Air Quality: Planning & Development
Planning Policy Statement 23 (
PPS23
) is intended to
complement the new pollution prevention & control framework
under the Pollution Prevention & Control (PPC) Act 1999 and the
PPC
Regulations 2000.
This policy statement makes it possible for air quality to be
treated as a material planning consideration in development control
applications, where a development has the potential to affect, or
be affected by local air quality conditions.
In particular, developments may be considered in terms of air
quality where:
- Sensitive developments (educational establishments, surgeries,
care facilities, public buildings or domestic residences) are
proposed within areas of poor air quality, or within an Air Quality
Management Zone (
AQMZ
)
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- Commercial (e.g. retail) or Residential Developments are of
such a size as to potentially affect local air quality by way of an
increase in traffic flow, or by significantly influencing existing
traffic flow dynamics
|
- Developments include proposals for industrial processes with
the potential to affect local air quality, whether or not they fall
within the criteria necessary to require a Permit under the
PPC
Regulations 2000.
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Air pollution considerations do not necessarily hinder the
progress of a development control application, however it is often
useful to consider undertaking a preliminary air quality assessment
prior to making an application for proposals falling into the
categories above.
Further information on Planning & Air Quality can be found
on the
NSCA
web site, at the link below (adobe acrobat
*.pdf
reader required: links to external site)
http://www.
nsca
.org.uk/assets/aq_dev_control_guidance.pdf
Full text of
PPS23
: Planning &
Pollution Control can be found on the “Communities &
Local Government” website, or by using the following
links (links to external web sites):
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