{"id":933,"date":"2026-02-26T16:07:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sussex-air.net\/air-pollution\/?page_id=933"},"modified":"2026-02-26T16:14:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:14:55","slug":"improving-air-quality","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sussex-air.net\/air-pollution\/improving-air-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving Air Quality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<section data-aos=\"fade-in\" class=\"hero-page bg-Green\">\n    <div class=\"bg-img bg-cover\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.sussex-air.net\/air-pollution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/chartAsset-1-2.svg);\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"hero-page-content\">\n            <div class=\"content-wrap\">\n                <h1>Improving Air Quality<\/h1>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section data-aos=\"fade-in\" class=\"intro\">\n    <div class=\"ov-wrap\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sussex-air.net\/air-pollution\/wp-content\/themes\/sussex-air\/assets\/dist\/images\/image-bg.svg\" class=\"img-bg\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sussex-air.net\/air-pollution\/wp-content\/themes\/sussex-air\/assets\/dist\/images\/cloud.svg\" class=\"cloud cloud-1\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sussex-air.net\/air-pollution\/wp-content\/themes\/sussex-air\/assets\/dist\/images\/cloud.svg\" class=\"cloud cloud-2\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"flex-wrap\">\n                <div class=\"col-img\">\n                    <div class=\"img-wrap\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sussex-air.net\/air-pollution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/factory.svg\" alt=\"\">\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"col-content\">\n                    <div class=\"content-wrap\">\n                        <p>Poor air quality is a complex and long term problem that is not easy to solve. However, action is being taken at:\u200b<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The European Union level, for example through stricter vehicle emission standards.\u200b<\/li>\n<li>The National level, for example through \u00a31billion being invested in ultra low emission vehicles between 2010-20 and \u00a3590m being invested in cycling and walking between 2011-20.<\/li>\n<li>The Local level, for example through a range of cycling and walking schemes, setting up new electric vehicle charge points, and business travel plans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex-air.net\/improving-air-quality\/national-and-local-actions\/\">Information on national and local actions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex-air.net\/improving-air-quality\/individual-actions\/\">Information on what you can do to improve air quality<\/a><\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"content-column about\">\n    <div class=\"ov-wrap\">\n        <div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"flex-wrap\">\n                <div class=\"col-2\">\n                    <div class=\"content-wrap heading-wrap\">\n                        <h2>AIR QUALITY &amp; PLANNING<\/h2>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-2\">\n                    <div class=\"content-wrap content-column-content\">\n                        <p>Sussex local authorities have developed Planning Guidance through the Sussex Air Quality Partnership.\u00a0<em>\u2018Air Quality and Emissions Mitigation Guidance for Sussex (2019)\u2019\u00a0<\/em>has been designed to:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Provide clarity to how authorities intend interpreting relevant Local Plan policies;<\/li>\n<li>Provide advice for developers and their consultants on how to assess and mitigate the impact that new developments may have on local air quality<\/li>\n<li>Detail a consistent approach by developers and Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) to\n<ul>\n<li>Address impacts on air quality<\/li>\n<li>Ensure optimum scheme design<\/li>\n<li>Avoid unnecessary delays in the planning process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The guidance deals with the pollutants regulated under the Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) regime, including biomass boilers and the assessment and control of dust during demolition and construction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Developers or their air quality consultants are strongly encouraged to enter into pre-application discussion with the Local Planning Authority, including the air quality officer, as early as possible to avoid unnecessary delays and to discuss site-specific considerations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>View the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sussex-air.net\/reports\/Sussex%20AQ%20Guidance%20V.1.1%202021.pdf\">Sussex AQ Guidance 2021<\/a><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"cards footer-cards\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"heading-wrap content-wrap\">\n            <h2>Further reading<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"flex-wrap\">\n                        <div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"col-3\">\n                <div class=\"cards-item\">\n                    <div class=\"img-wrap\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sussex-air.net\/air-pollution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/how-can-i-help.svg\" alt=\"\">\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"content-wrap\">\n                        <div class=\"mh-wrap\"><h3>What are we doing?<\/h3>\n<p>Air pollution is the largest environmental risk to public health. See what the government and local council is doing to help.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"btn-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sussex-air.net\/air-pollution\/what-are-we-doing\/\" class=\"button\">What Are We Doing<\/a><\/div>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"col-3\">\n                <div class=\"cards-item\">\n                    <div class=\"img-wrap\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sussex-air.net\/air-pollution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cars-and-transport.svg\" alt=\"\">\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"content-wrap\">\n                        <div class=\"mh-wrap\"><h3>How can I help?<\/h3>\n<p>Take a look at the ways you can help from shopping local and using public transport.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"btn-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sussex-air.net\/air-pollution\/how-can-i-help\/\" class=\"button\">How Can I Help?<\/a><\/div>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"col-3\">\n                <div class=\"cards-item\">\n                    <div class=\"img-wrap\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sussex-air.net\/air-pollution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/burning-wood-cleanly.svg\" alt=\"\">\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"content-wrap\">\n                        <div class=\"mh-wrap\"><h3>Clean burn Sussex<\/h3>\n<p>The way we heat our homes impacts on the air pollution in our neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"btn-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sussex-air.net\/air-pollution\/how-can-i-help\/clean-burn-sussex\/\" class=\"button\">Clean Burn Sussex<\/a><\/div>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-933","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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