Assessment methodology air quality is a material issue that can act as a constraint to development in certain circumstances. Local air quality management new technical guidance tg18 7th august 2018. Air quality and land use planning dundee city council. As the potential impact due to road traffic emissions during the operational phase will be significantly less than. Affordable housing statement south gloucestershire. Planning for air quality 2006 epuk issues with current system developer is only expected to consider committed development within the vicinity of their own site. Epuk and the institute of air quality management iaqm this was to make it relevant for. This will be epuk guidance in partnership with iaqm. Nhdc air quality planning guidance document nhdc air quality planning guidance document october 2018 final page 3 of 31 purpose of the planning guidance document this planning guidance document has been prepared to support north hertfordshire district councils air quality development policy within its local plan. The construction phase of the development does not require an air quality assessment a screening assessment in accordance with the environmental protection uk epuk guidance. Defra condemned for proposals scrapping local air pollution. Supplementary guidance air quality management and new.
Specific policies or paragraphs of these policy drivers may be detailed within a specific subject below when relevant. Assessing cumulative impacts of development on air quality. Air quality and emissions mitigation planning guidance note. Epukiaqm planning guidance environmental protection uk. The principle underlying this guidance is that any assessment should provide enough. The institute of air quality management iaqm and environmental protection uk epuk have issued guidance on land use planning and development control, which sets out when an air quality modelling assessment is required. A key consideration in the nppf is the cumulative impact of development on pollution levels. Application of epuk guidance land use and development control.
The air quality impacts of this development are described as substantial adverse and moderate. Planning for air quality 2015 guidance issued by environmental protection uk. The proposed residential development is in an area where the existing air quality currently exceeds the relevant air quality objectives. Surrey county council dust impact assessment guidance note and dust. Public protection preapplication planning guidance the following guidance is intended to be brought to the developers attention, in order that they are able to submit it with their planning application. The council, in considering policies on exposure, may give weight to the following mitigation measures. Al taylor and bill midgette of the office of science and technology led the development effort and served as co chairs of the cdrh design control. The same good practice as laid out below applies to any situation where development proposals may affect trees or woodland on an adjoining property.
This guidance focuses on development control but also stresses the importance of having good air quality policies within the local development framework. Major development criteria apply to 100 west cromwell road. Air quality policy for development east staffordshire. The document is aimed at local authorities, developers and consultants, and provides detailed guidance on the role of development control in improving air quality, and how air quality assessments to support. Environmental protection uk, in partnership with the institute of air quality management, are pleased to release a final, near publication draft of their consultation document landuse planning and development control. Late papers for development control committee 24 april 2018.
Guidance is aimed at environmental protection and planning officers provides background material and an approach to assessment for air quality in the development control system initially produced in 2004, updated 2006 2010 update currently out for consultation. Guidance from environmental protection uk and the institute of air quality. Planning for air quality may 2015 guidance document. All applications should be supported by the necessary information to allow full consideration of the impact of the proposal on the existing air quality of the area. Following the latest guidance published in 2015 by the institute of air quality management iaqm and environmental protection uk epuk.
Apr 24, 2018 vehicles and ensure the development is sustainable. Draft development management and air quality spg january 2017 5 sustainable development, in order to achieve social, economic and environmental goals and overriding national policy requirements. In 2010, environmental protection uk epuk published a revised version of its guidance development control. Environmental protection uk epuk and institute of air quality management iaqm development control guidance3. Planning for air quality guidance pdf on their experience with it so far. Energy statement the climate change act 2008 2050 target amendment order 2019 commits the uk to a legally. Further guidance on the information to be included in the energy assessment to demonstrate compliance with the core strategy policies cs18, cs3 and cs4, and, the policies, sites and places plan policy 6, can be found on the council website.
Draft development management air quality supplementary planning guidance january 2017 regeneration investment and housing. To protect public health, those engaged in construction and occupation of. Local air quality management technical guidance laqm. Please contact the environmental protection team for. To safeguard residential amenity, public health and quality of life. Defras technical guidance note 09 tgo96 is used extensively in the laqm process is also the main guidance used in the air quality assessment process, alongside additional nonstatutory guidance which considers overall development impact and significance. Development control manual annex d version 1 june 2010 approved which has compromised treewoodland retention. These descriptors, which may be used in the assessment of the annual mean concentrations of no 2 and pm 10, are expressed as the magnitude of incremental change as a proportion of the relevant air quality objective. Planning for air quality 2015 update, epuk biomass and air quality guidance for local authorities. The intention here is to provide consistency in approach across the county, providing a degree of certainty for both planners and developers as to when.
