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We've launched an enhanced free data viewer for site environmental appraisal

We are pleased to announce that we have upgraded groundsure.io, our open access digital intelligence platform for geo-environmental professionals to be able to get an upfront overview of the key risks or impacts that could affect the site and project.

Celebrating Heritage: Insights from the World Heritage UK 2024 Conference in Cornwall

Celebrating Heritage: Insights from the World Heritage UK 2024 Conference in Cornwall

Conveyancing industry gets together for Groundsure’s Charity Golf Day and raises a fantastic £6,000!

Conveyancing industry gets together for Groundsure’s Charity Golf Day and raises a fantastic £6,000!

Contaminated Land

PFAS: Major pollution concerns at the Hillhouse Technology Enterprise Zone – Thornton-Cleveleys

PFAS: Major pollution concerns at the Hillhouse Technology Enterprise Zone – Thornton-Cleveleys

Unlocking the Potential of Brownfield Sites: The Role of Brownfield Passports

Unlocking the Potential of Brownfield Sites: The Role of Brownfield Passports

Groundsure and Serac Technologies announce Strategic Relationship to Revolutionise Data Insights

Groundsure and Serac Technologies announce Strategic Relationship to Revolutionise Data Insights

Energy & Utilities

Renewable Energy: Successful Government Auction Greenlights More Schemes

Renewable Energy: Successful Government Auction Greenlights More Schemes

The Wheal Agar Mining Disaster – The Heavy Price Paid for Progress

The Wheal Agar Mining Disaster – The Heavy Price Paid for Progress

Groundsure Strengthens Leadership Team for Growth with new Customer-Led Strategic Roles

Groundsure Strengthens Leadership Team for Growth with new Customer-Led Strategic Roles

Contaminated Land

Ground Gas Risk: Loscoe & Landfill Management

Ground Gas Risk: Loscoe & Landfill Management

Housing and Infrastructure: New Government, New Challenges?

Housing and Infrastructure: New Government, New Challenges?

Leadership Changes as Groundsure starts an Exciting New Chapter

Leadership Changes as Groundsure starts an Exciting New Chapter

Sustainable Critical Mineral Mining: Paving the Way for the Green Economy

Sustainable Critical Mineral Mining: Paving the Way for the Green Economy

Groundsure achieves Silver ESG Rating from Ecovadis

Groundsure achieves Silver ESG Rating from Ecovadis

UKREiiF Report: Improving Planning and Meeting Sustainability Challenges

UKREiiF Report: Improving Planning and Meeting Sustainability Challenges

The Groundsure Thames Cruise – Make your Invite Count!

The Groundsure Thames Cruise – Make your Invite Count!

Can we ever rely on robots to do adequate Utility Searching?

Can we ever rely on robots to do adequate Utility Searching?

Utilities: Guidance lags behind technology when progress needs both!

Utilities: Guidance lags behind technology when progress needs both!

Onwards and upwards for the cherry and whites with Groundsure’s support

Onwards and upwards for the cherry and whites with Groundsure’s support

Getting to grips with Utility Information and the Acronyms

Getting to grips with Utility Information and the Acronyms

Groundsure Launches Knowledge Base to enhance Customer Product Support

Groundsure Launches Knowledge Base to enhance Customer Product Support

Coastal Flooding That Eclipsed all Others

Coastal Flooding That Eclipsed all Others

Brownfield First: Dusting off Old Promises?

Brownfield First: Dusting off Old Promises?

The Holme Fen Posts: Sentinels of a Sinking Land

The Holme Fen Posts: Sentinels of a Sinking Land

Contaminated Land

Not a Place of Honour: Secrets in Cornwall’s Cliffs

Not a Place of Honour: Secrets in Cornwall’s Cliffs

How do we turn Climate Transition Risks into Positive Change for Clients?

How do we turn Climate Transition Risks into Positive Change for Clients?

Environmental Permitting Regulations: Agency could levy uncapped liability Variable Monetary Penalties

Environmental Permitting Regulations: Agency could levy uncapped liability Variable Monetary Penalties

Climate Transition Risks – What are they and how are they Relevant to Conveyancers?

Climate Transition Risks – What are they and how are they Relevant to Conveyancers?

