Air quality management areas

Use this page to find out about the 3 air quality management areas (AQMAs) in Bath and North East Somerset.

Why we have air quality management areas

As a local authority, we need to review and assess air quality in our area against national objectives. If pollutant levels are above or likely to be above national targets, we need to declare an area as an AQMA.

If we declare an area as an AQMA, we need to produce an Air Quality Action Plan for that area which details how we will reduce pollution to levels below the national objectives.

We can revoke AQMAs if a future air quality review shows that air quality objectives are being met, and are likely to remain met.

Our air quality management areas

There are 3 AQMAs in the district where levels of nitrogen dioxide exceed the national annual average objective of 40 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³).

Air quality management areas (AQMAs)

AQMA	Declaration date	AQMA map	Air Quality Action Plan
Bath	2002	Bath AQMA	Bath Air Quality Action Plan
Temple Cloud	2018	Temple Cloud AQMA	Temple Cloud Air Quality Action Plan
Farrington Gurney	2018	Farrington Gurney AQMA	Farrington Gurney Air Quality Action Plan

Our revoked air quality management areas

There are 2 AQMAs in the district where levels of nitrogen dioxide no longer exceed the national annual average objective of 40 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³). We have revoked the AQMAS for these areas.

Revoked air quality management areas (AQMAs)

AQMA	Declaration date	AQMA map	Revocation order
Keynsham	2010	Keynsham AQMA	Keynsham AQMA Revocation Order
Saltford	2013	Saltford AQMA	Saltford AQMA Revocation Order