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:

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:

Planning

Air quality must be considered as part of planning applications. We adopted an updated Air Quality Supplementary Planning Document which aims to improve air quality.

Developers should use this before applying for planning permission to consider and mitigate the impacts of air quality by the proposed development:

Further guidance

• Control of dust from construction and demolition activities - RBKC
• Guidance on the assessment of dust from demolition and construction - IAQM
• Control of dust and emissions during construction and demolition SPG - London.gov.uk

Previous councils

You can request previous reports by emailing us:

• Corby area: [email protected] 
• East Northamptonshire area: [email protected]
• Kettering area: [email protected]
• Wellingborough area: [email protected]

Last updated 28 October 2024