Air quality action plan and reports

Air Quality Management Area (AQMA)

The whole of Hackney was declared an AQMA in 2006 due to higher levels than allowed for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter (PM10). The orders declaring the AQMA:

Air Quality Action Plans (AQAP)

Following the declaration of the borough as an AQMA, we’re required to have an AQAP in place. You can see a copy of our current plan, which sets out how we intend to improve air quality over a five-year period, below. A copy of the previous AQAP is also provided for reference. We must develop an AQAP in response to the declaration of an AQMA. This is our previous plan and our current plan, which sets out how we intend to improve air quality over the five-year period:

Annual Status Reports (ASR)

These provide annual pollutant concentrations at all monitoring sites, and an update on AQAP progress and planning processes that relate to air quality:

London Fields barbecue ban

Summary of research, findings and conclusion for banning of barbecues in London Fields:

London Fields barbecue ban report and appendix 1 (google doc)
appendix 2 – London Bloomsbury particulate matter monitoring
appendix 3 – London Fields Osiris monitoring
appendix 4 – residential property, Lansdown Drive Osiris monitoring (PDF 168kb)
appendix 5 – London Fields ward health and wellbeing profile 2016 (PDF 1mb)

Page updated on: 27 November 2023

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