Air quality management areas

Research

These are the questions we answer during the Research stage.

Answering them wil help us learn more about the Air quality management areas consideration, determine if a data standard is required and whether we know enough to move on to the next stage.

  • Do we understand the lifecycle of a Air quality management areas?

  • Do we understand how the data is created/produced?

  • Where will or should the data be used?

    • Local plans - AQMAs are referenced a number of times in local plans, so we think that this consideration feeds into the process of creating a local plan.

  • Who are the statutory consultees for Air quality management areas?

    Environment Agency

  • Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of Air quality management areas? How do we expect them to use Air quality management areas?

  • What are the planning needs for this data?

    Air Quality Management Areas are a useful planning consideration for the platform, as they are taken into consideration in both plan-making and development management decisions. Understanding air quality when selecting, assessing and allocating sites is important to ensure that any decisions in relation to the development of the site will mitigate existing poor air quality, and take into account risks of worsening air quality of the area.

  • Who are the types of users who might benefit from having access to Air quality management areas data?

  • What are some potential uses of Air quality management areas data?

  • What's the value of adding Air quality management areas data to the platform?

  • From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Air quality management areas data available?

    It appears that the dataset can be downloaded, but as a snapshot in time. We may need to work with Defra to see if we can always have up-to-date data.