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 )

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.

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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