Dust Management Plans
Many permissions require a Dust Management Plan, or an Air Quality and Dust Management Plan, before demolition or construction starts. We assess the risk using IAQM guidance and set out the controls and monitoring the site will follow.
Quotes within one working dayFixed feesUK-wide
What's included
- Dust risk assessment for demolition, earthworks, construction and trackout
- Site-specific mitigation measures matched to the risk level
- Monitoring arrangements, including real-time monitors where required
- Non-road mobile machinery requirements, including London's NRMM rules
- Complaints handling and neighbour communication
- Inspection and record keeping
When you need it
- Your permission carries a dust or air quality condition
- The site is close to homes, schools or sensitive receptors
- The works include demolition or extensive earthworks
What you receive
A Dust Management Plan in Word and PDF with the risk assessment, mitigation schedule and monitoring plan.
Turnaround
Typically within a week. Council review time is separate.
From brief to approved document.
Brief
Send drawings, the planning decision notice and the condition wording. We confirm scope, fee and timescale in writing within one working day.
Draft
We prepare the programme, plan or drawings and flag the assumptions and risks we have made.
Review
We walk you through it, take comments from your team and revise.
Issue
You receive final native files and PDFs. For CMPs we stay on through council comments until the condition is discharged.
Frequently asked
Is this the same as a CEMP?
A CEMP covers all environmental effects. A Dust Management Plan focuses on dust and air quality. Some councils ask for it as a standalone document, others as a section of the CEMP.
Will I need monitoring equipment?
It depends on the risk level. High-risk sites in London usually need continuous monitoring. Lower-risk sites often need only visual inspection and logs.
Read more on this
What has changed in CMPs and CEMPs
Machinery emissions, lorry safety, dust guidance, biodiversity and the building safety regime have all moved on. A CMP written to an old template is now likely to be sent back.
Read the guideDust management plans: what councils now expect
How dust risk is assessed under IAQM guidance, what mitigation is expected at each risk level, and when monitoring is needed.
Read the guideOften needed together
CMPs and CEMPs
Construction Management and Construction Environmental Management Plans that discharge planning conditions.
CTMPConstruction Traffic Management Plans
Routes, vehicle sizes, delivery times and traffic controls, set out to satisfy the highway authority.
CLPConstruction Logistics Plans
Outline and detailed Construction Logistics Plans in line with Transport for London guidance.