Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has guidance on the distance between an industrial incinerator and (a) residential buildings and (b) schools.

This is a devolved matter and the information provided relates to England only.

The National Planning Policy Framework requires that planning policies and decisions should ensure that new development is appropriate for its location taking into account the likely effects (including cumulative effects) of pollution on health, living conditions and the natural environment, as well as the potential sensitivity of the site or the wider area to impacts that could arise from the development.