Prior to committing to purchase ‘brownfield’ land TSL can reduce the uncertainty through producing a factual report for the site highlighting the potentially contaminative features and basic geotechnical features.

This allows these features to be considered from a very early stage of the project design, which can make a profound difference to the viability of a project.

The Pre-Purchase Site Assessment Report includes:

• Geology and Hydrogeology – potential for migration of site contamination and basic foundation design parameters

• Historical, current and surrounding site use

• Environmental Disclosure Report – potentially contaminative and sensitive land uses in the site area

• Local Authority and in-house records and data

• Site Walkover Survey – very important to assess the site

These reports can be produced in a few days, in extreme cases they have been produced the same day.

Should the purchase go ahead the report can be updated and the data adapted to produce a Phase 1 Desk Study report with the associated saving in time and cost.