Air Quality Assessment
Last updated October 29, 2026.
Local validation checklist code B1
When you'll need to provide this
You may need to include this if you're submitting your planning application to either Swale or Maidstone borough councils.
For applications submitted to either Swale or Maidstone borough councils
These requirements apply to applications sumittted to either Swale or Maidstone borough councils.
- Proposals that are likely to generate high levels of air pollution, such as significant industrial developments
- Significant proposals that are located in any Air Quality Management Area (AQMA)
- Proposals would result in a significant increase in traffic passing through any AQMA
- Development that may result in the exceedance of air quality standards within currently undesignated areas
Typical proposals
The air quality assessment planning application requirement is typically needed when you're proposing to do any of the following:
New housing development; Commercial development; Retail, restaurant or takeaway; Industrial or warehouse developmentWhat you'll need to provide
What you'll need to include in your application
For applications submitted to either Swale or Maidstone borough councils
An Air Quality Assessment is required.
Why we need you to provide this
Why we need you to include this in your application.
For applications submitted to Maidstone Borough Council
For applications submitted to Swale Borough Council
Swale - Air Quality and Planning Technical Guidance Information statement/standard.
Section 6.2 (Air Quality Standards) set out the 14 applications which do not require an Air Quality Statement.
For applications submitted to either Swale or Maidstone borough councils
The grant of planning permission should not conflict with, or render unworkable, elements of a local authority's air quality action plan.