Local Air Quality Management: Air Quality Management Area

Hastings Borough Council (2004):

Hastings Borough Council declared an Air Quality Management Area related to exceedences of the 24-hour objective for PM 10 in Bexhill Road . This is the first AQMA declaration in Sussex . For further information on Hastings Air Quality progress or reports, please select the following link: Hastings B.C. Air Quality Management.

Click here to download the Hastings AQMA leaflet. (Adobe Acrobat format, 464Kb)

Brighton and Hove City Council (2005):

Brighton and Hove City Council have declared an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) related to exceedences of the annual average objective for nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The area of the AQMA incomposes Lewes Rd, Upper Lewes Rd, Preston Circus and Grand Parade area.

For further information on air quality in Brighton and Hove, please click on B&HCC "Airwatch" and goto "whats new" link for further details of AQMA or for a plan of Brighton & Hove C.C. The 2008 AQMA map can be found at: Brighton & Hove 2008_AQMA.pdf

Lewes District Council: (June 2005)

Lewes District Council declared an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) on the 30th June 2005. The AQMA was declared due to the modelled exceedence of the annual average air quality objective for nitrogen dioxide (NO2 of 40 μg/m3 in 2005). The area of the AQMA will focus on the Station Rd, Fisher St, West St area of Lewes. For further information on Lewes District Councils 2005 AQMA, please select the following links:(Lewes D.C. Air Quality Reports and 2005 AQMA map).

Adur District Council: (December 2005)

The air quality objectives for nitrogen dioxide (NO2 in 2005), were predicted as likely to be exceeded in two areas of the Adur District. The air quality objective for nitrogen dioxide is an annual average of 40 μg/m3. The estimated levels in the High Street, Shoreham and Old Shoreham Road, Southwick were predicted to be between 42 – 46 μg/m3. The boundaries of the AQMA are based upon computer models and monitoring results, but is also drawn according to existing geographical features to provide easily understandable maps. The two Adur AQMAs are shown in the following link document: (Adur D.C. 2005 AQMA consultation pdf).

For further information on Adur District Councils 2005 AQMA's, please select the following link:(Adur D.C. Air Quality Reports).

Chichester District Council: (2006)

The air quality objectives for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) were exceeded in 2005 at locations surrounding the Stockbridge roundabout on the A27 on the out-skirts of Chichester. Further detailed assessments were undertaken using further monitoring and modelling techniques which confirmed that an AQMA would have to be declared around the inter-change.

For further information goto: Chichester D.C. Air Quality web-pages.

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