Basildon Borough Council Air Quality

E mail planningpolicy basildon gov uk by email only basildon borough revised publication local plan 2014 2034.

Basildon borough council air quality. In accordance with section 85 6 and 86 9 a copy of this direction will be published in the. Environment act 1995 basildon borough council and essex county council air quality direction 2019. John baron mp stephen metcalfe mp cllr david finch cllr andrew baggott and representatives of mark francois mp essex county council and basildon borough council today met with minister rebecca pow at defra to discuss air quality in upper mayne and east mayne. The purpose of the essex air is to promote improvements in air quality related issues.

E mail planningpolicy basildon gov uk by email only basildon borough revised publication local plan 2014 2034. Air quality dear mr griffiths further to my letter of the 24 july i am writing to you regarding the progress the council has made in addressing the requirements of the air quality direction issued by defra. Essex county council and basildon borough council were directed by government to improve air quality on the a127 as quickly as possible and a new 50mph speed limit has now been introduced to tackle that particular issue. The environment act 1995 gives local authorities the responsibility to periodically review and assess local air quality and where air quality objectives are unlikely to be achieved to designate air quality management areas.

Air quality dear mr griffiths further to my letter of the 8 november 2019 i am writing to you regarding the progress the council has made in addressing the requirements of the air quality direction issued. The essex air web site provides a daily forecast of air pollution. Locations on a stretch of the a127 and two areas to the south of it upper mayne and east mayne in basildon have been identified as exceeding legal limits for nitrogen dioxide. The new speed limit came into force when sign replacement and camera installation works started in january 2020.

Basildon council renewable and low carbon energy options topic paper june 2017 1 82mb renewable and low carbon energy constraints and opportunities assessment dec 2015 4 69mb biodiversity. Minister praises progress and joint effort. Basildon council air quality topic paper aug 2017 2 37mb energy. Also the essexair twitter feed provides localised weekly air pollution forecasts.

To tackle this issue essex county council and basildon borough council are improving air quality along the a127 to the north of basildon by reducing the speed limit from 70mph to 50mph. Basildon council is a member of the essex air quality consortium.