Policy paper

Air quality plan for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in UK (2017)

Documents setting out the UK’s plan for reducing roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Department for Transport
• Published: 26 July 2017
• Last updated: 5 October 2018 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Documents

UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations: an overview

PDF, 345 KB, 11 pages

UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations: detailed plan

PDF, 3.7 MB, 103 pages

Technical report

PDF, 6.21 MB, 155 pages

Supporting document: Environment Act 1995 air quality directions

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/air-quality-plan-for-nitrogen-dioxide-no2-in-uk-2017-air-quality-directions

Supplement to the UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations

PDF, 536 KB, 57 pages

Annex D to the supplement: updated maps for each local authority

PDF, 9.59 MB, 20 pages

Details

Statutory air quality plan for nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), setting out how the UK will be reducing roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations.

These documents and zone plans set out our comprehensive approach to meeting the statutory limits for nitrogen dioxide, and the policy background.

The technical report details the modelling techniques and assumptions used when developing the plan.

A supplement to the plan was published on 5 October 2018. Read the local authority studies used to develop the supplement.

The Directions require specified local authorities to carry out studies or to implement actions to meet legal limits for nitrogen dioxide in the shortest possible time, and sets deadlines.

These documents detail how we will meet our legal requirement to reduce nitrogen dioxide set out in the:

• Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010
• Air Quality Standards (Scotland) Regulations 2010
• Air Quality Standards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
• Air Quality Standards (Wales) Regulations 2010

Published 26 July 2017
Last updated 5 October 2018 + show all updates

1. 5 October 2018

   Added the supplement plan and annex D maps.

2. 23 March 2018

   Environment Act 1995 (Feasibility Study for Nitrogen Dioxide Compliance) Air Quality Direction 2018 added to the supporting document: Environment Act 1995 Air Quality Directions 2017 to 2018.

3. 21 December 2017

   Updated the supporting document for 2017 directions to include the directions for Birmingham City Council, Derby City Council, Leeds City Council, Nottingham City Council and Southampton City Council.

4. 31 July 2017

   Added the Welsh translation of the detailed plan document, and a link to the published zone plans.

5. 28 July 2017

   Direction to local authorities added: the Environment Act 1995 (Feasibility Study for Nitrogen Dioxide Compliance) Air Quality Direction 2017.

6. 26 July 2017

   First published.