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. Review of epuk guidance environmental protection uk. Assessment methodology air quality is a material issue that can act as a constraint to development in certain circumstances. Environmental protection uk, in partnership with the institute of air quality management, have produced a guidance document landuse planning and development control. Development management air quality supplementary planning guidance adopted february 2018 regeneration investment and housing. Planning for air quality2 is used to assist with this judgment and also the interpretation of resulting assessments note. 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. Air quality assessment royal borough of kensington and. Planning for air quality 2015 guidance issued by environmental protection uk. There are a number of issues which case officers should be. Planning for air quality 2015 update, epuk biomass and air quality guidance for local authorities. Development control committee b 9 december 2015 item. 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. A key element of the guidance is advice on the significance of air quality impacts and impact management.
Draft development management air quality supplementary planning guidance january 2017 regeneration investment and housing. Both the development of local planning policy and the determination of individual planning applications are important, the former setting the framework for the latter. To safeguard residential amenity, public health and quality of life. Air quality impact assessment and development control. Using impact matrix within the ioa epuk guidance planning for air quality, these. 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. 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. Please contact the environmental protection team for. Major development criteria apply to 100 west cromwell road. 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. Epukiaqm planning guidance environmental protection uk. 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.
We will discuss the new epuk guidance on development control and air quality, which builds on a method of determining significant impact. In accordance with minimum good design standards as set out in the epuk guidance landuse planning and development control. 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. 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. Can the curtilage of a residential building be set back beyond the pollutant exceedance zone. The various guidance documents are discussed further in this 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. Environmental protection uk epuk and institute of air quality management iaqm development control guidance3. Following the latest guidance published in 2015 by the institute of air quality management iaqm and environmental protection uk epuk.
The council, in considering policies on exposure, may give weight to the following mitigation measures. 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. A key consideration in the nppf is the cumulative impact of development on pollution levels. This guidance focuses on development control but also stresses the importance of having good air quality policies within the local development framework. This is also true of the surrey aggregates recycling joint development plan document 20. Planning for air quality, in assessing this application with regard to air quality. Surrey county council dust impact assessment guidance note and dust. South cambridgeshire district council local list of. 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. Defra condemned for proposals scrapping local air pollution. In 2010, environmental protection uk epuk published a revised version of its guidance development control. 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.
Late papers for development control committee 24 april 2018. Air pollution and planning environmental protection uk. 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. Development control manual annex d version 1 june 2010 approved which has compromised treewoodland retention. Epukiaqm guidance has no such status and is not intended as a substitute for. The guidance sets out why air quality is an important consideration in many aspects of local authority spatial. Local air quality management technical guidance laqm. For further guidance see the leaflets titled, epuk guidance development control. To protect public health, those engaged in construction and occupation of. To protect public health, those engaged in construction and occupation of the development from potential effects of poor air quality.
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. Planning for air quality, which replaces the 2010 epuk guidance document, to ensure that air quality is adequately considered in the landuse. Epuk and the institute of air quality management iaqm this was to make it relevant for. Apr 24, 2018 vehicles and ensure the development is sustainable. Planning for air quality 2010 ref 2 and defras local air quality management technical guidance laqm. Development planning and management transport appraisal guidance.
Quality 2010 update this document updates the 2004 and 2006 nsca guidance, and is. Iaqmepuk planning guidance how well is it working for. 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 air quality impacts of this development are described as substantial adverse and moderate. 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. Planning for air quality 2010 update, epuk biomass and air quality guidance for local authorities. Planning for air quality may 2015 guidance document. As the potential impact due to road traffic emissions during the operational phase will be significantly less than. Environmental protection uk has produced this guidance to help ensure that air quality. 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 proposed residential development is in an area where the existing air quality currently exceeds the relevant air quality objectives. Energy statement the climate change act 2008 2050 target amendment order 2019 commits the uk to a legally.
This will be epuk guidance in partnership with iaqm. Iaqmepuk planning guidance how well is it working for you. The principle underlying this guidance is that any assessment should provide enough. 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. 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 system. Air quality impact assessment submitted in support of a planning application where required.
Supplementary guidance air quality management and new. Guidance on landuse planning and development control. Local air quality management new technical guidance tg18 7th august 2018. Planning for air quality consultation document december 2014 in 2010, environmental protection uk epuk published its revised guidance on development control. Impacts are not generally assessed beyond local site area. Development control committee b 9 december 2015 item no. Iaqmepuk guidance on landuse planning and development control. Air quality and emissions mitigation gedling borough council. 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 epuk, 2010 update biomass and air quality guidance for local authorities epuk, 2010 combined heat and power and air quality guidance epuk, 2012. 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. Specific policies or paragraphs of these policy drivers may be detailed within a specific subject below when relevant. Planning for air quality 2015 other institute of air quality iaqm guidance. 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.
Planning for air quality guidance pdf on their experience with it so far. It is now time to seek views from users of the guidance on their experience with it so far. Assessing cumulative impacts of development on air quality. Iaqm guidance on the assessment and or subsequent revisions. Planning for air quality consistently in relation to large developments and cumulative impact. Low emission topic note 2 low emission planning policy and. Air quality and emissions mitigation planning guidance note. Air quality policy for development east staffordshire. 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. A qualitative description of the potential construction effects, particularly with respect to fugitive dust which may affect existing. The latter categorises the significance of air quality for proposals such as the amended scheme, which. Affordable housing statement south gloucestershire. Air quality and land use planning dundee city council.
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