In July 2014 the Mayor of London released a supplementary planning guidance (SPG) for The Control of Dust and Emissions during Construction and Demolition which aims to manage emissions of particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from construction and demolition activities across major development sites.

The SPG also outlined the new emission standard requirements for the world’s first low emission zone (LEZ) for non-road mobile machinery ( NRMM) which came into effect on September 1st 2015.
The role of London boroughs in implementing this guidance is being supported by the Mayors Air Quality Fund in a number of ways; one is through training and dissemination events organised through the London Low Emission Partnership (LLECP).

The first of these events is to be hosted by King’s College London during the afternoon on the 18th March at the Stamford St Lecture Theatre.

Patrick Feehily, Assistant Director for the Environment, GLA, will be giving a keynote address; this will be followed by talks on air quality and planning relating to the construction industry as well as practical sessions relating to the NRMM register, NRMM abatement and the experience of large scale construction projects in minimising emissions from these sources.

This ½ day event will be followed by a drinks reception and a chance to network with colleagues from other local authorities, the GLA and industry experts. This event will also be CPD accredited for attendance.

Local authority staff dealing with NRMM and the construction industry are strongly encouraged to attend this free training event. We would also like to extend the invitation to local authority staff working in planning control and enforcement to attend as we feel that stipulation of emission controls, pertaining to NRMM or other sources, at the planning stage is a key element to tackling air pollution from construction in London.

Please register to attend using the Eventbrite service here

Please note this event is for Local Authority registration only

Item date 29/02/2016