Policy information sourced from Enfield Core Strategy 2010-2025
32 POLLUTION
The Council will work with its partners to minimise air, water, noise and light pollution and to address the risks arising from contaminated land and hazardous substances.
In particular, new development will be required to:
- Improve air quality by reducing pollutant emissions and public exposure to pollution, particularly in areas identified as having poor air quality in the Air Quality Action Plan. Criteria for assessing applications will be set out in the Development Management Document. The area action plans, particularly the North Circular Area Action Plan, will consider how pollution can be reduced or successfully mitigated against at a local level;
- Ensure that water quality will not be compromised, and to secure, where appropriate, improvements to water quality. The Council will work with partners, particularly the Environment Agency, to seek improvements to the water environment in adherence with the Water Framework Directive and as per the programme of measures set within the Thames River Basin Management Plan;
- Ensure that noise and light pollution is minimised;
- Address the risks arising from contaminated land through land remediation so that it is suitable for the proposed end use. Proposals on or in the vicinity of potentially contaminated land will be assessed according to criteria set out in the Development Management Document; and
- Assess and minimise the risks associated with establishments where hazardous substances are or have been used and stored, and the location of new development in the vicinity of these establishments, such as gasholder installations in the strategic growth areas.
For more information please see the Core Strategy 2010-2025