Groundsure launches enhanced free data viewer for site environmental appraisal

Groundsure launches enhanced free data viewer for site environmental appraisal

Groundsure Launches Comprehensive new suite of Transition Risk Property Analyses

Groundsure Launches Comprehensive new suite of Transition Risk Property Analyses

Fostering Inclusive Connections and Growth: Insights from Our Recent Conference

Fostering Inclusive Connections and Growth: Insights from Our Recent Conference

Groundsure demonstrates its ESG commitment as a Certified B Corporation

Interpreting Climate Search Results for Property Transactions

Interpreting Climate Search Results for Property Transactions

The Crooked House: A Sad Demise to a Proud Emblem of Mining

The Crooked House: A Sad Demise to a Proud Emblem of Mining

Coprolite: Mining for Poo in Cambridge

Coprolite: Mining for Poo in Cambridge

Understanding Permits and the Impact to Commercial Transactions

Understanding Permits and the Impact to Commercial Transactions

Groundsure deepens its community charity support

Groundsure deepens its community charity support

Climate Risk and the Retainer – In or out?

Climate Risk and the Retainer – In or out?

New Mining and Sinkhole data added to Insight Data Packs

New Mining and Sinkhole data added to Insight Data Packs

The Southall Stench: Is there a better way to manage public health in long term brownfield developments?

The Southall Stench: Is there a better way to manage public health in long term brownfield developments?

What are COMAH sites and why should I care?

What are COMAH sites and why should I care?

Workplace Mental Health First Aid: A perspective.

Workplace Mental Health First Aid: A perspective.

Groundsure to offer conveyancers climate risk training in conjunction with Legal Eye

Groundsure to offer conveyancers climate risk training in conjunction with Legal Eye

Groundsure Launches Brownfield Site Viability Tool

Groundsure Launches Brownfield Site Viability Tool

News: Amendments to the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016

News: Amendments to the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016

Groundsure-Sponsored Camborne RFC U16s win the County Bowl

Groundsure-Sponsored Camborne RFC U16s win the County Bowl

PFAS: A Long Lasting Legacy

PFAS: A Long Lasting Legacy

<strong>Law Society Climate Risk Guidance: Reaction from Groundsure </strong>

Law Society Climate Risk Guidance: Reaction from Groundsure

Climate & transitional risk – who will take charge?

Climate & transitional risk – who will take charge?

<strong>March in Review: Support for our Superheroes</strong>

March in Review: Support for our Superheroes

Women in History Month: A leading lady in the world of cartography

Women in History Month: A leading lady in the world of cartography

Groundsure Answers the Public…on Flooding

Groundsure Answers the Public…on Flooding

Women in History Month: <strong>Judith Denner – Originator of Part2A Environmental Protection Act Legislation</strong>

Women in History Month: Judith Denner – Originator of Part2A Environmental Protection Act Legislation

Survey: Brokers put 2022 behind them and acknowledge conveyancers “vital” to industry

Survey: Brokers put 2022 behind them and acknowledge conveyancers “vital” to industry

Women in History Month: Phyllis Pearsall – Creator of the iconic A-Z Mapping

Women in History Month: Phyllis Pearsall – Creator of the iconic A-Z Mapping

Women in History Month: The role of the Cornish Miner’s “Married Widow”

Women in History Month: The role of the Cornish Miner’s “Married Widow”

Supporting the local community

Supporting the local community

Natural Flood Management with the Sussex Flow Initiative

Natural Flood Management with the Sussex Flow Initiative

<strong>The effect of Cornish Mining on Development sites</strong>

The effect of Cornish Mining on Development sites

<strong>Coastal Erosion and Landfill Exposure: Future Impacts of Climate Change</strong>

Coastal Erosion and Landfill Exposure: Future Impacts of Climate Change

The Climate Year – COP, Climate Duties and Analysis for Clients

The Climate Year – COP, Climate Duties and Analysis for Clients

The Wave Project – Providing mental health support through the joys of surfing

The Wave Project – Providing mental health support through the joys of surfing

Important change to radon data in our reports and data packs

“England’s Most Contaminated Site?”: A Challenge to Development Viability?

“England’s Most Contaminated Site?”: A Challenge to Development Viability?

