The Role of Planning in Air Quality Improvements4 November 2015

Nikola MillerPlanning Policy and Practice OfficerRTPI Scotland

• Creates high-quality, diverse and sustainable places that promote wellbeing and attract investment;

• Reduces the need to travel;• Integrates different transport modes;• Provides safe and convenient opportunities for walking

and cycling; and• Promotes the transition to a low carbon economy.

National Planning Framework 3 and Scottish Planning Policy:

Framework for a planning system supporting development that:

• Strategic and Local Development Plans must take into account the implications of development for air quality;

• Strategic Environmental Assessment and Environmental Impact Assessments must identify the potential effects of plans and developments on air quality and how these can be mitigated;

• The impacts of Development Plans son the transport network must be assessed in line with Transport Scotland’s Development Planning and Management Transport Appraisal Guidance (DPMTAG).

Current Legislative Requirements:Planning authorities must consider air quality as part of decision making:

Placemaking Actions:

Nikola MillerPlanning Policy and Practice OfficerRTPI Scotland

nikola.miller@rtpi.org.uk0131 229 9628@nikolamiller