We will discuss the new epuk guidance on development control and air quality, which builds on a method of determining significant impact. Environmental protection uk has produced this guidance to help ensure that air quality. Air quality impact assessment submitted in support of a planning application where required. Development planning and management transport appraisal guidance.
The percentage changes in concentrations, relative to the air quality objective when rounded, would be zero to 1% at all of the relevant receptors the annual mean objectives do not apply at receptors r8 and r9. Environmental protection uk epuk document development control. For further guidance see the leaflets titled, epuk guidance development control. The guidance sets out why air quality is an important consideration in many aspects of local authority spatial. Planning for air quality consultation document december 2014 in 2010, environmental protection uk epuk published its revised guidance on development control. Iaqmepuk planning guidance how well is it working for you. Environmental protection uk, in partnership with the institute of air quality management, have produced a guidance document landuse planning and development control. Both the development of local planning policy and the determination of individual planning applications are important, the former setting the framework for the latter. Epuk iaqm planning guidance meeting 22 may 20 14pm city of london offices, 7883 upper thames street key discussion points principles it was agreed that there was a need for guidance, to update or replace the existing epuk development control guidance. Ideally, air quality should be a prime consideration for long term planning. Planning for air quality 2010 environmental protection uk epuk, which states that pollutant concentrations fall off rapidly with distance from a road, the individual receptor sensitivity table 4. In accordance with minimum good design standards as set out in the epuk guidance landuse planning and development control. Low emission topic note 2 low emission planning policy and. Can the curtilage of a residential building be set back beyond the pollutant exceedance zone.
Planning for air quality 2010 update this document updates the 2004 and 2006 nsca guidance, and is specific to local air quality and the development control. There are a number of issues which case officers should be. Development control committee b 9 december 2015 item no. Planning for air quality, in assessing this application with regard to air quality. Air quality impact assessment and development control. Iaqmepuk planning guidance how well is it working for. Development control committee b 9 december 2015 item.
Planning for air quality 2010 update published by epuk in april 2010. Guidance on composting and odour control for local authorities, defra march 2009 9 this guidance applies to the operational phases of mineral development however it is acknowledged that some waste site share some common features with mineral activities and also construction activities. Air quality assessment royal borough of kensington and. The various guidance documents are discussed further in this document. This chapter draws on relevant guidance and consultation to inform the appraisal and sets out the proposed measures to mitigate any potential adverse impacts. Planning for air quality, which replaces the 2010 epuk guidance document, to ensure that air quality is adequately considered in the landuse. Iaqm guidance on the assessment and or subsequent revisions. Planning for air quality 2015 other institute of air quality iaqm guidance. Planning for air quality2 is used to assist with this judgment and also the interpretation of resulting assessments note.
It is now time to seek views from users of the guidance on their experience with it so far. To protect public health, those engaged in construction and occupation of the development from potential effects of poor air quality. Impacts are not generally assessed beyond local site area. This is also true of the surrey aggregates recycling joint development plan document 20. Quality 2010 update this document updates the 2004 and 2006 nsca guidance, and is. Guidance on landuse planning and development control. Air pollution and planning environmental protection uk.
Review of epuk guidance environmental protection uk. The report states that the impact significance will be determined using current guidance when the final eia is undertaken and es prepared which will be submitted as part of the dco. The data in the transport statement, ian booth, consultant engineer ltd, february 2018, shows that the development would not meet the criteria in the epuk guidance for requiring an air quality assessment. Development management air quality supplementary planning guidance adopted february 2018 regeneration investment and housing. A key element of the guidance is advice on the significance of air quality impacts and impact management. Iaqmepuk guidance on landuse planning and development control. The latter categorises the significance of air quality for proposals such as the amended scheme, which. Planning for air quality 2010 update, epuk biomass and air quality guidance for local authorities. Epukiaqm guidance has no such status and is not intended as a substitute for.