Policy information sourced from the Westminster City Plan
33. Local environmental impacts
A: The council will make sure that quality of life and health and wellbeing of existing and future occupiers, and the natural environment are not adversely affected by harmful pollutants and other negative impacts on the local environment.
LIGHT POLLUTION
B: Developments must be designed to minimise the detrimental impact of glare and light spill on local amenity, biodiversity, highway and waterway users.
NOISE AND VIBRATION
C: Development should prevent adverse effects of noise and vibration and improve the noise environment in compliance with the council’s Noise Thresholds, with particular attention to:
- minimising noise impacts and preventing noise intrusion to residential developments and sensitive uses;
- minimising noise from plant machinery and internal activities;
- minimising noise from servicing and deliveries; and
- protecting the relative tranquillity in and around open spaces.
ODOUR
D: Development will effectively address the adverse impact of odour through the incorporation of appropriate mitigation measures using a precautionary approach.
LAND CONTAMINATION
E: Applicants are required to carry out contaminated land assessments and take appropriate remediation measures for development on or near a site which is potentially contaminated.
CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS
F: Developments are required to minimise demolition and construction impact by complying with Westminster’s Code of Construction Practice (CoCP).
G: Modern methods of demolition and construction that minimise negative local environmental impacts will be encouraged.
For more information please see the City Plan