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Building on landfill : an explosive issue

By: Language: English Series: Surveyor (PWW) ; 168(4970) 12 November 1987, 12-15(4)Publication details: 1987Subject(s): Summary: As the pressure for building land increases, developers are looking more and more at restored landfill sites. This article examines the hazards of building on these sites such as the presence of methane gas and highlights the lack of planning control over this kind of development .

As the pressure for building land increases, developers are looking more and more at restored landfill sites. This article examines the hazards of building on these sites such as the presence of methane gas and highlights the lack of planning control over this kind of development .