Air quality and planning

New development has the potential to affect air quality. Air quality is one of the material planning considerations taken into account as part of the planning decision making process. Air Quality Impact Assessments may be required before an application can be determined.

Cheshire East Council has produced an Air quality developers guide 2024 (PDF, 260KB) to aid developers through the development process. Contact the Air Quality team if you need any advice on the process.

Developers are advised to read the Environmental Protection Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) (PDF, 2.19MB) to ensure their proposed development meets planning policy requirements and is designed to minimise the impacts on public health, wellbeing and amenity. The SPD constitutes formal planning guidance and will be taken into account as a material consideration when determining relevant planning applications.

If your development requires some information to be submitted up front, you are advised to contact Development Management for pre-application advice to discuss the exact requirements.

Contact Environmental Health