Dust Management Plans
Protect Your Site and Satisfy Planners with a Clear, Actionable Dust Strategy
A Dust Management Plan (DMP) sets out how your construction or demolition site will prevent dust emissions from causing harm to health, the environment, or nearby residents. This document is often required to discharge planning conditions, particularly for developments near sensitive receptors or within Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs).
Prepared in line with IAQM guidance, DMPs identify potential dust-generating activities, assess the risk, and detail the mitigation, monitoring, and communication measures your team will implement. It’s a key tool for compliance and community reassurance.
Why It Matters — and What Can Go Wrong Without It
Councils now expect to see robust dust control plans before works begin. Without one, you risk:
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❌ Delays discharging planning conditions
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📣 Public complaints and Environmental Health intervention
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⚠️ Construction stoppages due to nuisance or non-compliance
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🧾 Fines under the Environmental Protection Act 1990
A vague or reactive approach won’t satisfy planners — a structured, site-specific plan shows you’re in control and serious about minimising impacts.
What’s Included
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Site dust risk assessment based on project size, location and receptors
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Mitigation strategy tailored to construction stages (e.g. suppression, barriers, wheel washes)
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Monitoring plan with thresholds and equipment recommendations
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Communication procedures with local stakeholders
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Roles and responsibilities for on-site dust management
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Compliance references (e.g. IAQM, DEFRA, planning policies)
How It Works
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We assess your site layout, phasing, and surroundings
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Identify risks using IAQM and local authority criteria
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Develop practical, proportionate measures
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Deliver a DMP ready for submission or inclusion in a CEMP
Who It’s For
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🏗️ Developers in urban or sensitive locations
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🧱 Contractors under CEMP or planning condition obligations
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🏢 Environmental consultants assembling technical reports
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🏛️ Sites near schools, homes, care facilities or healthcare centres
What You Get
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📄 Planning-condition-compliant Dust Management Plan
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🧠 Consultant-led assessment with practical site measures
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📋 Clear control strategy from start to finish of works
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✅ Full alignment with IAQM, Environmental Protection Act and council guidance
Avoid Disruption, Complaints and Delays — With a Dust Plan That Covers Every Angle
A well-prepared Dust Management Plan keeps your project moving, your neighbours reassured, and your approval conditions on track.
