The Old Vinyl Factory – Air Quality Mitigation Strategy
We carried out a detailed air quality assessment as part of the environmental impact assessment for the redevelopment of the London Gate Business Park also known as ‘The Old Vinyl Factory’ due to the site’s history: it was originally owned by British music company EMI and the location where iconic records by The Beatles and Pink Floyd were pressed.
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Key details
Project name
The Old Vinyl Factory
Client
U+I
Location
Hayes, England
Services provided
- Air quality assessment
- Damage costs assessment
- Pollution removal by trees
- Air quality neutral
Challenge
The railway line adjacent to the site was a particular concern, as it handled heavy diesel train traffic and the pollutant contribution could potentially be significant. In this case, we used nitrogen dioxide (NO2) monitoring data from diffusion-tube samplers arranged along a transect to the railway line to demonstrate the pollutant contribution from this source was acceptable.
Planning permission was granted for the development in 2013. However, despite the fact that the EIA considered the air quality effects to be not significant, one of the planning conditions required further mitigation to control pollution from the DHN plant due to its proximity to the recently-designated Air Quality Focus Area in Hayes town.
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