LP14 — Air Quality, Pollution and Managing Impacts of Development.

A. The Council will seek to ensure that the local environmental impacts of all development proposals do not lead to detrimental effects on the health, safety and amenity of existing and new users or occupiers of the development site, or the surrounding land. These impacts include, but are not limited to, air pollution, noise and vibration, light pollution, odours and fumes, solar glare and solar dazzle, and land contamination. B. Planning applicants should have regard to any guidance provided by the Council on local environmental impacts and pollution as well as on noise generating and noise sensitive development. Where necessary, the Council will apply planning conditions to ensure that local environmental impacts on adjacent land uses are maintained to acceptable levels. Air Quality C. The Council will support developments which incorporate ‘air quality positive’ design and the use of new technologies. Development proposals must be at least ‘Air Quality Neutral’, and should not contribute to worsening of air quality during the construction or operation stage, in accordance with Policy SI1 of the London Plan. D. In order to assess the appropriateness of introducing new developments in areas already subject to poor air quality, the following will be required: 1. An air quality impact assessment, supported by modelled data, where necessary. 2. Mitigation measures which are demonstrated to be effective in reducing the development's impact on air quality, including the type of equipment to be installed, the provision of thermal insulation and ducting abatement technology. 3. Measures and appropriate design solutions which would protect the occupiers and users of new developments, and in particular vulnerable people, including children and the elderly, from existing sources. 4. The provision of demonstrably effective mitigation measures for developments intended to accommodate sensitive receptors or close to sites used by sensitive receptors such as schools, hospitals, and care homes where these are located in areas of existing poor air quality. Noise and Vibration E. The Council will require the reduction, management, and / or mitigation of noise and vibration that would arise as a result of development to ensure that the health and quality of life of existing and future residents, especially within noise sensitive buildings, is protected. Development proposals should have regard to the Policy D14 of the London Plan, and the following will be required to be demonstrated as part of a noise assessment: 1. The impact of any new plant and equipment upon both receptors and general background noise levels. 2. The provision of effective mitigation measures where noise resulting from a development needs to be controlled and managed, including through the promotion of good acoustic and site design and use of new technologies. 3. Time limits and restrictions for activities where noise cannot be sufficiently mitigated, including through the use of planning conditions. 4. Measures to protect the occupiers of new developments from existing sources, without harming the successful continued operation of existing uses in line with the Agent of Change principle set out in the London Plan Policy D13. Light Pollution F. The Council will seek to ensure that artificial lighting in new developments would not lead to unacceptable impacts on the health, quality of life and amenity of occupiers or on fauna by requiring the following, where necessary: 1. An assessment of any new lighting and its impact upon any sensitive receptors. 2. Mitigation measures, including the type and positioning of light sources. 3. Promotion of good lighting design and use of new technologies. Odours and Fume Control G. The Council will seek to ensure that any potential impacts relating to odour and fumes from commercial activities are adequately mitigated by requiring the following: 1. An impact assessment where necessary. 2. The type and nature of filtration to be used. 3. The height and position of any chimney or outlet. 4. Promotion and use of new abatement technologies. Land Contamination H. Where development is proposed on contaminated or potentially contaminated land, a desk study and site investigation in line with the most up-to-date guidance will be required. Proposals for the remediation of any contamination identified will need to be agreed with the Council before development proceeds. I. Development proposals that involve hazardous processes, or which are located in proximity to hazardous installations, will need to ensure that the potential risk of adverse impacts on people and the environment has been assessed, and that effective mitigation measures will be provided. Construction and Demolition J. The Council will require that environmental disturbances during construction and demolition to be managed to acceptable levels. To deliver this, the Council will require the submission of a Construction Management Statement (CMS) for the following types of developments: 1. All major developments. 2. Developments of sites in confined locations (including basements and subterranean developments) or near sensitive receptors. 3. If substantial demolition/excavation works are proposed.

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