EH RESPONSE TO CONSULTATION
REFERRAL FROM PLANNING:
DEVELOPMENT CONTROL
Planning Reference:
PP/15/02008
Planning Officer:
Steven Roberts
Date
27/5/2015
Environment Officer:
Telephone:
Email:
Tamsin Williams
020 8753 3746
Tamsin.williams@lbhf.gov.uk
EH Acolaid Number
15/166771
Application site address: Avondale Park Primary School, Sirdar Road, LONDON, W11 4EE
Pre-Application
Full Application
Informal Advice
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Appeal
Notification
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Planning brief
Policy
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Date received
Date returned to planning officer :
Consultation deadline from
planning website:
Date(s) of discussion(s) with Planning officers
Environmental issue covered in this response :
Air Quality
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Noise
Other (describe) such as
Licensed premises issues
Notification has also been
forwarded to (EH officer name)
Notification has also been
forwarded to (EH officer name)
Contaminated land
Date
Date
Other
For comments on:
(subject area)
For comments on:
(subject area)
Summary of application proposal
Demolition of nursery extension to provide a one storey extension to accommodate an
enlarged nursery provision at Avondale Park Primary School (following the merging of
St. Anne's and Avondale Park nurseries)
Comments
The borough is an air quality management area because it does not meet air quality
objectives; the council must take steps to ensure air quality objectives are met in the
borough. New development should comply with Policies as required by Core Strategy
Policy CE5 and 7.14 a, b, c of the London Plan.
Review of the drawings provided in the application and maps of modelled annual
mean data for nitrogen dioxide show that the school extension is situated where
concentrations of nitrogen dioxide are predicted to be just below the national air
quality objective for nitrogen dioxide. It is important that energy and combustion on
site do not result in increased concentrations of NO2 locally.
Limited information is provided on energy and combustion, page 15 of the design and
access statement refers to “a holistic approach has been taken in the design...
passive design and energy efficiency measures is given precedence over the addition
of “clean” and “green” technologies.”
Energy and combustion
The system selected to provide energy, heat and hot water should not increase
emissions of NOx and particles (PM10) locally. Low NOx gas boilers and/or air source
heat pumps, photovoltaic panels and other non- combustion renewable technologies
should be considered to minimise emissions of NOx and PM10. CHP plant and
biomass/biofuel use is discouraged due to higher local emissions of particles and
NOx that these produce.
Careful siting of flue outlets and an appropriate chimney height must be determined to
ensure adequate dispersal of emissions and to avoid fumes being entrained in
ventilation intakes, balconies and accessible roof gardens where applicable.
Conclusions
Condition required to ensure emissions from any combustion plant associated with this
developed are minimised.
Combustion plant
Requested
condition(s)
Prior to the commencement of the development evidence must
be provided to show that any chimney stack/flue will be located
so that it is away from ventilation intakes or accessible areas and
at a sufficient height to disperse the exhaust emissions. Details
of all the proposed combustion plant including emissions and
maintenance schedules shall be provided for approval. Boilers
shall have NOx emissions not exceeding 40mg/kWh of dry NOx
(at 0% O2) and Combined Heat and Power plant must meet the
London Plan Band B emissions standards.
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