Groundsure launches new climate risk microsite for conveyancers

Groundsure launches new climate risk microsite for conveyancers

Welcome to the Enhanced Experience of Groundsure.io

Welcome to the Enhanced Experience of Groundsure.io

Supporting our communities, staff & environment

Supporting our communities, staff & environment

The future of AI

The future of AI

How Groundsure Rekindled my Love of Cornish History

How Groundsure Rekindled my Love of Cornish History

Groundsure launches Unique Climate Report for New South Wales Property Transactions

Groundsure launches Unique Climate Report for New South Wales Property Transactions

Important updates to ClimateIndex™ analysis in reports

Important updates to ClimateIndex™ analysis in reports

Should lenders be eco-worriers?

Should lenders be eco-worriers?

Groundsure Answers the public – Coal mining

Groundsure Answers the public – Coal mining

Don’t count on the government to expedite a green transition

Don’t count on the government to expedite a green transition

Sheffield: Turning Clay into Steel

Sheffield: Turning Clay into Steel

What the heatwaves tell us about the future of conveyancing

What the heatwaves tell us about the future of conveyancing

Lincoln: Sixty Years of Ironstone Mining

Lincoln: Sixty Years of Ironstone Mining

Newcastle Mining History: Toil, Tragedy and Evolution

Newcastle Mining History: Toil, Tragedy and Evolution

How are lawyers responding to climate risk?

How are lawyers responding to climate risk?

Lenders and Climate Change: Towards Better Regulatory Management

Lenders and Climate Change: Towards Better Regulatory Management

Energy Security

Energy Security: The Resurgence of Fossil Fuels?

Energy Security: The Resurgence of Fossil Fuels?

2022 UK Heatwave: The Shape of Things to Come

2022 UK Heatwave: The Shape of Things to Come

Do Solicitors have a Legal Duty of Care to advise their Property (and other) Clients about Climate Risk?

Do Solicitors have a Legal Duty of Care to advise their Property (and other) Clients about Climate Risk?

Bexleyheath Sinkhole: Sinking in the Suburbs

Bexleyheath Sinkhole: Sinking in the Suburbs

Liverpool’s Deepest Secret: The Williamson Tunnels

Liverpool’s Deepest Secret: The Williamson Tunnels

Groundsure launches new ClimateIndex™ analysis module

Groundsure launches new ClimateIndex™ analysis module

Rising seas could leave towns abandoned

Rising seas could leave towns abandoned

Smart lenders regard climate change as a tier 1 risk

Smart lenders regard climate change as a tier 1 risk

The Case for Updating The Law Society’s Environmental Practice Notes due to the Climate Crisis

The Case for Updating The Law Society’s Environmental Practice Notes due to the Climate Crisis

Weighing up Contaminated Land risks versus Flooding and Subsidence

Weighing up Contaminated Land risks versus Flooding and Subsidence

Climate Change and Commercial Real Estate Transactions – A Special Round Table

Climate Change and Commercial Real Estate Transactions – A Special Round Table

Which geo-environmental risks should property lawyers (and our clients) be most concerned about?

Which geo-environmental risks should property lawyers (and our clients) be most concerned about?

Barclays adds Groundsure’s Climate Data to its Environmental Due Diligence

Barclays adds Groundsure’s Climate Data to its Environmental Due Diligence

Groundsure supporting African humanitarian aid relief through Hot Mapping

Groundsure supporting African humanitarian aid relief through Hot Mapping

Birmingham’s Brickworks – The legacy of the forgotten industry that built the country

Birmingham’s Brickworks – The legacy of the forgotten industry that built the country

Contaminated Land: A Part 2A designated site and how it is managed

Contaminated Land: A Part 2A designated site and how it is managed

York: Clay Pits and Climate Change – Mapping the Risks

York: Clay Pits and Climate Change – Mapping the Risks

Women in Residential Property: Why we are Proud to Support.

Women in Residential Property: Why we are Proud to Support.

