The GroundSure Review is the market leading report amongst the largest legal firms in the UK. It offers a robust, fast and cost-effective means of assessing environmental risks and liabilities for commercial properties. This report is ideal for those wishing to undertake a detailed assessment of a site.

The special features which make the GroundSure Review an industry leader:

• It is the only rapid screening tool to include a review of high detail historic mapping (1:2,500)
• Highlighting potential risks that may not appear in environmental reports using a scale of only 1:10,000
• The GroundSure Review is designed for ease of use and provides a single page executive summary covering key findings, recommendations and guidance
• All reports state the most sensitive use for which the site is most likely to be suitable
• Each report indicates a risk of the site being investigated further under part IIA of the EPA 1990
• The level of risk of Direct or Necessary Remedial Action under Relevant Legislation is indicated in all reports
• All reports include an aerial photograph of the study site and a highly detailed site plan
• The GroundSure Review is compiled and interpreted by IEMA accredited environmental auditors
• Our Customer Helpline offers full technical support through access to our in-house team of experts

The GroundSure Review provides:

• GroundSure’s Historical Land Use Database which  comprises over 6,500 potentially contaminative land uses at 1:10,000 and 35,000 at 1:2,500 and 1:1,250 scales, dating back to 1840 including:
• GroundSure Tank Database
• GroundSure Petrol Filling Station Database
• GroundSure Garage Database
• GroundSure Energy Feature Database
• Groundwater sensitivity, abstractions and Source Protection Zones  
• Geology data - including made ground/artificial deposits, superficial/drift deposits and bedrock/solid geology
• Underground high pressure oil and gas pipelines
• British Geological Survey groundwater flooding data
• Mobile Masts data
• Planning Hazardous Substance consents and enforcements
• Local Air Pollution Prevention and Control enforcements
• Overhead transmission lines
• Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs)
• DEFRA Environmentally Sensitive Areas
• National Parks
• Nitrate Sensitive and Nitrate Vulnerable zones
• Flood defences
• Flood storage areas
• Brine affected areas

See also:

> Commercial Environmental Searches
> Read more about Residential Environmental Searches
> Download sample Residential Environmental Search
> Go to Environmental Searches overview page
> Click here to download a Groundsure Commercial Environmental Review Product Card
> Please click here to see commercial property search packs