Natural England Air pollution and development: advice for local authorities

RE: Natural England Air pollution and development: advice for local authori

2025-11-25T08:03:19Z

Peter Ford:

It is really important that you give Natural England feedback direct on this matter. The best way to do this is to use the survey that PAS has set up that will be read by the officers at Natural England who are leading on this work. Don't worry about answering the question on the webinar if you don't want to / did not attend.

https://app.sli.do/event/dHTSoVcEroSUQEEQgLJUb2 Drift Hunters

Also here is the recording of the webinar if you want to watch it

https://youtu.be/jSGKioteRaY

The Local Government Association has stronger lobbying power than RTPI and is already active on planning resourcing. Getting LGA Planning Advisory Board attention can result in:

Document the extra workload and escalate it through your Chief Planner and portfolio member.
Raise it through LGA, which has stronger influence on “unfunded burdens.”
Press RTPI via regional networks and direct policy contacts to take a public position.
Update local validation requirements so developers must provide full assessments, not LPAs.

If you want, I can help draft a short message to RTPI or LGA.

RE: Natural England Air pollution and development: advice for local authori

2025-10-27T14:24:08Z

Thanks for the link Peter, thats very helpful

RE: Natural England Air pollution and development: advice for local authori

2025-10-27T11:27:42Z

It is really important that you give Natural England feedback direct on this matter. The best way to do this is to use the survey that PAS has set up that will be read by the officers at Natural England who are leading on this work. Don't worry about answering the question on the webinar if you don't want to / did not attend.

https://app.sli.do/event/dHTSoVcEroSUQEEQgLJUb2

Also here is the recording of the webinar if you want to watch it

https://youtu.be/jSGKioteRaY

RE: Natural England Air pollution and development: advice for local authori

2025-10-27T07:03:49Z

I didnt attend the webinar, what is it LPAs are being asked to do?

RE: Natural England Air pollution and development: advice for local authori

2025-10-20T20:23:48Z

Was in this webinar too. Asked similar question in terms of support we can expect from NE and it was not addressed. I thought this government were also trying to smooth the path for planning when it came to environmental constraints to deliver their 1.5m homes. This added layer seems like it will create another delay to issuing those precious permissions while the new requirements settle in.

Natural England Air pollution and development: advice for local authorities

2025-10-20T15:46:03Z

Just attended a PAS webinar for this.

Air pollution and development: advice for local authorities - GOV.UK

Not impressed that LPA planners are being dumped on again. NE gave a very poor respons when asked how this will help deliver 1.5m homes. NE said it will help them stop having to do repetitive consultation responses. Well that's nice for them. It will at least publish the advice they are working to for developers to access. But depsite one representative saying all the calculations will be for the developer, this is not what the advice says. No mention is made of who is responsible. Under the Hab Regs, the LPA is always responsible as the competent authority for LPA applications. No additional time given to LPAs to do this extra work as usual.

Just another nail in the perfomance coffin. How do we push back? Where is the RTPI in all of this?