Air Quality Management Areas
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Air Quality Limits
The Government has set limits for certain pollutants, which are seen to be of the most concern for this country and Europe. The full details of these limits and information regarding the local air quality management process are available from the DEFRA website.
All of the limits have been set by a national panel of experts and are based on the effect each pollutant has on health.
Air Quality Monitoring in Rushcliffe
The Council has been assessing the levels of the main air pollutants identified by the Government for a number of years now and continue to do so today as part of the its duty under the Environment Act 1995. We report the findings each year to Defra in our Annual Status Report. Our air quality reports can be found on the Air Quality Reports page.
Air Quality Management Areas
An Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) is an area of land where air quality levels are breeching the national limits and require action to deal with or ‘manage’ this. The Council currently has no active AQMA's.
Please see below for details of revoked AQMAs.
| Air Quality Management Area | Pollutant and Declaration Date | Revocation Date |
|---|---|---|
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AQMA 1 2005 covering the Lady Bay Bridge/Radcliffe Road junction, Trent Bridge/Loughborough Road/Radcliffe Road junction and Wilford Lane/Loughborough Road/Melton Road junction |
Nitrogen Dioxide – declared September 2005 | 14 May 2025 |
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AQMA 1 2011 Covering several properties along the A52 and Stragglethorpe Road at the junction of the A52 and the Stragglethorpe Road, Radcliffe-on Trent |
Nitrogen Dioxide – declared October 2011 | 14 May 2025 |
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AQMA No 2 2005 An area encompassing the A52 southern ring road between the Borough boundary and the eastern side of Nottingham Knight roundabout |
Nitrogen Dioxide – declared September 2005 | 30 May 2017 |
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AQMA No 3 2005 An area encompassing Barnstone and surrounding area |
Sulphur Dioxide – declared September 2005 | 27 April 2007 |