Policy information sourced from Enfield’s North Circular Area Action Plan

NC Policy 9 Environmental Mitigation Air Quality and Noise Pollution

New buildings should address the North Circular Road with windows and doors facing and accessed directly from this main road. The internal planning of new development should position living and sleeping accommodation away from the most polluted side of the development. Housing design should encourage natural ventilation so that cleaner air is drawn into buildings from less polluted sides of the development. Landscape and biodiversity proposals will also play an important role in the mitigation of pollution.

Core Policy 32 outlines the Council’s position on pollution and confirms that the Council will require new development to improve air quality by reducing pollutant emissions and public exposure to pollution. Criteria for assessing proposals in this regard are outlined under DMD Policy 65: Air Quality. This policy confirms that the Council expects new developments to be at least ‘air quality neutral’.

The Council has limited control over air quality, although the issue will be an important material consideration in the determination of planning applications. The design of new development and their associated landscaping proposals can significantly help in the mitigation of environmental problems such as air and noise pollution. It is important to ensure the A406 is seen and perceived to be an integral part of the public realm. It should be a route that is used by pedestrians, cyclists, bus users and motorists alike. Having new buildings that address the road with windows and doors accessed directly from it is therefore important. The internal planning of new development can then help mitigate against air and noise pollution by positioning rooms appropriately.

Open space

The policy framework relating to green infrastructure and open spaces is outlined under Core Policy 34 together with policies 71-81 in the DMD.

For more information please see the North Circular Area Action Plan