Air Quality Services

Air quality is a critical consideration for any development project, with potential impacts on human health, the environment, and regulatory compliance. Lucion’s team of air quality specialists provide the expertise you need to navigate this complex landscape, conducting comprehensive assessments, implementing monitoring programs, and designing cost-effective mitigation solutions to ensure your project meets all relevant standards.

Navigating the air quality requirements for your development can be a daunting challenge, but Lucion’s experienced consultants are here to help. We deliver a comprehensive range of air quality services tailored to meet the specific needs of your project, whether you’re in the early planning stages or well into the construction phase.

Key services include:

Air Quality Assessments

Lucion’s team of air quality experts provides detailed assessments to evaluate the potential impacts of your development, both during construction and the operational phase. These assessments, tailored to support Planning Applications and Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), cover a wide range of sectors including commercial and residential, energy and waste management, industrial processes, and agricultural applications.

Air Quality Scoping Studies

As a critical early step, our consultants conduct Air Quality Scoping Studies to describe the existing state of air quality, identify potential pollutants and emission sources, and determine potential direct, indirect, and cumulative effects. These studies help understand constraints and provide cost-effective solutions by identifying significant issues at the earliest design stages.

Dispersion Modelling Assessments

Using industry-standard tools like ADMS-Roads, ADMS 5, AERMOD, and Screen-View, Lucion’s air quality team provides reliable dispersion modelling assessments. These quantitative evaluations are applicable for developers appraising site locations, commercial and industrial facilities with point source emissions, and plant operators reassessing environmental impacts.

Dust and Odour Assessments

As a multidisciplinary team, we offer a range of services to address dust and odour issues, including risk assessments, dispersion modelling, monitoring, and the development of management plans and mitigation strategies. These assessments aid the planning and regulatory process for activities like demolition, construction, minerals extraction, and waste management.

Emission Inventories and Environmental Permitting

We assist you in developing accurate emission inventories and navigating the environmental permitting process. Our consultants design mitigation strategies to ensure compliance with regulatory obligations for installations, waste operations, pollutant discharges, and energy generation activities.

By partnering with Lucion, you can be confident that your development project will satisfy all relevant air quality regulations and guidelines, while also minimising impacts on human health and the environment. Our client-centric approach and multidisciplinary Environmental Planning Team ensure cost-effective solutions that keep your project on track.

Dan O'Kelly,Unit Director – Environmental Planning

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Case studies

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Air Quality Assessment for Healthcare Development Project

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Environmental Services for Farnborough Airport

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Environmental Impact Assessment – Eggborough

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Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management

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IEMA EIA Quality Mark

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Testimonials

“Lucion’s expertise in environmental assessments has been instrumental in the success of our Rockingham Gateway project in Corby. Their team provided comprehensive Noise and Air Quality Assessments that were crucial for our planning stage.

The depth and quality of their work, particularly in noise impact analysis and air quality modelling, demonstrated their technical prowess and attention to detail. Their ability to adapt to our project’s evolving needs, as evidenced by their multiple assessment updates and additional services like the Dust and Emissions Management Plan, was particularly impressive.

Lucion’s professionalism and timely delivery of complex assessments, have significantly streamlined our planning process, ensured regulatory compliance and enhanced the overall environmental sustainability of our development.

I would highly recommend Lucion to any organisation seeking reliable, thorough, and expert environmental consultancy services for their development projects.”

Mulberry Developments

Air Quality FAQs

Air quality limit values and targets in the UK are set at both the national and devolved levels. The UK Government is responsible for meeting limits in England, while the devolved administrations set their own standards for Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The World Health Organization also publishes non-binding air quality guidelines that are often referenced.

The UK’s air quality legislation is a complex mix of international commitments, retained EU laws, and domestic legislation. Key elements include the Gothenburg Protocol, the EU’s Ambient Air Quality Directive, and the UK’s national air quality strategies and regulations. These set emissions ceilings, limit values for pollutant concentrations, and targets for improving air quality.

Dispersion modelling using industry-standard tools allows our Air Quality Consultants to quantify the potential impacts of your development on local air quality, predicting pollutant concentrations and demonstrating compliance with relevant air quality objectives and standards.

Air quality scoping studies provide an early overview of the existing conditions and potential constraints within the assessment area. This helps you understand the feasibility of your proposed development and identify any significant effects that may require further, more detailed assessment.

Air quality is a critical consideration for any development, with potential impacts on human health, the environment, and regulatory compliance. Conducting a comprehensive air quality assessment allows you to identify constraints, predict impacts, and design appropriate mitigation measures to satisfy planning requirements and protect sensitive receptors.