Air Quality Assessments for Planning
How we can help you with your Air Quality Assessment
Our team of air quality experts at Haze Environmental have over 16 years’ of multi-sector air quality experience – a rare and valuable commodity. We are able to provide a broad range of air quality services. The team are members of the Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM), demonstrating our expertise.
Why work with Haze Environmental
Haze Environmental can produce robust air quality assessments to meet your specific needs. We are able to assess the impacts of emissions from a variety of sources including:
- Roads
- Residential developments
- Mixed-use developments
- Construction sites
- Energy from waste
Experts in Air Quality & Odour
We specialise in both air quality assessments and odour assessments having supported hundreds of successful planning applications over the last 16 years. We are able to deliver these quickly and efficiently thanks to our experienced team.
Our average turnaround time for air quality assessment projects is 1-2 weeks so we are able to work with you on meeting your tight deadlines. We understand that often, air quality assessment requirements are not always thought of until the end of the planning process so our dedicated team are here to work with you on completing your project on time and within budget.
Air Quality Assessment for Planning
An air quality assessment is a study or evaluation of the air quality in a specific location. It typically involves measuring the concentrations of various pollutants in the air and comparing them to established standards or guidelines.
The goal of an air quality assessment is to determine if the air quality in a particular area is safe for people to breathe, and if not, to identify the sources of pollution and recommend ways to improve air quality.
Haze Environmental follow the relevant technical guidance for all our assessments, therefore you can be confident our assessments are robust and accurate. In particular, we use the IAQM guidance on Planning for Air Quality:
An air quality assessment will be required where there is a need to inform the decision-making with regard to development. It is reasonable to expect that an assessment will be required where there is a risk of a significant air quality effect, either from a new development causing an air quality impact or creating exposure to high concentrations of pollutants for new residents.
We work with developers, planners and transport consultants looking for an air quality assessment to support a planning application. If you have a development with more than 10 residential units or more than 1,000 metres square of floor space, then an air quality assessment is a requirement for planning applications.
Why work with Haze Environmental for your air quality assessment
Roads
Residential developments
Mixed-use developments
Construction sites
Energy from waste
AIR Methodology
Assessment
We will assess your project at the planning stage to ensure it’s air quality compliant
Investigation
We visit your site either in-person or virtually and carry out in-depth investigations into the site and the proposals
Reporting
We collate and analyse all of the data to report on the findings. This will be fully compliant for planning purposes
