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We support the Policy, but would ask the Borough Council to reconsider its wording to make it simpler and clearer.

We strongly support this Policy, Policy NE05: Air Quality and paragraphs 8.47 to 8.50. However, the policy as worded leaves something to be desired; we are not intending to suggest any particular re-wording, but request that the Borough Council looks at this with a view to making minor modifications.
Paragraph 8.48 states one of the policy's main aims as ensuring "... new development does not contribute to the worsening of air quality." However, neither the policy, nor any of the accompanying paragraphs, says much about locating new development land allocations close to existing or potential sources of air pollution. Throughout the Local Plan process we have raised issues about air and noise pollution in relation to making development land allocations. We will discuss the implications of this in our representations on some of the Document's individual proposed allocations.
We note paragraph 8.50 says that "Transport generated emissions are the main source of poor air quality in the borough." In spite of this, a number of the Document's allocations are made adjacent to the A12, one of the Borough's principal sources of air pollution.