business directories, planning applications, building control records and other records within the Council and the libraries to aid this process.
Our Contaminated Land Strategy, in line with government requirements, outlines the known sites in the borough and potential risk they represent.