Isle of Wight Local Plan: Air Quality Impact Assessment Interim report ___________________________________________________ Report for Isle of Wight Council ED 11370100_Interim | Issue Number 2 | Date 28/11/2018 Ricardo Energy & Environment Isle of Wight Local Plan: Air Quality Impact Assessment | i Customer: Contact: Isle of Wight Council Jessica Virdo Ricardo Energy & Environment Gemini Building, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0QR, United Kingdom Confidentiality, copyright & reproduction: t: +44 (0) 1235 75 3489 e:
[email protected] This report is submitted by Ricardo Energy & Environment under contract to the Isle of Wight Council. Ricardo-AEA Ltd is certificated to ISO9001 and ISO14001 It may not be used for any other purposes, reproduced in whole or in part, nor passed to any Authors: organisation or person without the specific Thomas Adams, Robert Benney, Hayley Breen, permission in writing of the Commercial Manager, Ancelin Coulon, Victoria Thomson and Jessica Ricardo Energy & Environment. Virdo Approved By: Mark Broomfield Date: 28 November 2018 Cover photograph: Bembridge Down SSSI Ricardo Energy & Environment reference: (Wikimedia Commons) Ref: ED11370100_Interim- Issue Number 2 Ricardo in Confidence Ref: Ricardo/ED11370100_Interim/Issue Number 2 Ricardo Energy & Environment Isle of Wight Local Plan: Air Quality Impact Assessment | ii Executive summary The Isle of Wight is the largest island in England. It is located between approximately 1 mile and 5 miles off the south coast of the English mainland. The Isle of Wight is separated from the coast of Hampshire by the Solent. The population of the Isle of Wight is approximately 140,000. The Island Plan Core Strategy was originally adopted in 2012 and sets the approach to planning for the Island.