dust assessments

The effects of dust in relation to soiling (local amenity) and health can be a concern in the planning process and visible dust emissions and deposition can lead to complaints.  Dust can be generated in a number of processes including during demolition and construction activities, mineral activities such as quarrying, industrial processes such as cement batching, and waste management.  Miller Goodall has wide experience of advising on the effects of dust including:

• Production of dust assessments in relation to construction and demolition, waste transfer and landfill sites, industrial processes
• Dust monitoring
• Preparation of dust management plans
• Input into Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMPs) to mitigate the impact of sites in relation to dust emissions
• Providing evidence to planning appeals

Construction and demolition dust assessments
Miller Goodall has completed many construction and demolition dust assessments using:

• Institute of Air Quality Management’s ''Guidance on the assessment of dust from demolition and construction''
• Mayor of London’s supplementary planning guidance “Control of dust and emissions during construction and demolition”

These documents include guidance on:

• Preparation of an assessment for dust from construction and demolition activities, including dust risk assessments
• The stages of development the dust assessment needs to cover i.e. demolition, earthwork, construction and ‘trackout’ (vehicles leaving the site)
• Identification of the potential scale (large, medium, small) of dust emissions for each stage of work and the level of risk due to the scale of dust emissions on health, ‘dust soiling’ and the natural environment
• Recommendations for monitoring
• Dust mitigation techniques appropriate to the level of risk

We also provide directional and deposition dust monitoring for those within easy travelling distance of our offices. If your site is more distant, we can work with a trusted partner to provide monitoring.

Mineral dust assessments
National Planning Policy Framework advises that when determining planning applications, local mineral planning authorities should ensure that any unavoidable dust and particle emissions are controlled, mitigated or removed at source. Many authorities will require a mineral dust assessment to address the issue.

Miller Goodall completes mineral dust assessments using the Institute of Air Quality Management guidance “Guidance on the Assessment of Mineral Dust Impacts for Planning”.

The guidance uses a simple screening process to identify those mineral sites where the dust impacts are unlikely to be significant and therefore require no further assessment. If further assessment is required, the Source – Pathway - Receptor approach to evaluate the risk of dust impacts and effects is used.

Intensive farming dust assessments
Large, intensive farming activities can give rise to dust soiling, and assessments may be required for both planning applications and environmental permit applications. Miller Goodall has experience in assessing dust from large poultry farms in accordance with Environment Agency guidance (Appendix 11 of EPR 6.09 Assessing Dust Control Measures on Intensive Poultry Installations) and Local Authority Technical Guidance TG(22).

Dust monitoring
We can provide directional and deposition dust monitoring for those within easy travelling distance of our offices. If your site is more distant, we can work with a trusted partner to provide dust monitoring.

Sectors
The main sectors we work across are Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Agricultural, Transport, Healthcare, Sport and Entertainment, and Education.

Standards

Guidance on the Assessment of Dust from Demolition and Construction V2.1 August 2023
Construction-dust-2023-BG-v6-amendments

Guidance on the monitoring in the vicinity of demolition and construction sites V1.1 October 2018
https://iaqm.co.uk/text/guidance/guidance_monitoring_dust_2018.pdf

Guidance on the assessment of mineral dust impacts for Planning V1.1 May 2016
https://iaqm.co.uk/text/guidance/mineralsguidance_2016.pdf

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