Guidance

Guidance on dereliction, demolition and remediation costs

This guide helps a project sponsor understand some of the key issues when dealing with the redevelopment of previously developed land.

• From: Homes and Communities Agency
• Published: 18 March 2015

This publication was withdrawn on 24 May 2022

This content has been withdrawn as it’s no longer current. The Homes and Communities Agency now operates as Homes England.

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Guidance on dereliction, demolition and remediation costs (3rd edition)

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It also provides an indication of the likely range of remediation costs per hectare for a given past use (eg steel works) and a proposed future use (eg residential).

The revised edition of the guide includes additional guidance on pre-acquisition site investigations, as part of due diligence, and expands the remediation costs to include problems associated with demolition.

Published 18 March 2015