Property at Risk from Norwich’s Hidden Chalk Mining Legacy

Property at Risk from Norwich’s Hidden Chalk Mining Legacy

Flooding by Franklin on a Conveyor of Storms

Flooding by Franklin on a Conveyor of Storms

Using LiDAR to spot Iron Mining in the Weald

Using LiDAR to spot Iron Mining in the Weald

Supporting Future Cornish Career Success

Supporting Future Cornish Career Success

Tin Mining Remediation for Cornwall Business Park

Tin Mining Remediation for Cornwall Business Park

Mining Under Metroland – London’s Chalk Mines and Property Risk

Mining Under Metroland – London’s Chalk Mines and Property Risk

Coastal Erosion & Climate Change: Our Differing Geology and Future Community Impacts.

Coastal Erosion & Climate Change: Our Differing Geology and Future Community Impacts.

Nottingham: The House of Caves

Nottingham: The House of Caves

Going deeper: Groundsure’s mine cavity remediation approach

Going deeper: Groundsure’s mine cavity remediation approach

Brick works, clay pits and quarries: A case study of properties in Cardiff

Brick works, clay pits and quarries: A case study of properties in Cardiff

Secret tunnels: Doors to a hidden realm

Secret tunnels: Doors to a hidden realm

3D geology modelling enables new development to mitigate past mining risk

3D geology modelling enables new development to mitigate past mining risk

COP26: Towards better climate change due diligence in property transactions

COP26: Towards better climate change due diligence in property transactions

Ardwick lime works: A Manchester case study

Ardwick lime works: A Manchester case study

Redcliffe sandstones caves: A Bristol case study

Redcliffe sandstones caves: A Bristol case study

Understanding non-coal mining property risks

Understanding non-coal mining property risks

David Kempster Joins Groundsure as Marketing Director

David Kempster Joins Groundsure as Marketing Director

An Interns Experience Working at Groundsure

An Interns Experience Working at Groundsure

Prestwich sinkhole under investigation

Prestwich sinkhole under investigation

Recent sinkhole in Norwich: what could be the cause?

Recent sinkhole in Norwich: what could be the cause?

Why is the Water Framework Directive important?

Why is the Water Framework Directive important?

What could be the cause of a recent sinkhole on Seaton beach?

What could be the cause of a recent sinkhole on Seaton beach?

The plastic pandemic

The plastic pandemic

‘Toxic’ Glasgow burn under investigation. What can historical maps reveal.

‘Toxic’ Glasgow burn under investigation. What can historical maps reveal.

Jurassic coast retreat

Jurassic coast retreat

The conveyancing process. Elevated by technology. Powered by relationships

The conveyancing process. Elevated by technology. Powered by relationships

Are you really as risk compliant as you think you are?

Are you really as risk compliant as you think you are?

Covehithe – The village lost to sea

Covehithe – The village lost to sea

Ground stability hazards around Greater London

Ground stability hazards around Greater London

The hidden dangers of old mine workings

The hidden dangers of old mine workings

Conveyancing Information Executive statement: Vendor driven due diligence reports

Conveyancing Information Executive statement: Vendor driven due diligence reports

Urban mining in and around Plymouth

Urban mining in and around Plymouth

Mining Risk Assessment – Why you may need one when buying a property in the South West

Mining Risk Assessment – Why you may need one when buying a property in the South West

Groundsure’s 2020 Christmas charity support

Groundsure’s 2020 Christmas charity support

Cornwall’s hidden treasure

Cornwall’s hidden treasure

Is your local golf course really what it appears to be?

Is your local golf course really what it appears to be?

Is your local golf course really what it appears to be?

Is your local golf course really what it appears to be?

The clue is in the name

The clue is in the name

Coastal retreat at Birling Gap

Coastal retreat at Birling Gap

Old gas works, new pollution

Old gas works, new pollution

Are we really escaping to the country?

Are we really escaping to the country?

Our leading product expert Dominic Tubb talks ground stability and mining: GeoRisk

Our leading product expert Dominic Tubb talks ground stability and mining: GeoRisk

Shrink swell subsidence – new dataset to help plan and prevent future risks

Shrink swell subsidence – new dataset to help plan and prevent future risks

How is 3D Imagery used by the experts at Mining Searches UK

How is 3D Imagery used by the experts at Mining Searches UK

The coal mining legacy lives on

The coal mining legacy lives on

New copper deposit found in Cornwall

New copper deposit found in Cornwall

Why is reviewing the operational environmental risk of a site essential?

