Planning Permission: Air Pollution
(asked on 18th January 2021) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they give to air pollution levels when making ministerial decisions on whether to call-in a planning application.
This question was answered on 29th January 2021
Decisions on calling in applications are made in line with published call-in policy as set out in a Written Ministerial Statement by Nick Boles on 26 October 2012. The policy makes it clear that the power to call in a case will only be used very selectively. Air pollution levels are a potential consideration when considering whether to call in an application.