CL:AIRE is a UK charity committed to providing a valuable service for all those involved in sustainable land reuse.
We develop training resources, disseminate information and act as a credible resource for all stakeholders, ensuring we remain at the cutting-edge of best practice and innovation.

 

Improving efficiency & raising standards
Improving efficiency & raising standards
Definition of Waste Code of Practice (DoWCoP), National Quality Mark Scheme for Land Affected by Contamination (NQMS), Asbestos in Soil, SuRF...
Supporting our Members
Supporting our Members
Find out about the benefits of becoming a CL:AIRE Principal or Supporter Member:- Member discounts, Networking, Working Groups, ...
Sharing Knowledge & Developing People
Sharing Knowledge & Developing People
Water and Land Library ( WALL), Continuing Professional development through Training and workshops...
CL:AIRE Membership
CL:AIRE works with its Members to raise awareness and pursue shared objectives in land, water and environmental management by collecting strategic industry information and developing industry initiatives that improve efficiency and save money.
Gas Protection Verification Scheme (GPVS)
The GPVS seeks to raise standards in membrane inspection, verification and reporting and provide confidence that risks associated with ground gases have been adequately managed.
Definition of Waste Code of Practice
The Definition of Waste Code of Practice (DoWCoP) provides a clear, consistent and efficient process which enables the reuse of excavated materials on-site or their movement between sites.

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NQMS for Land Contamination Management
The National Quality Mark Scheme for Land Contamination Management (NQMS) is developed by the National Brownfield Forum to provide visible identification of documents that have been checked for quality.

 

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Ref # Date of Submission Location Quantity Availability From - To Material Type Chemical Analysis Available?
D051 Sept 2014 Oxford >100,000m3 From January 2015 to December 2015 Oxford clay Available on request
D050 July 2014 Mill Hill, North London 25,000m3 Immediately Reworked London Clay Available on request
D049 June 2014 South Coventry 300,000m3 January 2015 Clay and Mercia Mudstone Available on request
D048 May 2014 Harlow 200m3 Immediate Sub Soil and Rocks Available on request
D047 April 2014 Bridgend 10,000m3 Immediate Silty/Sandy Dredged Material Available on request
D046 April 2014 Swansea 2,000m3 April 2014 Clean/inert Glacial Till Soils Available on request
D045 April 2014 Swansea 10,000m3 April 2014 Clean General and Engineering Fill Available on request
D044 March 2014 Sandwell, West Midlands 830m3 Late April 2014 Gravelly sand (slightly silty) Available on request
D043 Feb 2014 Sheffield 20,000m3 Immediate Clayey soils - greenfield site Available on request
D042 Dec 2013 Wandsworth 8,000m3 April/May 2014 Alluvium and River Terrace Gravels Available on request
D041 Nov 2013 Cambridge 400m3 March April 2014 Virgin topsoil, slightly silty clay characteristics Available on request
D040 Sept 2013 Lambeth 2,000m3 Oct 2013 Soils & stones Available on request
D039 June 2013 Rochdale 8,000m3 July 2013 Clayey made ground Available on request
D038 04/06/2011 High Wycombe Between 1,000 & 250,000m3 April 2011 onwards Clean chalk fill Full chemical and geotechnical analysis can be made available on request
D037 05/03/2011 Fulham 90,000 m3 2013-2021. Approximately 10,000 m3 per year 50-75% material is granular made ground, 25-50% are gravels Majority is non-hazardous although does have some coal tars. Full analysis on request
D034 07/11/2011 Holmer, Hereford 8,000 m3 Immediate - July 2013 As dug topsoil Available on request
D029 15/03/2012 Northamptonshire 175,000 m3 July 2013 onwards High-quality, cohesive virgin clay Permeability testing and full analysis on request
D028 19/03/2012 Chatham 20,000t Immediate Inert soils processed into aggregates including hydraulically bound materials -
D027 19/03/2012 Woolwich, South London 100,000 t Apr-12 Sand -
D026 22/03/2012 North Nottinghamshire >50,000 m3 Oct-12 Greenfield Topsoil Available on request
D021 24/07/2012 Canalside in England 35,000 t Yearly Wet sediment dredgings -
D024 27/07/2012 Tankersley 1480 m3 Sept-12 Topsoil/organic material Available on request
D023 27/07/2012 Tankersley 2000 m3 Sept-12 Brown slightly gravely silty clay. Firm to very stiff orange/brown/grey clay Available on request
D020 01/08/2012 Bridgend 8000 m3 Immediately Clean tested subsoil -
D019 24/08/2012 West/Central London 40,000 m3 Now, for 1 year London Clay (Brown and Blue) Available on request
D017 16/10/2012 South Cambridge 10,000 m3 Immediate Naturally occurring topsoil -
D011 29/10/2012 Colchester 100,000 m3 Immediate London Blue clay -
D010 12/01/2013 South West London 100,000 m3 January 2014 - May 2014 Mostly Made Ground, some River Terrace Gravel Available on request
D009 18/01/2013 Wilmslow 1,000 m3 Immediately Clean sandy clay Available on request
D008 01/03/2013 West Hendon 15,000 m3 January to December 2013 Subsoil class 2C Available on request
D007 18/03/2013 Manchester 150,000 m3 Late 2013 Granular subsoil and made ground Available on request
D006 03/04/2013 Ashford 55,000 m3 Oct-13 Non-haz soils Available on request
D005 10/05/2013 Saffron Waldon 4,000 m3 Immediate Gravelly clay Available on request
D004 30/05/2013 Canning Town 12,000 t Immediate Inert Available on request
D003 31/05/2013 Solihull 1,000 m3 Immediate Excated fill Remediated - analysis
D001 11/06/2013 Mill Hill 35,000 m3 Jul-13 Clean London clay Available on request

