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Change description : 2025-09-04 14:39:00: We have added two letters. Revocation letter – Environment Act 1995, Blackwater Valley Air Quality Direction 2019 and Revocation letter – Environment Act 1995, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Air Quality Direction 2018, 2019. [Policy papers and consultations]

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Air quality plan for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in UK (2017): air quality directions

UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations supporting document: Environment Act 1995 air quality directions.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Department for Transport
Published
5 October 2018
Last updated
274 JuneSeptember 2025 — See all updates

Documents

Revocation letter - Environment Act 1995, Blackwater Valley Air Quality Direction 2019

PDF, 132 KB, 1 page

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Revocation letter - Environment Act 1995, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Air Quality Direction 2018, 2019

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Revocation letter - Environment Act 1995, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Air Quality Direction 2018

PDF, 121 KB, 2 pages

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Revocation letter - Environment Act 1995, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Air Quality Direction 2018

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Environment Act 1995 (Greater Manchester) Air Quality Direction 2025

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Environment Act 1995 (Liverpool City Council) Air Quality Direction 2024

PDF, 166 KB, 2 pages

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Environment Act 1995 (Gateshead Council and Newcastle City Council) Air Quality Direction 2022

PDF, 56.7 KB, 1 page

Environment Act 1995 (Sheffield City Council and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) Air Quality Direction 2022

PDF, 82.3 KB, 3 pages

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The Environment Act 1995 (Greater Manchester) Air Quality Direction 2022

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Environment Act 1995 (Bristol City Council) Air Quality Direction 2021

PDF, 179 KB, 3 pages

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Environment Act 1995 (Liverpool City Council) Air Quality Direction 2021

PDF, 49.7 KB, 3 pages

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Environment Act 1995 (Essex County Council and Basildon Borough Council) Air Quality Direction 2021

PDF, 165 KB, 3 pages

Environment Act 1995 (Coventry City Council) Air Quality Direction 2021

PDF, 157 KB, 3 pages

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Environment Act 1995 (Gateshead Council and Newcastle City Council) Air Quality Direction 2020

PDF, 191 KB, 4 pages

Environment Act 1995 (Bristol City Council) (No. 2) Air Quality Direction 2020

PDF, 151 KB, 4 pages

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Environment Act 1995 (Bristol City Council) Air Quality Direction 2020

PDF, 198 KB, 4 pages

Environment Act 1995 (Sheffield City Council and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) Air Quality Direction 2020

PDF, 199 KB, 4 pages

Environment Act 1995 (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) Air Quality Direction 2020

PDF, 196 KB, 4 pages

Environment Act 1995 (Coventry City Council) Air Quality Direction 2020

PDF, 200 KB, 4 pages

Environment Act 1995 (Bath and North East Somerset Council) (No. 2) Air Quality Direction 2019

PDF, 159 KB, 4 pages

Environment Act 1995 (Bristol City Council) Air Quality Direction 2019

PDF, 190 KB, 4 pages

Environment Act 1995 (Greater Manchester) Air Quality Direction 2019

PDF, 214 KB, 5 pages

Environment Act 1995 (Gateshead Council, Newcastle City Council and North Tyneside Council) Air Quality Direction 2019

PDF, 154 KB, 4 pages

Environment Act 1995 (Basildon Borough Council and Essex County Council) Air Quality Direction 2019

PDF, 153 KB, 3 pages

Environment Act 1995 (Derby City Council) Air Quality Direction 2019

PDF, 144 KB, 2 pages

Environment Act 1995 (Bath and North East Somerset Council) Air Quality Direction 2019

PDF, 187 KB, 3 pages

Environment Act 1995 (Birmingham City Council) Air Quality Direction 2019

PDF, 144 KB, 3 pages

Environment Act 1995 (Blackwater Valley) Air Quality Direction 2019

PDF, 190 KB, 3 pages

Environment Act 1995 (Coventry City Council) Air Quality Direction 2019

PDF, 188 KB, 3 pages

Environment Act 1995 (Fareham Borough Council and Hampshire County Council) Air Quality Direction 2019

PDF, 193 KB, 3 pages

Environment Act 1995 (Leeds City Council) Air Quality Direction 2019

PDF, 180 KB, 3 pages

Revocation letter - Environment Act 1995 (Leeds City Council) Air Quality Direction 2019

PDF, 106 KB, 1 page

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Environment Act 1995 (Sheffield City Council and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) Air Quality Direction 2019

PDF, 188 KB, 3 pages

Environment Act 1995 (Southampton City Council) Air Quality Direction 2019

PDF, 174 KB, 3 pages

Ministerial decision on Southampton change request to alter Traffic Regulation Condition's (TRC) and Traffic Regulation Order's (TRO)

PDF, 110 KB, 1 page

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Environment Act 1995 (Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council) Air Quality Direction 2019

PDF, 142 KB, 2 pages

Environment Act 1995 (Feasibility Study for Nitrogen Dioxide Compliance) Air Quality Direction 2019

PDF, 160 KB, 2 pages

Environment Act 1995 (Derby City Council) Air Quality Direction 2018

PDF, 189 KB, 4 pages

Environment Act 1995 (Nottingham City Council) Air Quality Direction 2018

PDF, 128 KB, 2 pages

Environment Act 1995 (Southampton City Council) Air Quality Direction 2018

PDF, 154 KB, 4 pages

Environment Act 1995 (Implementation of measures for nitrogen dioxide compliance) air quality direction 2018

PDF, 166 KB, 4 pages

Environment Act 1995 (Feasibility study for nitrogen dioxide compliance) (No. 2) air quality direction 2018

PDF, 137 KB, 3 pages

Environment Act 1995 (Feasibility study for nitrogen dioxide compliance) air quality direction 2018

PDF, 138 KB, 3 pages

Environment Act 1995 air quality directions 2017

PDF, 397 KB, 19 pages

Details

The directions require specified local authorities to carry out studies or to implement actions to meet legal limits for nitrogen dioxide in the shortest possible time, and sets deadlines.

These are supporting documents of the Air quality plan for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in UK (2017).

Updates to this page

Published 5 October 2018
Last updated 274 JuneSeptember 2025 + show all updates

  2. Added the Revocation letter - Environment Act 1995, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Air Quality Direction 2018 and the Revocation letter - Environment Act 1995, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Air Quality Direction 2018.

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Update history

2025-09-04 14:39
We have added two letters. Revocation letter – Environment Act 1995, Blackwater Valley Air Quality Direction 2019 and Revocation letter – Environment Act 1995, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Air Quality Direction 2018, 2019.

2025-06-27 15:21
Added the Revocation letter – Environment Act 1995, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Air Quality Direction 2018 and the Revocation letter – Environment Act 1995, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Air Quality Direction 2018.

2025-02-18 14:35
Added the Environment Act 1995 (Greater Manchester) Air Quality Direction 2025.

2024-03-25 12:10
Added the Environment Act 1995 (Liverpool City Council) Air Quality Direction 2024.

2023-06-22 15:11
Added the Environment Act 1995 (Gateshead Council and Newcastle City Council) Air Quality Direction 2022.

2022-07-15 12:19
Added Environment Act 1995 (Sheffield City Council and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) Air Quality Direction 2022.

2022-02-22 09:30
We have published the Environment Act 1995 (Liverpool City Council) Air Quality Direction 2021 and The Environment Act 1995 (Greater Manchester) Air Quality Direction 2022.