“Waste” is defined in Article 1(a) of the European Waste Framework Directive (WFD) as ‘any substance or object … which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard’.

You arrive on site with detailed plans of the buried services. The electricity and telecommunications can be readily confirmed with your Cable Avoidance Tool (CAT); the route of the gas main, sewer and water main are visually located through pavement scarring and covers.

It was with great interest that I read an article on Basement Impact Assessments (BIAs) in a recent issue of Ground Engineering magazine, with particular reference to BIAs carried out in London Borough of Camden.