Why is reviewing the operational environmental risk of a site essential?

Petrol Filling Stations – Contamination impacts and potential risks

Petrol Filling Stations – Contamination impacts and potential risks

A river runs through it – riparian rights and responsibilities

A river runs through it – riparian rights and responsibilities

National Quality Mark Scheme (NQMS) embedding in Planning Policy

National Quality Mark Scheme (NQMS) embedding in Planning Policy

Case Study 1: Preliminary Environmental Risk Screening (PERS) in Estate Management.

Case Study 1: Preliminary Environmental Risk Screening (PERS) in Estate Management.

Urban Mining: dispelling the myths

Urban Mining: dispelling the myths

Groundsure mining reports now delve even deeper

Groundsure mining reports now delve even deeper

HS2 ‘Notice to proceed’ issued on 15th April 2020

HS2 ‘Notice to proceed’ issued on 15th April 2020

Blue Billy

Blue Billy

Update on service from Groundsure in light of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Update on service from Groundsure in light of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Onshore wind is back on the agenda

Onshore wind is back on the agenda

Riders on the storm: Flood forecasting and what can be done

Riders on the storm: Flood forecasting and what can be done

Groundsure announces a new trade body, the Conveyancing Information Executive

Groundsure announces a new trade body, the Conveyancing Information Executive

Will HS2 have the ‘Crossrail effect’ for property prices near stations?

Will HS2 have the ‘Crossrail effect’ for property prices near stations?

No longer the bridesmaid.

No longer the bridesmaid.

Air pollution on the London Underground: The effects and what is being done

Air pollution on the London Underground: The effects and what is being done

Groundsure announces new sponsorship with Professional Conferences

Groundsure announces new sponsorship with Professional Conferences

Christmas flooding and its effect on Groundwater

Christmas flooding and its effect on Groundwater

Groundsure acquires Mining Searches UK

Groundsure acquires Mining Searches UK

A day with Mayo Wynne Baxter Solicitors

A day with Mayo Wynne Baxter Solicitors

Groundsure announces new sponsorship with Women in Residential Property

Groundsure announces new sponsorship with Women in Residential Property

A day with Humphries Kirk Solicitors

A day with Humphries Kirk Solicitors

Climate change is pouring down

Climate change is pouring down

Understanding flood risks for property transactions

Understanding flood risks for property transactions

Environmental risk context for lenders and purchasers

Environmental risk context for lenders and purchasers

Himalayan Balsam, the lesser known invasive non-native species in the UK

Himalayan Balsam, the lesser known invasive non-native species in the UK

A day with Ordnance Survey

A day with Ordnance Survey

Agricultural Animal Diseases

Agricultural Animal Diseases

A day with the British Geological Survey

A day with the British Geological Survey

Grave danger – Cemeteries as a source of groundwater pollution

Grave danger – Cemeteries as a source of groundwater pollution

The risk of carbon dioxide from shallow mine workings

The risk of carbon dioxide from shallow mine workings

What is clean beauty and what does it mean for us?

What is clean beauty and what does it mean for us?

HS2 – what is the future of the scheme?

HS2 – what is the future of the scheme?

Savills Portfolio – Land at Stobswood

Savills Portfolio – Land at Stobswood

Groundsure Review – Helpline service

Groundsure Review – Helpline service

National Quality Mark Scheme (NQMS) embedding in Planning Policy

National Quality Mark Scheme (NQMS) embedding in Planning Policy

Groundsure appoints Ambiental Risk Analytics as a new flood data partner

Groundsure appoints Ambiental Risk Analytics as a new flood data partner

Sheep dip – has the wool been pulled over our eyes?

Sheep dip – has the wool been pulled over our eyes?

How Millennials are reshaping the conveyancing sector

How Millennials are reshaping the conveyancing sector

Why quality conveyancing matters when it comes to buying property

Why quality conveyancing matters when it comes to buying property

New Agricultural Report – What are the 5 main environmental risks associated with agricultural land uses?

New Agricultural Report – What are the 5 main environmental risks associated with agricultural land uses?

