Expert air quality, dust and odour assessments across the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Our chartered professionals support planning applications at Greenwich Peninsula, Woolwich and across the borough.
The Royal Borough of Greenwich is home to some of the most ambitious development projects in the whole of London. Greenwich Peninsula, one of Europe's largest brownfield regeneration sites, is transforming a former gasworks into a new urban quarter with over 15,000 homes, while Woolwich has emerged as a major growth hub following the arrival of the Elizabeth line, and Charlton and Thamesmead continue to see substantial residential development.
The borough falls entirely within the London Ultra Low Emission Zone and the Greater London Air Quality Management Area. Key road corridors including the A2, A206 Woolwich Road and the approach roads to the Blackwall and Rotherhithe tunnels generate significant traffic-related air pollution, and the industrial legacy of parts of the borough means that background pollutant concentrations and dust from contaminated land are important additional considerations for many development sites.
At Air Dust Odour, we support developers, architects and planning consultants across the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Our Chartered Environmentalists understand the specific requirements of the Royal Borough and the Mayor of London's air quality policies, delivering assessments that are technically rigorous and keep planning applications progressing efficiently.
We provide specialist air quality, dust and odour assessment services for planning applications across Greenwich and the surrounding east London boroughs.
Screening and detailed air quality assessments for residential, commercial and mixed-use developments across Greenwich. Our assessments follow IAQM guidance and address the specific requirements of the Royal Borough and the Mayor of London, including air quality neutral assessment, exposure assessment for new sensitive receptors near the A2 and A206, and specialist advice for brownfield sites with complex background conditions.
Dust risk assessments and Construction Environmental Management Plans for demolition, earthworks and construction projects across Greenwich. Large-scale developments on former industrial sites such as Greenwich Peninsula require particular care during earthworks phases, and our assessments specify practical mitigation measures to protect existing residents and satisfy the Royal Borough's planning conditions.
Odour risk assessments for restaurants, takeaways, cafes and commercial kitchens following the EMAQ+ methodology. Greenwich's growing food and hospitality sector — from the historic town centre to the O2 entertainment district and new mixed-use schemes across the borough — regularly requires kitchen odour assessments, particularly where extract systems serve mixed-use buildings with residential above.
Demonstrating that a proposed development will not worsen local air quality by exceeding transport and building emission benchmarks. The Mayor of London requires air quality neutral assessments for all major schemes in Greenwich, and we provide the technical analysis and reporting needed to satisfy this policy requirement, including for the large masterplan schemes on Greenwich Peninsula and in Woolwich.
We provide air quality, dust and odour assessment services across the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the surrounding east and south-east London boroughs.
Most significant developments in Greenwich will require an air quality assessment. The borough falls within the London Ultra Low Emission Zone and the Greater London Air Quality Management Area, and the Royal Borough of Greenwich routinely requests air quality assessments for residential, commercial and mixed-use schemes. Sites near the A2, A206 and other major road corridors, and those within large regeneration areas such as Greenwich Peninsula and Woolwich, are subject to particularly close scrutiny from planning officers.
Greenwich Peninsula is one of the most significant brownfield regeneration sites in Europe, with plans for over 15,000 new homes and millions of square feet of commercial space on the former gasworks site. The site's history as a major industrial area means that in addition to standard road traffic air quality assessments, developers must consider background pollutant concentrations and the potential for dust generation during earthworks on contaminated land. All major schemes on the Peninsula are required to meet the Mayor of London's air quality neutral policy.
Costs depend on the type and complexity of assessment required. Screening assessments typically start from around £500, detailed air quality assessments with dispersion modelling from around £1,500, and kitchen odour assessments from around £800. Major schemes in Greenwich will also require an air quality neutral assessment under the Mayor of London's planning policies. Contact us for a free, no-obligation quote tailored to your project.
Woolwich is undergoing major transformation following the opening of the Elizabeth line station, with significant new residential and commercial development clustering around the town centre and Spray Street Quarter. The area's position close to the A206 and the Woolwich Ferry approach roads means that air quality assessments are routinely required, and the scale of new development means construction dust management is a key planning concern. Elizabeth line connectivity is a positive factor in air quality neutral assessments, as it supports the case for reduced car use among future residents.
A screening assessment can typically be completed within 5 to 10 working days. Detailed assessments with dispersion modelling usually take 2 to 4 weeks depending on project complexity and the availability of traffic data. If baseline air quality monitoring is required, this can add 3 to 6 months. We work to your project timeline and can offer expedited turnaround where needed.
