Policy paper

Air quality: clean air zone framework for England

Principles which local authorities should follow when setting up clean air zones in England.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Department for Transport
• Published: 5 May 2017
• Last updated: 6 October 2022
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  1. 6 October 2022

     Updated with latest version.

  2. 5 February 2020

     Document updated: Amended annex A - Clean Air Zone minimum classes and standards.

  3. 5 May 2017

     First published.

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Documents

Clean air zone framework

Ref: PB14756

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Annex A: clean air zone minimum classes and standards

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Annex B: general approach to clean air zones

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Details

This framework sets out the principles local authorities should follow when setting up clean air zones in England.

It explains the approach they should take if they are introducing a zone to improve air quality, and the types of measures they should include.

In finalising this framework, we have taken into account the comments we received on the implementation of clean air zones in England consultation.