Air Quality Assessment Shrewsbury
Chartered environmental consultants providing air quality, dust and odour assessments across Shrewsbury and Shropshire.
Environmental Consultants in Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire and sits in a loop of the River Severn, creating a constrained town centre with traffic congestion. Shropshire Council has declared an Air Quality Management Area in the town centre where NO2 concentrations exceed the annual mean objective. The A5 and A49 are the principal strategic roads, and the town's riverside setting means that development near the historic core requires careful consideration of both air quality and heritage impacts.
Shropshire's large agricultural hinterland and its food processing sector — including significant poultry and pig farming — creates regular odour assessment requirements for both planning and environmental permit applications. The county's rural character means odour assessments for agricultural operations are among the most commonly required environmental services for consultants working across this part of the West Midlands. The town's historic character also requires particular sensitivity to dust impacts on listed buildings and the conservation area during construction.
Air Dust Odour provides air quality assessments, dust management plans and odour impact assessments across Shrewsbury. As Chartered Environmentalists and MIAQM members, we prepare reports to the standards required by Shropshire Council and have the expertise to handle the specific planning and permitting challenges of this historic county town and its surrounding agricultural landscape.
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Our Services in Shrewsbury
Air Quality Assessment
Planning-stage air quality assessments for residential, commercial and mixed-use developments in Shrewsbury, with experience of the town centre AQMA, A5 and A49 corridor assessments, and the particular constraints of the riverside historic core.
Learn more →Dust Assessment & CEMP
Construction dust risk assessments and Construction Environmental Management Plans for developments across Shrewsbury, with particular attention to heritage-sensitive sites in the town centre conservation area and near listed buildings. Prepared in accordance with IAQM guidance.
Learn more →Kitchen Odour Assessment
Odour impact assessments for restaurants, cafés and takeaways across Shrewsbury. Prepared in accordance with EMAQ+ guidance on the assessment of odour from commercial kitchens.
Learn more →Odour Impact Assessment
Odour assessments for poultry, pig farming and food processing operations across Shropshire. We work to IAQM and Environment Agency guidance and have experience of the agricultural odour sources that are a defining feature of the Shropshire countryside.
Learn more →Areas We Cover in Shrewsbury
- Shrewsbury town centre
- A5 corridor
- Telford
- Oswestry
- Market Drayton
- Whitchurch
- Bridgnorth
- Ludlow
- Church Stretton
- Wem
- Ellesmere
- Shifnal
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need an air quality assessment in Shrewsbury?
Shropshire Council has declared an Air Quality Management Area in the Shrewsbury town centre where NO2 concentrations exceed the annual mean objective, driven by traffic congestion in the constrained riverside town centre. Most planning applications for residential, commercial or mixed-use development in or near the AQMA will require an air quality assessment. The historic character of the town also means dust impacts on listed buildings and the conservation area require careful assessment.
What are the main air quality issues in Shrewsbury?
Shrewsbury sits in a loop of the River Severn, creating a constrained town centre with traffic congestion that drives elevated NO2 concentrations. The A5 and A49 are the principal strategic roads generating air quality pressure. Shropshire's large agricultural hinterland and its food processing sector — including significant poultry and pig farming — creates regular odour assessment requirements for both planning and environmental permit applications across the county.
How much does an air quality assessment cost in Shrewsbury?
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. Agricultural odour assessments for poultry and pig operations are priced based on the scale and complexity of the source. Contact us for a free, no-obligation quote.
Do I need a dust assessment for construction in Shrewsbury?
Yes. Shropshire Council requires a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) or dust assessment for most developments involving demolition, excavation or construction near sensitive receptors. Shrewsbury's historic character requires particular sensitivity to dust impacts on listed buildings and the conservation area, and we tailor our CEMPs to address these specific heritage constraints. We prepare assessments in accordance with IAQM guidance.
We run a poultry or pig farming operation in Shropshire — do we need an odour assessment?
Yes. Shropshire's significant poultry and pig farming sector regularly requires odour impact assessments for planning applications and Environment Agency environmental permit applications. We prepare assessments in accordance with IAQM and Environment Agency guidance and have experience of the agricultural odour sources and sensitive receptor contexts that are characteristic of rural Shropshire.