The air quality of the Borough will be safeguarded and enhanced by:

1. Not permitting new potentially polluting forms of development within and bordering the Borough’s Air Quality Management Areas (AQMA) to minimise potential risks to health. The existing AQMA is shown on the Proposals Map.
2. Not permitting development that would include hazardous substances likely to have an unacceptable risk to nearby areas and people.
3. Not permitting development in the vicinity of notifiable hazardous installations or premises if there is an unacceptable risk to occupiers.
4. Not permitting places of residence, employment or other noise-sensitive uses if the occupants would experience significant noise disturbance.
5. Not permitting development that would create significant noise disturbance to nearby housing, schools and other noise-sensitive uses.