Policy information sourced from the Lovelace Neighbourhood Plan

LNPEN5: Air Quality and Traffic

Planning proposals which actively encourage the transition to a low carbon future and demonstrate that air quality will not significantly deteriorate due to increased traffic, whether temporary or permanent, will be supported.

Developments which significantly increase traffic movements in Lovelace such as to increase the level of air pollutants above European and UK legal limits or would have an adverse impact on the European designated sites by way of pollution, reduced air quality or increased nitrogen levels, will not be supported.

Major developments of 100 or more dwellings must provide measurable mitigation for any significant increase in traffic movements in sensitive locations where the level of air pollutants currently exceeds legal limits. Such proposals should meet all the provisions below when submitting a planning application:

  • Provide alternative measurable mitigation to increasing poor air quality in areas currently above EU and UK legal limits.
  • Provide an ecological impact assessment for the development site and its immediate surrounding area to assess the effects of developments, in particular traffic, on biodiversity, with special regard to the TBHSPA.
  • Provide an Air Quality Assessment to assess the impact of the development on locations where air quality is currently below EU and UK legal limits, taking into account the proposed development and cumulative developments affecting Lovelace.
  • Provide a Construction and Environmental Plan (CEMP) to manage the planning and implementation of construction and ongoing traffic with regard to the rural environment and the TBHSPA.
  • Provision of a Construction Transport Management Plan (CTMP) for any construction traffic activities, to include details on:
    • Identification of potential impacts on the local road network
    • HGV routing and timetabling with particular reference to Ripley Village centre, Ockham Road North, Ockham Lane, Old Lane and Wisley Lane
    • How construction traffic will be encouraged to use the strategic road network where possible
    • Restrictions for site deliveries (especially for HGVs) taking into account any local factors, i.e. proximity to schools.

For more information please see the Neighbourhood Plan