Overview
When declaring an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) there is no specified size required, however, as a minimum the AQMA boundary should cover the area of technical exceedence where relevant exposure exists. Different local authorities have taken individual approaches to setting their AQMA boundaries. Some authorities have taken a ‘hot-spot’ approach while others have preferred the larger urban, whole borough or even regional approach. The following links provide examples of various AQMA boundaries.
Regional AQMAs
Greater Manchester
Whole Borough AQMAs
Birmingham
Urban Centre AQMAs
Refrewshire – Renfew Town Centre
Teignbridge – Newton Abbot
Multiple ‘hot-spot’ AQMAs
Thurrock
Road Network AQMAs
York
Industrial AQMAs
Neath Port Talbot
Falkirk – Grangemouth
Individual Property AQMAs
South Hams A38 AQMA
Motorway
Newport – Glasllwch M4
Newport – Shaftesbury/Crindau M4
Sevenoaks AQMA1 (M20)
Three Rivers – Chorley Wood AQMA
The full database of AQMAs across the UK can be accessed on the UK-Air AQMA page.
