The EIR gives you the right to access information recorded and held by public authorities. We maintain a database of official information about land where the potential for ground contamination may exist.
Make a request
You can request information about specific sites by making a request for information under the EIR.
Before you do this, check our publication scheme and whether the information you are requesting has already been published:
Make an Environmental Information Regulations enquiry
Fees
Searches cost £69 per hour and an estimate of the cost to conduct a search will be provided, based on the information you request. The fee is not VAT chargeable.
We can only begin work on your request once we have received the payment in full.
After you make a request
The standard response time is 20 working days from the date payment is received, but if your request is complex we may apply an extension of a further 20 days.
Reasons we may refuse a request
We may refuse a request if:
- we do not hold the information
- the information falls under one of the exceptions given in Part 3 of the EIR 2004. We will explain the exception that applies in our response to you
- the request is unreasonable on the grounds of costs or diversion of resources
- the request is vexatious or repeated
You have the right to request an internal review of your request and if you remain unsatisfied with the outcome, you can contact the Information Commissioner to ask for a further review.