Policy information sourced from the Southwark Local Plan 2022
P65 Improving air quality
- Development must:
- Achieve or exceed air quality neutral standards; and
- Address the impacts of poor air quality on building occupiers and public realm users by reducing exposure to and mitigating the effects of poor air quality. This must be achieved through design solutions that include:
- Orientation and layout of buildings, taking into account vulnerable building occupiers, and public realm and amenity space users; and
- Ventilation systems; and
- Urban greening appropriate for providing air quality benefits proportionate to the scale of the development; and
- Any shortfall in air quality standards on site must be secured off site through planning obligations or as a financial contribution.
For more information please see the Southwark Local Plan 2022