 

  1. MHCLG seeks views on a revised National Planning Policy Framework

     December 2025
    Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is seeking views on a revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and other changes to the planning system. The consultation closes on...
  2. Defra publishes Environmental Improvement Plan 2025

     December 2025
    The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published its cross-government plan for environmental improvement. The plan sets out 10 goals to restore nature and how it will be...
  3. CL:AIRE is seeking industry specialists help

     January 2026
    Phase 2 of updating the Department of Environment Industry Profiles project has begun and CL:AIRE is seeking help to identify specialists or industry groups that may have specific expertise in...
  4. HSE consults on the Control of Asbestos Regulations and guidance

     December 2025
    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is seeking stakeholders’ views on three proposals: To ensure the independence and impartiality of roles in the four-stage clearance process to further minimise the risk...
  5. ISLANDR project is seeking views on sustainable and risk based land management

     January 2026
    The European ISLANDR project has been exploring how recent developments in understanding could be integrated into sustainable and risk based land management, in particular expanding awareness of the importance of...
  6. Environment Agency consults on updated guidance for Environmental Permitting: H5 site condition report

     November 2025
    The Environment Agency is seeking views on the proposed updated guidance for Environmental Permitting: H5 site condition reporting and includes: Environmental permitting: produce an application site condition report Environmental permitting: maintain your...
  7. Environment Agency consults on its proposed approach to reserving water abstraction rights

     January 2026
    The Environment agency is consulting on its proposed approach to reserving water abstraction rights. Further information is available here. The consultation closes 16 February 2026.
  8. MHCLG consults on reforming the statutory consultee system

     November 2025
    Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is seeking views on reforming the role of statutory consultees in the planning system in England. Further information is
  9. GPVS application window opens 1 January 2026 and closes 28 February 2026

     January 2026
    The next Gas Protection Verification Accreditation Scheme (GPVS) application window opens 1 January 2026 and closes 28 February 2026. The application window is open to Technician Grade and Specialist...
  10. SEPA announces new referencing for groundwater guidance

     January 2026
    Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)'s have recently revised their guidance documents reference numbers. This is due to the regulatory transition to Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations (EASR) that...
  11. Environment Agency – CL:AIRE Joint Statement: Collaboration on the Development of the DoW CoP

     November 2025
    The Environment Agency and CL:AIRE have released a joint statement to update industry on the ongoing development of the Definition of Waste: Development Industry Code of Practice (DoW CoP). To...
  12. Second International Soil Reuse Forum Meeting

     October 2025
    CL:AIRE was delighted to attend the second annual meeting of the International Soil Reuse Forum (ISRF) in Brussels, Belgium, hosted by Grondbank. The meeting, held on 30 September, included colleagues...
  13. CL:AIRE publishes new DoW CoP bulletin on a staged declaration approach to MMPs on HS2 Align

     October 2025
    CL:AIRE is pleased to announce the publication of a new DoW CoP bulletin (DoW CoP 2), Experience of using an MMP framework and staged declaration approach to MMPs on HS2 Align. This...
  14. CL:AIRE publishes updated SuRF-UK framework document

     October 2025
    CL:AIRE is delighted to publish the updated SuRF-UK framework document titled: A framework for assessing the sustainability of soil and groundwater remediation. This update provides a comprehensive approach to assessing...
  15. IAQM publishes good practice on air quality monitoring for brownfield projects

     October 2025
    The Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM) has published, Good Practice on Air Quality Monitoring for Brownfield Projects, which is freely available to download here .
  16. UKRI announces funding opportunities through Eureka GlobalStars Japan 2026

     October 2025
    UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has recently announced that UK organisations can now apply for funding to collaborate on industrial research projects with partners in Eureka member countries and Japan.
  17. UKRI announces large-scale funding opportunities to tackle big environmental science questions

     October 2025
    UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has recently announced financial support for innovative, large-scale and complex projects that tackle big environmental science questions and have the potential to produce world leading...
  18. NBF seeks deputy chair nominations

     October 2025
    The National Brownfield Forum (NBF) is a knowledge sharing initiative administered by CL:AIRE on behalf of 20+ public and private sector members. The NBF is designed to support...
  19. LPDF publishes report on Grey Belt

     October 2025
    The Land, Planning and Development Federation (LPDF) has recently published a report on the impact of grey belt planning policy. It is available to download here.    
  20. Water4All launches transnational call for research and innovation projects

     October 2025
    Water4All has recently launched a Joint Transnational Call (JTC) for research and innovation projects on “Water and Health”. The JTC is launched in the framework of the future European partnership and...
  21. CL:AIRE launches PFAS webpage

     September 2025
    CL:AIRE has launched a PFAS webpage - a compilation of information relevant to the understanding and management of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). On this page...