Welcome to the Contaminated land section of the Middlesbrough Council website.  Middlesbrough's history as a world centre for iron,  steel and chemicals has left a legacy of old industrial sites,  some of which may still bear the traces of pollution arising from their use.  The vast majority of these sites are located in the north of the Town,  close to the River Tees.

Within this section you can find out about the work we do to inspect land for contamination,  and to help ensure that old industrial land is regenerated.  You can find out more by downloading a copy of Middlesbrough Council's Contaminated Land Strategy.

Middlesbrough Council has a detailed Historic land use Register,  a collection of old maps and documents showing what land in Middlesbrough was used for. For more information, please contact us by following the link to the right of the screen.