London's "Low Emission Zone" for non-road mobile machinery confirmed

You may remember earlier this month we reported on the London Mayor Boris Johnson producing a new Control of Dust and Emissions supplement. It was 113-pages of guidance, with the main goal of the document being to continue to improve air quality across London with an "ambitious package of measures."

The document threw up a few questions, one of which is "where exactly is London's "Low Emission Zone" for non-road mobile machinery?" Dean Manders of Valori London demolition contractors asked us this very question as he had a "tier IIIA digger which will be excluded from this zone." We didn't know the answer, but that didn't stop Dean.

A couple of days later and an email to Barry O'Brien at the Greater London Authority, and Dean had answered his own question. A map of the Central Activity Zone is available to view online. Take a look at the NRMM LEZ Map for yourself.

We have to thank Dean personally for taking the time to find this detail and for sharing it with us.

London Mayor produces Control of Dust and Emissions supplement

The Mayor of London and the Greater London Authority have worked together to produce a new 113-page guidance document entitled The Control of Dust and Emissions During Construction and Demolition - Supplementary Planning Guidance.

You can download it from the NFDC website in PDF form.

Boris Johnson explains in the introduction that the main goal of the document is to continue to improve air quality across London with an "ambitious package of measures." Anyone carrying out construction or demolition work within London will need to understand and adhere to the measures outlined in this guidance.

Source: NFDC