Comment
Draft Nottinghamshire Minerals Local Plan
Representation ID: 31188
Received: 28/09/2018
Respondent: Mrs Jackie Armstrong
Noise, damage to roads and soft verges, mud and dust are not the only contaminants of public highways. The impact of vehicle emissions on air quality is worrying, particularly on roads like the A17 which carries a high percentage of HGV traffic, and the A1 where housing developments of the last 15 years have brought many Coddington and Newark residents within its influence. The severe impacts of poor air quality on human health are increasingly understood and publicised. The revised spatial distribution of sites closer to their markets will help reduce mineral miles, associated air pollution and climate change impacts.
Noise, damage to roads and soft verges, mud and dust are not the only contaminants of public highways. The impact of vehicle emissions on air quality is worrying, particularly on roads like the A17 which carries a high percentage of HGV traffic, and the A1 where housing developments of the last 15 years have brought many Coddington and Newark residents within its influence. The severe impacts of poor air quality on human health are increasingly understood and publicised. The revised spatial distribution of sites closer to their markets will help reduce mineral miles, associated air pollution and climate change impacts.