Wandsworth - IS 4 Protecting and enhancing environmental quality

Policy information sourced from Wandsworth Core Strategy

IS 4 Protecting and enhancing environmental quality

The Council will support measures to protect and enhance the environmental quality of the borough and work with partner agencies to help deliver this. In particular measures will be taken to:

Mitigate the impact of flood risk in line with the findings of the Strategic Flood Risk Assessment.
Improve air quality in line with the Council’s Air Quality Action Plan and minimise the emissions of air pollution from development, in line with the approach set out in the Mayor of London’s Sustainable Design & Construction Supplementary Planning Guidance, ensuring that new major developments are air quality neutral in line with the London Plan.
Reduce the impact of noise, in line with the approach set out in London Plan 2015 Policy 7.15.
Ensure development is safe regarding the re-use of contaminated land, in relation to proposals involving hazardous processes and materials and development located close to hazardous installations.
Ensure efficient water management to reduce the impact of water take on the Wandle Catchment.

For more information please see the Wandsworth Core Strategy