Policy information sourced from the Basildon District Local Plan Saved Policies.

BAS C15: Hazardous Substances.

The Council will not permit hazardous development which would cause material harm to the health and safety of the District’s population. The Council will have particular regard to the following factors:-

  • the nature and scale of the hazardous development proposed;
  • the distance, and the existence of any existing or potential effective screening, between the hazardous development proposed and any existing or permitted residential, employment or other development where people could be expected to congregate;
  • the nature of development in the vicinity of the proposed hazardous development; and
  • movement of hazardous substances in association with the proposed hazardous development.

For more information, please visit the Basildon District Local Plan Saved Policies document.