Planning applications must consider the environmental effects to and from the development. The Environmental Protection team provide consultation responses to planners in relation to the impact of noise, air quality, odour, contaminated land and lighting.
To assist applicants in their submission, advice and guidance is provided:
Food and drink premises: planning requirements for kitchen extraction/ventilation systems (PDF - 202.33 KB)
Noise technical guidance: planning requirements for noise (PDF - 222.11 KB)
Planning conditions - Pollution team’s requirements for planning applications (PDF - 297.03 KB)
More guidance to follow.