Chartered environmental consultants providing expert air quality, dust and odour assessments across Gateshead and the wider Tyne and Wear region. We support planning applications from the A1 corridor and Team Valley to Gateshead Quays and beyond.
Gateshead is a major Tyne and Wear borough immediately south of Newcastle, with a distinct set of air quality challenges shaped by its road network, industrial legacy and rapid regeneration. Gateshead Council has declared Air Quality Management Areas covering the A1, the A184 and the town centre, reflecting elevated nitrogen dioxide concentrations driven primarily by road traffic on these strategic corridors. As a consequence, a significant proportion of planning applications in the borough are required to include an air quality assessment, and the council's environmental health officers apply robust technical scrutiny to submissions.
The A1 Western Bypass, running through the west of the borough, is one of the most heavily trafficked routes in the North East and a dominant source of roadside air pollution. Development proposals close to this corridor — whether residential, commercial or logistics — require careful assessment of existing nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter concentrations, as well as a robust evaluation of the impact of additional traffic. The Tyneside Clean Air Zone, which Newcastle and Gateshead introduced jointly, has added a further layer of policy context that technical assessments must address, particularly for developments generating traffic within or around the zone boundary.
Gateshead is simultaneously undergoing one of its most significant waves of regeneration, with the Gateshead Quays convention centre project, Baltic Quarter, and town centre investment bringing major new construction and development to the borough. The Angel of the North area and Team Valley Trading Estate are also active development locations, the latter generating consistent demand for construction dust assessments and odour evaluations linked to industrial and logistics uses. At Air Dust Odour, our Chartered Environmentalists understand the specific technical and policy requirements of Gateshead Council and deliver clear, authoritative reports that keep planning applications on track.
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Screening and detailed air quality assessments for residential, commercial and industrial planning applications across Gateshead. We address the specific AQMA designations, the A1 and A184 corridors, Clean Air Zone implications, and the cumulative impact requirements of Gateshead Council's local planning policy. Our reports follow current IAQM and EPUK guidance and are written to satisfy technical officers at first submission.
Learn more →Dust risk assessments and Construction Environmental Management Plans for demolition, earthworks and construction projects across the borough. Major regeneration schemes at Gateshead Quays, the town centre and Team Valley bring construction activity close to residential properties and sensitive cultural facilities, making a technically robust dust assessment and CEMP essential to satisfy planning conditions and protect neighbouring receptors.
Learn more →Odour impact assessments for industrial, waste management, food production and commercial developments across Gateshead. Whether your project involves a new facility with potential odour emissions or a sensitive residential development near an existing odour source, we provide technically robust assessments following IAQM H4 guidance that satisfy Gateshead Council's environmental health requirements.
Learn more →Environmental noise assessments for planning applications across Gateshead, including assessments of road traffic noise impacts on new residential development and noise impact assessments for commercial and industrial uses. Our noise reports address relevant British Standards and planning policy guidance, providing the technical evidence needed to support permission and inform appropriate mitigation.
Learn more →We provide air quality, dust, odour and noise assessment services across all parts of Gateshead borough and the wider Tyne and Wear area.
An air quality assessment is very likely required if your site falls within or adjacent to one of Gateshead Council’s declared Air Quality Management Areas, which cover the A1, the A184 and Gateshead town centre. Residential, commercial and mixed-use developments that generate significant additional traffic, or that introduce sensitive receptors such as homes or schools close to these corridors, will routinely be expected to submit an air quality assessment with their planning application. Early pre-application engagement with Gateshead Council’s environmental health team can help establish the scope of assessment required.
The A1 Western Bypass, running through the western part of the borough, is one of the most significant air quality sources in the North East of England, carrying very high volumes of mixed traffic including a substantial proportion of heavy goods vehicles. Developments proposed close to the A1 corridor — including logistics, commercial and residential schemes — will typically require a detailed air quality assessment to characterise existing nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter concentrations and assess the impact of additional traffic generated by the proposal. The Tyneside Clean Air Zone further heightens the scrutiny applied to development proposals in the wider area.
Yes — the major regeneration programme at Gateshead Quays is bringing substantial construction activity and new development to a prominent waterfront location with residential properties and sensitive cultural facilities in close proximity. Construction dust risk assessments and Construction Environmental Management Plans are typically required for large-scale development in this area. Completed developments generating traffic, servicing movements or commercial kitchen operations will also need appropriate air quality or odour assessments.
Construction or demolition projects within Team Valley will typically require a construction dust risk assessment under IAQM guidance, particularly given residential properties on the estate periphery and the scale of development activity in this busy commercial area. A Construction Environmental Management Plan setting out robust dust suppression and monitoring measures will usually be required as a planning condition for larger schemes. We have experience of preparing CEMPs that satisfy Gateshead Council’s requirements and are proportionate to the scale and nature of the works.
Costs vary depending on the type and scope of assessment needed. Screening assessments start from around £500, detailed assessments with dispersion modelling from around £1,500, and kitchen odour assessments from around £800. The proximity of a site to Gateshead’s AQMAs or the A1 corridor will influence the level of work required. Contact us for a free, no-obligation quote tailored to your project.
