Case study 1: adding a million pounds of value The challenge The Blue Lagoon landfill near Nuneaton in Warwickshire was known to be actively gassing when our client proposed developing private housing in close proximity to it. Our role was to investigate the gassing, design and supervise control methods and ensure the whole development was suitably protected. In addition, we wanted to demonstrate to the local authority that the planning permission condition they had imposed, putting a 50m development- free zone between the landfill and the nearest house, was not necessary. KEY FACTS
Old landfill site actively gassing
Risk assessment persuaded local authority to allow 3 more acres to be used for development
‘New’ land worth at least £1M to developers  The old landfill site is in

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