BrisWest - Swanbank environmental due diligence

Challenge

The site, located on a former coal mine site contained abandoned tunnels with known contaminated land issues.

Solution

SLR were commissioned to undertake environmental due diligence for a future purchase of land proposed for industrial development. Environmental services undertaken included:

• Contaminated Land (surface & subsurface materials, ground & surface water, spontaneous combustion coal material, and capping mitigation)
• Geotechnical (former coal mine grout filling review, and shallow surface geotechnical review)
• Biodiversity (fauna and flora, biodiversity overlays, and approval mapping)
• Planning (environmental approvals and mapping)
• Cultural Heritage (desktop review)
• Health, Safety, Environment (reviews of Construction Environmental Management Plan & Work, and Health & Safety legislation advice)
• Due diligence coordination
• Highlight risks for the purchasing client
• Review the technical mitigation measures proposed by third party consultants
• Formulate a final risk profile for the site for the client to base their investment options on.

Impact

Within a tight time frame, the team provided the client with two reports outlining the initial and residual risks for the site, used to inform the investment decision for site purchase. Through a series of weekly meetings, SLR communicated the risks and proposed mitigation measures, ensuring the client understood the time, cost and reputational risk of the project.