Consultation outcome

Improving air quality: reducing nitrogen dioxide in our towns and cities

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Department for Transport
• Published: 5 May 2017
• Last updated: 31 July 2017 — See all updates

This consultation has concluded

Download the full outcome

Summary of responses

PDF, 387KB, 22 pages

Detail of outcome

We received 745 responses to this consultation. The UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations was published on 26 July 2017.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on a draft plan to improve air quality by reducing levels of nitrogen dioxide.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
5 May 2017 to 11:45pm on 15 June 2017

Consultation description

We want to know what you think about our draft plan to improve air quality in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The draft plan sets out proposed actions to meet air quality standards within the shortest possible time.

This consultation includes the following documents:

• draft UK Air Quality Plan for tackling nitrogen dioxide (‘Improving air quality in the UK: tackling nitrogen dioxide in our towns and cities’)
• technical report, including details of modelling techniques and assumptions used in the draft UK Air Quality Plan for tackling nitrogen dioxide

Alongside the consultation we have also published the following:

• framework document: Clean air zone framework for England (principles which Local Authorities should follow when setting up clean air zones)
• summary of responses to the Implementation of Clean Air Zones in England consultation

Published 5 May 2017
Last updated 31 July 2017 + show all updates

1. 31 July 2017

   Liverpool City Region Combined Authority was omitted as a respondent to the consultation therefore the response document now reflects their contribution.

2. 26 July 2017

   Summary of responses added.

3. 5 May 2017

   First published.