Policy information sourced from City of London Local Plan
DM 15.6 Air Quality
- Developers will be required to consider the impact of their proposals on air quality and, where appropriate, provide an Air Quality Impact Assessment.
- Development that would result in deterioration of the City’s nitrogen dioxide or PM pollution levels will be resisted.
- Major developments will be required to maximise credits for the pollution section of the BREEAM or Code for Sustainable Homes assessment relating to on-site emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx).
- Developers will be encouraged to install non-combustion low and zero carbon energy technology. A detailed air quality impact assessment will be required for combustion based low and zero carbon technologies, such as CHP plant and biomass or biofuel boilers, and necessary mitigation must be approved by the City Corporation.
- Construction and deconstruction and the transport of construction materials and waste must be carried out in such a way as to minimise air quality impacts.
- Air intake points should be located away from existing and potential pollution sources (e.g. busy roads and combustion flues). All combustion flues should terminate above the roof height of the tallest building in the development in order to ensure maximum dispersion of pollutants.
For more information please see the Local Plan