Expert air quality, dust and odour assessments across Nottingham and the East Midlands. Our chartered professionals support planning applications throughout the region.
Nottingham has a well-established network of Air Quality Management Areas covering key corridors and the city centre, reflecting the city's longstanding commitment to tackling poor air quality. As an early adopter of the workplace parking levy — the first of its kind in the United Kingdom — Nottingham has used the revenue to fund improvements to public transport and reduce traffic emissions, but nitrogen dioxide levels remain a concern along busy road corridors and within the city core.
The city is experiencing significant development activity, with major regeneration programmes at Broadmarsh, the Island Quarter and Southside transforming the southern part of the city centre. Nottingham sits at the heart of the East Midlands growth corridor, and the wider region — including Derby, Leicester, Loughborough and the surrounding towns — continues to see strong demand for residential, commercial and mixed-use development. Air quality, construction dust and odour assessments are routinely required by Nottingham City Council and neighbouring authorities for schemes of all scales.
At Air Dust Odour, we work with developers, architects and planning consultants across Nottingham and the East Midlands. Our Chartered Environmentalists understand the specific requirements of each local authority and deliver clear, authoritative reports that satisfy planning officers and keep your project on track.
We provide specialist air quality, dust and odour assessment services for planning applications across Nottingham and the East Midlands.
Screening and detailed air quality assessments for residential, commercial and mixed-use developments across Nottingham and the East Midlands. Our assessments follow IAQM guidance and address the specific requirements of Nottingham City Council and neighbouring authorities, including exposure assessment, damage cost calculations and mitigation design.
Dust risk assessments and Construction Environmental Management Plans for demolition, earthworks and construction projects across the region. With major regeneration at Broadmarsh, Island Quarter and Southside, and sensitive receptors often close to development sites, a robust dust assessment and CEMP are essential to satisfy planning conditions and protect neighbouring properties.
Detailed odour impact assessments for industrial, waste management, agricultural and other odour-generating developments. We use dispersion modelling and IAQM odour guidance to quantify potential impacts on neighbouring sensitive receptors and design effective mitigation strategies that satisfy planning and environmental permitting requirements across the East Midlands.
Odour risk assessments for restaurants, takeaways, cafes and commercial kitchens following the EMAQ+ methodology. Nottingham's diverse food scene and growing hospitality sector mean kitchen odour assessments are routinely required for new or expanded commercial kitchen operations, particularly in the city centre, Hockley and the Lace Market.
We provide air quality, dust and odour assessment services across Nottingham and the wider East Midlands region.
If your development is within or near one of Nottingham's Air Quality Management Areas, or if it introduces new sensitive receptors close to busy roads, an air quality assessment is very likely to be required. Nottingham City Council has declared several AQMAs covering key corridors and the city centre, and routinely requests air quality assessments for residential, commercial and mixed-use developments, particularly those generating significant traffic or located near major routes such as the A52, A60 and A610.
Yes. While we work nationally across the United Kingdom, we have extensive experience across the East Midlands including Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Loughborough, Mansfield, Newark, Grantham, Lincoln, Northampton, Kettering and Corby. We understand the specific requirements of each local planning authority in the region and can deliver assessments tailored to their expectations.
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. Factors such as site location, development size and specific local authority requirements influence the final cost. Contact us for a free, no-obligation quote tailored to your project.
Most construction projects in Nottingham that require planning permission will need a construction dust risk assessment and, for larger schemes, a Construction Environmental Management Plan. With significant regeneration underway at Broadmarsh, Island Quarter and Southside, Nottingham City Council expects robust dust assessments that follow IAQM guidance and specify appropriate mitigation measures to protect neighbouring properties and the public during demolition, earthworks and construction.
Nottingham City Council has declared Air Quality Management Areas covering areas where nitrogen dioxide concentrations have exceeded national objectives. These include corridors along major routes in and around the city centre. If your development site is within or adjacent to an AQMA, an air quality assessment will almost certainly be required as part of your planning application. We can check AQMA boundaries for you and advise on whether an assessment is needed.
