Expert air quality, dust and odour assessments across Lewisham. Our chartered professionals support planning applications in Catford, Deptford, Lewisham town centre and across the borough.
Lewisham is an inner south-east London borough experiencing significant development pressure, with major regeneration activity centred on Lewisham town centre, the Catford Broadway regeneration programme and the established creative and residential growth in Deptford. The borough falls entirely within the London Ultra Low Emission Zone and the Greater London Air Quality Management Area, with road traffic pollution from the A20, A21 and A205 South Circular remaining a key planning consideration.
The Catford regeneration programme is reshaping one of south-east London's most prominent town centres, with proposals for thousands of new homes clustered around the South Circular — one of London's most congested orbital routes. Simultaneously, Deptford's ongoing transformation from industrial and warehouse uses to high-density mixed-use development brings its own air quality challenges, with construction dust management particularly important given the proximity of existing residential communities.
At Air Dust Odour, we support developers, architects and planning consultants working across Lewisham. Our Chartered Environmentalists understand both the specific requirements of Lewisham Council and the Mayor of London's air quality policies, and deliver assessments that satisfy planning officers while keeping your project on programme.
We provide specialist air quality, dust and odour assessment services for planning applications across Lewisham and the surrounding south-east London boroughs.
Screening and detailed air quality assessments for residential, commercial and mixed-use developments across Lewisham. Our assessments follow IAQM guidance and address the specific requirements of Lewisham Council and the Mayor of London, including exposure assessment for new sensitive receptors near the South Circular and other busy corridors, and ventilation strategy advice for higher-density schemes.
Dust risk assessments and Construction Environmental Management Plans for demolition, earthworks and construction projects across Lewisham. With established residential communities in close proximity to Deptford, Catford and Lewisham town centre development sites, a robust dust assessment and CEMP are essential to satisfy planning conditions and protect neighbours throughout the construction programme.
Odour risk assessments for restaurants, takeaways, cafes and commercial kitchens following the EMAQ+ methodology. Lewisham's growing food and hospitality offer, particularly in Deptford and the borough's town centres, regularly requires kitchen odour assessments as part of the planning process, especially for mixed-use buildings where extract systems operate in proximity to residential units.
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 Lewisham, and we provide the technical analysis and reporting needed to satisfy this policy requirement and advance your planning application.
We provide air quality, dust and odour assessment services across Lewisham and the surrounding south-east London boroughs.
Most significant developments in Lewisham 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 Lewisham Council routinely requests air quality assessments for residential, commercial and mixed-use schemes. Sites near the A20, A21 and other major road corridors, and those within or adjacent to the Lewisham and Catford town centre regeneration areas, face particularly close scrutiny from planning officers.
The Catford regeneration programme is one of south-east London's most ambitious town centre transformation projects, envisaging thousands of new homes and a redesigned town centre around Catford Broadway and the A205 South Circular. The concentration of new development adjacent to the South Circular — itself a significant source of road traffic pollution — means that air quality assessments, air quality neutral assessments and construction dust assessments are standard requirements. Developers should engage with air quality requirements at the earliest stage of any scheme in the Catford area.
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 Lewisham 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.
The Elizabeth line has not directly served Lewisham, but the wider Crossrail programme has stimulated significant development pressure across inner south-east London, including in Lewisham. Growth around DLR and Overground stations throughout the borough has increased the volume of planning applications requiring air quality assessment. Additionally, the transport modal shift associated with improved rail connectivity is a factor that can be credited in air quality neutral assessments, potentially improving the prospects of securing planning consent for developments near well-connected stations.
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.
