Issue details

Under the Environment Act 1995 Part IV (section 83) as amended by the Environment Act 2021, a Local Authority is required to review and assess the air quality within its area against national objectives. Where the pollutant levels are above or are likely to be above the national targets declare an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA).
In August 2018, Bath & North East Somerset Council declared an AQMA in Farrington Gurney.
An AQMA can be revoked if following a subsequent air quality review, it is shown that the air quality objectives are being achieved and are likely to remain so.
Since 2019, the air quality objective have been achieved and therefore the Environmental Monitoring team are recommending to the Council that the AQMA is revoke.
Following the revocation of the AQMA the Council will continue to monitor air quality in the area. The Council will be developing an air quality strategy to provide a framework in delivering local air quality improvements within Bath and North East Somerset district, as well as detailing the ambition the authority has with developing appropriate policies and applying appropriate regulatory control.