Dear all,
Page 48 et seq. is probably of most interest to this list:
Preventing unacceptable risks from pollution and land instability
171. Local policies and decisions should ensure that:
• new development is appropriate for its location, having regard to the effects of pollution on health, the natural environment or general amenity, taking account of the potential sensitivity of the area or proposed development to adverse effects from pollution; and
• the site is suitable for its new use taking account of ground conditions, pollution arising from previous uses and any proposals for land remediation [footnote 15].
Footnote 15 As a minimum, the land should not be capable of being determined as contaminated land under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
172. In doing so, local planning authorities should focus on whether the development itself is an acceptable use of the land, and the impact of the use, rather than the control of processes or emissions themselves where these are subject to approval under pollution control regimes. Planning authorities should assume that these regimes will operate effectively. Equally, where a planning decision has been made on a particular development, the planning issues should not be revisited through the permitting regimes operated by pollution control authorities.
Pollution is defined as: "Pollution: Any consideration of the quality of land, air, water, soils, which might lead to an adverse impact on human health, the natural environment or general amenity. Pollution can arise from a range of emissions, including smoke, fumes, gases, dust, steam and odour."
Elsewhere we are advised:
"planning policies and decisions should seek to protect and enhance environmental and heritage assets in a manner appropriate to their significance, and reduce pollution. Where practical and consistent with other objectives, allocations of land for development should prefer land of lesser environmental value" (p. 5)
Also of interest is this section:
Objectives
163. The Government’s objective is that planning should help to deliver a healthy natural environment for the benefit of everyone and safe places which promote wellbeing.
164. To achieve this objective, the planning system should aim to conserve and enhance the natural and local environment by:
• protecting valued landscapes
• minimising impacts on biodiversity and providing net gains in biodiversity, where possible; and
• preventing both new and existing development from contributing to or being put at unacceptable risk from, or being adversely affected by unacceptable levels of land, air, water or noise pollution or land instability.
Happy reading,
Paul Nathanail
Director, Nottingham eMasters in Contaminated Land Management
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Damon
Damon Pearson
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Barrow Borough Council
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