Air quality

We need to review the air quality in our area to assess whether air quality standards and objectives are being achieved. These reports are submitted to DEFRA:

2023 Air Quality Annual Status Report (ASR)

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2022 Air Quality Annual Status Report (ASR)

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Areas where standards fall short must be declared as 'Air Quality Management Areas' - there are none in North Northamptonshire.

Local Air Quality strategy

In July 2024, we adopted a Local Air Quality strategy that outlines all of the projects we are working on to maintain NO2 concentrations below the UK legal limit:

Local Air Quality strategy (2024 to 2029)

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Planning

Air quality must be considered as part of planning applications. The East Midlands Air Quality Network (EMAQN) developed a guidance document for developers, which aims to improve air quality.

This document should be considered by developers before applying for planning permission, in order to consider and mitigate the impacts of air quality by the proposed development.

The guidance document is used by East Northamptonshire, Kettering and Corby areas. This has been formally adopted as a Supplementary Planning Guidance Document (SPD) in Wellingborough.

EMAQN air quality and planning developer guide (July 2018)

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