FOI release

FOI: Number of sites designated Part 2A since 2017

Case reference EIR2026/00929

Received 17 August 2026

Published 15 September 2026

Request

I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The number of sites within your authority's area that have been formally determined as "contaminated land" under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, from 1 January 2017 to the date of this request, broken down year by year. If your authority has made zero such determinations since 2017, please confirm this rather than treating it as "information not held.".

Response

Oxford City Council has made zero formal determinations of contaminated land under Part 2A of
the Environmental Protection Act 1990 during the requested period.
2017: 0
2018: 0
2019: 0
2020: 0
2021: 0
2022: 0
2023: 0
2024: 0
2025: 0
2026 to date: 0
The Council's published Land Quality information confirms that no formal determinations have been required to date and that there are currently no entries in the Contaminated Land Register.

Further information is available on the Council's website:
https://www.oxford.gov.uk/land-quality/land-quality-oxford

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