Air quality
Current Air Quality in Dartford
Information on the latest air quality monitoring in Kent and Dartford can be obtained from the London Air Quality website.
Local Air Quality Management
The Council are required to assess air quality within their area for a number of key pollutants (designated by the National Air Quality Strategy).
If any of these 'key' pollutants are likely to, or already exceed, any of the national targets in any areas of our district we are required to declare an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) for that location.
List of Air Quality Management Areas (AQMA) in Dartford
- A282 Tunnel Approach Road PDF, 1623.19 KB- declared for exceedances of PM10 (40ug.m3 measured as an annual mean) and NO2 (40ug.m3 measured as an annual mean)
- Dartford Town Centre and Approach Roads PDF, 405.77 KB- declared for exceedances of NO2 (40ug.m3 measured as an annual mean)
- London Road, Dartford PDF, 425.24 KB- declared for exceedances of PM10 (50ug.m3 24hr mean exceeded more than 35 times in a year) and NO2 (40ug.m3 measured as an annual mean)
- Bean Interchange PDF, 241.21 KB- declared for exceedances of NO2 (40ug.m3 measured as an annual mean)
Action Plans
Where an AQMA has been declared, the Council has a duty to prepare and implement a remedial Action Plan to try and improve air quality in that area.
- A282 Tunnel Approach Road Action Plan PDF, 1361.38 KB
- Dartford Town and Approach Roads, A226 London Road and Bean Interchange Action Plan PDF, 1264.97 KB(Please note this is a working draft)
Local Air Quality Management Review and Assessment Reports
The following reports have been prepared as part of Dartford Borough Council's statutory requirement under part IV of the Environment Act 1995.
- Review and Assessment of Air Quality in the Borough of Dartford- Stage 1 PDF, 520.45 KB
- Review and Assessment of Air Quality in the Borough of Dartford- Stage 2 PDF, 2834.76 KB
- Review and Assessment of Air Quality in the Borough of Dartford- Stage 3
- Review and Assessment of Air Quality in the Borough of Dartford- Stage 4 PDF, 1349.39 KB
- 2003- Updating and Screening Assessment PDF, 833.26 KB
- 2004- Detailed Assessment PDF, 1902.35 KB
- 2005- Annual Progress Report PDF, 457.05 KB
- 2006- Updating and Screening Assessment PDF, 1080.56 KB
- 2006- Further Assessment Report PDF, 3472.6 KB
- 2007- Detailed Assessment
- 2008- Annual Progress Report PDF, 2001.05 KB
- 2009- Updating and Screening Assessment PDF, 2109.72 KB
- 2010- Detailed and Further Assessment
- 2011- Annual Progress Report PDF, 4189.13 KB
- 2012- Updating and Screening Assessment PDF, 4082.44 KB
- 2013- Annual Progress Report
- 2014- Annual Progress Report PDF, 1991.33 KB
- 2015 - Annual Progress Report PDF, 2336.84 KB
- 2016 - Annual Progress Report PDF, 1385.37 KB
- 2017 - Annual Progress Report
- 2018 - Annual Progress Report
- 2019 - Annual progress Report