34 — Managing pollution.

The Council will support development proposals that: i. ii. iii. 12.6.1 Do not unduly impact upon amenity, human health and safety and the natural environment by noise, dust, odour and light pollution, vibration and land contamination; Do not pose an unacceptable risk to the quality of the water catchment, groundwater or surface water; and Optimise the design, layout and orientation of buildings and the use of green infrastructure to minimise exposure to the above pollutants. The health and safety of residents and visitors to the borough can be affected by pollution of the air, water and land as well as light and noise pollution. The Council seeks to minimise the exposure to pollutants both during construction and over the lifetime of the development to ensure the creation of safe and healthy places to live, visit and work in the borough. This policy should be read in conjunction with Policy 33. Local Plan 2016-2031 Adopted 2021 London Borough of Havering 12 Green Places 12.6.2 The Mayor of London's Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) on Sustainable Design and Construction provides detailed guidance on how exposure to pollutants could be addressed in the design of schemes, how adverse effects could be appropriately mitigated and sets out when detailed assessments will be required. Additional guidance to minimise adverse impacts during construction are set out in the Mayor's 'The control of dust and emissions during construction and demolition' SPG. 12.6.3 A different degree of exposure to pollutants may be acceptable for different types of land uses. In considering development proposals and accompanying detailed assessments, both the individual and cumulative adverse impacts of development will be taken into account. Development should also ensure that human health and the environment is protected during the cleaning up of any pollution or land contamination. 12.6.4 External lighting is often required to provide healthy and safe environments, to enhance the appearance of buildings and to extend the use of facilities, such as outdoor sports facilities. However, inappropriate lighting can negatively affect residents' quality of life, significantly change the character of the locality, adversely affect wildlife and use unnecessary amounts of energy. Care should be taken to ensure lighting only illuminates intended areas and does not affect or impact on its surroundings. The Institute (17) of Lighting Engineers Guidance Note provides additional guidance on the design of light installations. Applicants are also encouraged to consider guidance from the Bat Conservation Trust (18) to minimise the impact of artificial lighting on wildlife 12.6.5 Where there is a potential for land contamination, a staged process of risk assessment will be required to demonstrate that land contamination has been effectively considered and addressed and that the land is suitable for its intended use, in accordance with the Council's Contaminated Land Inspection Strategy. The Environment Agency should be consulted when the proposed development poses a potential risk to controlled waters due to land contamination having regard to the Environment Agency's (19) groundwater protection principles . Regard should be given to the Surface Protection Zone along the border with Barking and Dagenham, which needs to be protected during development around discharges or pathways to groundwater. The Council’s leaflet titled ‘Land Contamination and the Planning Process’ provides information on what the Council requires in order to assess if a development is suitable for the proposed use on land which is potentially affected by contamination.

How it lands

Where it bites

Source

What cites it — application types

all years on record · click a slice to filter

Why it is cited — and what follows