What next? The first 100 days of the Johnson premiership

What next? The first 100 days of the Johnson premiership

Groundsure’s Ceri Sansom BSc MSc CEnv MIEMA discusses the CLRM released by the Environment Agency

Groundsure’s Ceri Sansom BSc MSc CEnv MIEMA discusses the CLRM released by the Environment Agency

ArtificiaI Intelligence: Friend or Foe?

ArtificiaI Intelligence: Friend or Foe?

Lay of the land: the cost of coal mining of today’s property market

Lay of the land: the cost of coal mining of today’s property market

Flooding: the ten most common questions answered

Flooding: the ten most common questions answered

Three new search reports from Groundsure

Three new search reports from Groundsure

Cheshire Brine and salt extraction: a history

Cheshire Brine and salt extraction: a history

Groundsure reveals new commercial search reports

Groundsure reveals new commercial search reports

Groundsure.io – free? Why on Earth would we do that?

Groundsure.io – free? Why on Earth would we do that?

Pollution incidents

Pollution incidents

Shoreham Cement Works

Shoreham Cement Works

Food Waste

Food Waste

Natural Flood Defences

Natural Flood Defences

Air Pollution

Air Pollution

Rampion Wind Farm: A Case Study

Rampion Wind Farm: A Case Study

Renewables in the UK

Renewables in the UK

The environmental impact of abandoned metal mines in the UK

The environmental impact of abandoned metal mines in the UK

Regeneration of Purfleet

Regeneration of Purfleet

Riparian Rights

Riparian Rights

How to eliminate or control Japanese Knotweed

How to eliminate or control Japanese Knotweed

Fire Insurance Plans – the future of historical mapping

Fire Insurance Plans – the future of historical mapping

Water Pollution

Water Pollution

WWII Ordnance – Is it still a risk?

WWII Ordnance – Is it still a risk?

Archaeology and Development

Archaeology and Development

A new environmental search called Avista just launched…

A new environmental search called Avista just launched…

Environmental fines are on the rise: Are you at risk?

Environmental fines are on the rise: Are you at risk?

Local authorities permitting development in flood prone areas named

Local authorities permitting development in flood prone areas named

Offshore Wind Turbines – How do you install a wind turbine out at sea?

Offshore Wind Turbines – How do you install a wind turbine out at sea?

Sinkholes

Sinkholes

Forgotten stations and long lost stops

Forgotten stations and long lost stops

Geo Insight now includes enhanced geology data at no extra cost

Geo Insight now includes enhanced geology data at no extra cost

The Ground Moves Beneath Our Feet

The Ground Moves Beneath Our Feet

Groundsure Planning Alert

Groundsure Planning Alert

Working with water – amphibious houses

Working with water – amphibious houses

Half of UK conveyancers rate HS2 consultation process as poor

Half of UK conveyancers rate HS2 consultation process as poor

Fictitious entries – what’s the truth?

Fictitious entries – what’s the truth?

Heat generated from the London Underground

Heat generated from the London Underground

Historical maps and why they are an important consideration when redeveloping a brownfield (or greenfield) site

Historical maps and why they are an important consideration when redeveloping a brownfield (or greenfield) site

Fracking in National Parks

Fracking in National Parks

The Garden City Movement

The Garden City Movement

Turning Carbon Dioxide to Stone – ‘CarbFix’

Turning Carbon Dioxide to Stone – ‘CarbFix’

Managed Retreat as a Viable Option for Coastal Management

Managed Retreat as a Viable Option for Coastal Management

Flood Defences Affecting Property

Flood Defences Affecting Property

The Benefits of the Screening Report

The Benefits of the Screening Report

Consumer Protection and Environmental Searches

Consumer Protection and Environmental Searches

Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Land Use

Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Land Use

Phytoremediation: plants are (always) good to us

Phytoremediation: plants are (always) good to us

Can you put a Price on Nature?

Can you put a Price on Nature?

Environmental contamination and Warfare

Environmental contamination and Warfare

River Adur Smell – Historic or Current Industrial Practices?

River Adur Smell – Historic or Current Industrial Practices?

Groundwater abstraction and Source Protection Zones

Groundwater abstraction and Source Protection Zones

Hidden Hazards:

Understanding non-coal mining property risks

Conveyancers are familiar with obtaining CON29M reports for coal mining risk, but this is very far from the whole story on wider risks from past mining activity across the country.