UK odour assessment consultants, air quality consultants and dust impact assessment specialists, providing EMAQ+ kitchen extract assessments, IAQM 2024 dust impact assessments, ADMS-Roads dispersion modelling and noise & lighting assessments for planning applications across the UK.
From initial screening to detailed modelling, Air Dust Odour provides the environmental assessments your project needs.
Air quality assessments, monitoring, dispersion modelling and neutral assessments for planning and development projects.
Learn moreConstruction dust impact assessments, CEMPs and dust monitoring for demolition, earthworks and construction projects.
Learn moreKitchen odour assessments using EMAQ Plus, extract assessments, sniff testing and odour modelling for commercial developments.
Learn moreNoise impact assessments, BS 4142 industrial noise surveys, construction noise predictions and residential noise assessments for planning.
Learn moreLighting impact assessments, obtrusive light surveys, ecological lighting assessments and sports floodlighting evaluations for planning.
Learn moreOccupational exposure monitoring, workplace dust monitoring, indoor air quality assessments and BREEAM compliance.
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Air Dust Odour is a specialist environmental consultancy founded by Malcolm Pounder, a Chartered Environmentalist with over a decade of experience in air quality assessment and environmental management.
As a Member of the Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM) and the Institution of Environmental Sciences, Malcolm brings rigorous scientific expertise to every project. Whether you need a screening assessment for a planning application or detailed dispersion modelling for a major development, you deal directly with him from scoping to final report.
Three straightforward steps to get the environmental assessment support your project needs.
Get in touch to discuss your project requirements. We will understand your needs and advise on the most appropriate assessment.
We review your planning documents, site details and any relevant environmental information to scope the work accurately.
Receive your tailored, transparent quote with a clear breakdown of services, timescales and deliverables.
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An air quality assessment is typically required where a development sits within or adjacent to an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA), where it generates significant additional traffic, where it introduces new sensitive receptors near busy roads or industrial sources, or where the local planning authority has attached a planning condition requesting one. The IAQM/EPUK guidance and the relevant Local Plan policy will normally clarify the trigger thresholds for your area.
An air quality assessment looks at the operational phase of a development, focusing on long-term pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide and PM10/PM2.5 from traffic, combustion plant or industrial sources. A dust impact assessment (DIA) is a separate construction-phase exercise following the IAQM 2024 V2.2 methodology, which evaluates the risk of nuisance dust from demolition, earthworks, construction and trackout. Many planning applications require both: the AQA for operational impacts, and the DIA for the construction phase.
A screening-level assessment is typically completed within 1 to 2 weeks. A detailed assessment involving ADMS-Roads dispersion modelling normally takes 3 to 4 weeks from receipt of traffic data, although bespoke baseline monitoring (where required) can extend the programme to 12 weeks or more. We advise on realistic programmes at the quote stage and can prioritise urgent work where planning timetables demand it.
Costs vary by complexity. Air quality screening assessments start from £850, detailed dispersion modelling assessments from £1,500, dust impact assessments from £600, and EMAQ+ kitchen odour assessments from £800. Every project is different, so we provide a clear, transparent fixed-fee quote following a brief initial conversation about your requirements.
Air Dust Odour is led by Malcolm Pounder, a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv), Full Member of the Institution of Environmental Sciences (MIEnvSc) and a Member of the Institute of Air Quality Management (MIAQM). Assessments are delivered in accordance with the current IAQM, EPUK, LAQM and Environment Agency guidance.
Yes, we provide air quality, dust and odour assessment services across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Most of our work is delivered remotely from our office in Seaham, County Durham, with site visits and bespoke monitoring deployed where required.
