The planning system deals with preventing and limiting the consequences of major accidents in three key ways:
via hazardous substances consent (HSC). Owners and operators wishing to hold stocks of specified hazardous chemicals and similar substances on, over or under land above a threshold quantity must obtain an HSC from the relevant hazardous substances authority. See Practice Note: Hazardous substance zones and consent
handling development proposals around hazardous installations, and
dealing with hazardous substances in plan-making
See Practice Note: Hazardous substances and planning.
HSCs are regulated by:
the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 (P(HS)A 1990)
(in England) the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2015 (PHSR 2015), SI 2015/627
(in Wales) the Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Wales) Regulations 2015 (PHSWR 2015), SI 2015/1597
the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015, SI 2015/483
See Practice Note: Hazardous substance zones and consent.
Advice is found in Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) and the National Planning Policy Framework
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